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"content": "Thank you. Next is Hon. (Dr) Mutunga."
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"content": "STATISTICS ON MILK PRODUCTION IN RUNYENJES CONSTITUENCY AND EMBU COUNTY IN GENERAL"
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"content": " Hon. Speaker, I rise to respond to a Statement by Hon. Eric Karemba, CBS, Member for Runyenjes. Pursuant to Standing Order 44 (2)(c), Hon. Eric Karemba requested for a Statement on the 11th March 2025 regarding the high cost of feeds. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development responded to the issues raised in the Statement as follows: Hon. Karemba sought statistics on milk production in Runyenjes Constituency and Embu County in general. According to the reports from the Ministry, Embu County produces 101,347,533 kilos of milk annually. Specifically, Manyatta Constituency produces 47,531,820 The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "kilos, Runyenjes 32,850,269 kilos, Mbeere South 15,121,880 kilos and Mbeere North 5,843,534 kilos."
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"content": "MEASURES BEING PUT IN PLACE TO DECREASE THE COST OF ANIMAL FEEDS FOR DAIRY FARMING"
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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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"content": "How much more to go, Dr Mutunga?"
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"speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
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"content": " One and a half pages, maybe, three minutes."
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"content": "Yes, finish quickly."
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"content": " The Government has also deliberately incentivised capital investment in animal feed manufacturing and livestock production through similar duty waivers to enhance local production and value addition. The fourth measure is the promotion of alternative and sustainable feed ingredients. This recognises the reliance on important ingredients, therefore local production is prioritised in this particular case. Consequently, the Government is exploring additional sources of proteins, such as fish and soybeans, which do not compete with human food sources. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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