Members of the public look at dairy cows at the Eldoret Agri-Expo in Uasin Gishu County on February 8, 2019. Milk intake in the formal sector grew seven per cent last year. FILE PHOTO | NMG
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Volumes bought by five major processors hit 634 million litres up from 591 million realised in the previous year.
The five leading processors—Brookside, New KCC, Githunguri, Meru and Kinangop—account for more than 80 per cent of all the formal milk intake.
Milk intake in the formal sector grew seven per cent last year to register the second best performance for the dairy industry in 18 years.
Data from the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) shows the volumes bought by five major processors hit 634 million litres up from 591 million realised in the previous year.