New KCC woos more women into key sector
Business
By
Osinde Obare
| Sep 13, 2023
New Kenya Cooperative Creameries Cooperative (NKCC) has rolled out a campaign to motivate more women to venture into the dairy sector.
Working with various partners, New KCC is offering training and extension service support to women willing to supply it with milk.
New KCC Managing Director Nixon Sigey said the firm is reaching out to women to actively take part in dairy farming.
In an interview with The Standard, Mr Sigey said they are conducting training and providing milk coolers across the country.
"We are encouraging women to take advantage of the modernisation programme of our milk plants across the country to engage in dairy farming to boost their income," said Sigey.
READ MORE
Police, prison officers to benefit from 47,000 housing units plan
Expanding tax base key to Kenya's economic prosperity
CoG calls for clear plan to transition from coal, oil, and gas to renewable energy
How Kenya missed out on Sh125b World Bank project
The irony of JKIA unveiling airport makeover plan without funding clarity
How Adani is plotting comeback after losing Sh258b JKIA deal
Inside beer distribution dispute threatening Diageo's exit plan
Sale of strategic assets, infrastructure fund offer new fodder for Ruto critics
KTDA inks deal with KIPPRA to accelerate market-driven transformation
He said the modernisation programme has improved milk supply, noting that women are key stakeholders in the dairy sector.
The government has injected Sh350 million into modernising the operations of New KCC.
Sigey said the modernisation of its factories has improved milk uptake and farmers' earnings from Sh2.5 billion to Sh4.5 billion annually.