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    "id": 1559167,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1559167/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, the second issue raised by Hon. Karemba was in regard to the measures being put in place to decrease the cost of animal feeds for dairy farming. The response is as follows: First, the Government has embarked on the development of the National Animal Feeds Development Strategy. This strategy aims to address the feed situation in the country by promoting increased production of animal feeds, conservation of animal forage, and the use of technologies like irrigation to facilitate feed production in arid and semi-arid areas. Increasing production will ensure the availability of adequate forage and concentrate feed ingredients, which will in turn, reduce the cost of animal feeds. The second measure the Ministry is taking up is the land commercialisation initiative. The Government is availing its unutilised land for animal feed production through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. The land is available for both local and international investors, and will be used for the production of feeds to ensure availability and reduce the cost of livestock feeds. It will commercialise pastures and fodder production for distribution to farmers. The Government's land such as that held by the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC), Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) and former livestock holding grounds will be utilised for this purpose. The third measure the Ministry is taking up is public-private partnerships in feed production. The Government is encouraging public-private partnerships to ensure sufficient investment in the livestock feed sector. For the last two years, the Government has participated in international conferences in Rome and other countries, where it has pitched for feasible investment options in the animal feed industry. As a result, several investors have arrived in the country, including De Heuse Animal Nutrition Kenya, a Dutch-based company investing Ksh300 million to produce 200,000 metric tons of feed annually in a modern feed milling factory at Athi River, scheduled to open later this year. Another significant initiative includes a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with UAE-based company, Al-Dahra Agricultural Company, which will lease and manage up to 200,000 acres of irrigated farmland in the Galana Kulalu Ranch with an estimated investment of up to US$800 million. Another measure by the Government is the duty waiver for importing raw materials for animal feed processing. The Government has made deliberate efforts to allow duty-free importation of animal feed supplements and ingredients, particularly enzymes, amino acids, and protein concentrates, to lower the overall cost of animal feed. The duty waiver addresses the problem..."
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