A CABI study leads to an assessment of Kenya’s dairy and beef sectors and opportunities for US investment

A CABI-led study has resulted in the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) publishing a Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report which assesses Kenya’s dairy and beef sectors and opportunities for US investment.Scientists from CABI’s regional centre for Africa based in Nairobi, Kenya, undertook research and analysis of the livestock value chain in Kenya across two tiers to see if it might be further strengthened through investments, trade and collaborations with the United States agricultural sector.The findings of the research have now fed into the USDA-FAS GAIN report which highlights that the Kenyan dairy and beef sectors are important drivers of the country’s economic growth, yet both sectors are unable to meet domestic demand.Opportunities for US technical capacity buildingThe challenges facing Kenya’s dairy and beef sectors present opportunities for US technical capacity building in research, knowledge, and technology ...