Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 17601 to 17610 of 17799.

• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: In areas where A.I services privatisation is not feasible or has not taken root, the Ministry of Livestock Development will continue rendering the service on a cost- recovery basis. Efforts will be made to lobby the Treasury for additional funds to operate the service effectively. view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Efforts will also be made to enlighten farmers on the benefits of A.I. services through the use of appropriate extension packages in the lowland areas, where beef farming using the East African Zebu is predominant. view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member has asked a very valid question. That is why the Director of Veterinary Services and his technical staff have the mandate of supervising and giving farmers a more modern technology in breeding, as much as we want to have our own family in-breeding amongst the Friesian, the Ayrshire, the Jersey and the Guernsey. Our technical staff, who are part of the scientific research team, will make sure that, that is not repeated. view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, the privatisation aspect of the A.I. service has not reached every part of the country. We only have 750 private A.I. service providers throughout the country, who are mainly in the highlands and medium areas. As the hon. Member said, in terms of subsidy, the production cost is Kshs150 per dose, which we sell to farmers at Kshs145. So, as Government, we are already subsidizing. However, the agents do not transfer this subsidy to farmers. That is why we brought to this House the Livestock Breeding Policy – to address all these ... view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not a matter of Government buying bulls. We already have 101 bulls at our farm in Kabete. So, unless he is telling us to add more, we already have 101 bulls for that purpose. view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am in order because, out of the 101 bulls at our station, diversity is there because those bulls represent the four dairy breeds we have in this country: The Friesian, Ayrshire, Jersey and Guernsey. I said earlier that the Ministry is doing continuous research on animal breeding systems. I am sure that if we feel that we need more, we will buy some. That is part of our business. view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not say that we are not in a position to increase our breeds. I said we are carrying out research on a continuous basis. Indeed, in due course, new breeds will be in place. We are part of the genetic international standards. view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of demand, I want to table a document showing how semen production and distribution has been undertaken over the last five years. The document clearly shows that we must import 15 per cent of the semen needed in the country, which is what we are doing. We produce 85 per cent of the semen needed in the country. We are going to import 15 per cent to cover the shortfall. We are working with farmers on the ground, including farmers in Mr. Baiya’s constituency. So, we will take all that into consideration. view
• 15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support both amendments. view