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North Rift farmers earn Sh2.3 billion from milk sales to Brookside Dairy

John Gethi, Brookside Dairy’s milk procurement director.

Dairy farmers in the North Rift earned Sh2.3 billion from raw milk sales to Brookside Dairy last year. This signals growing fortunes for the dairy value chain in a region more known for maize production. 

The payout reflected a 6 per cent growth over earnings in 2016, with Brookside attributing the rise to more farmers adopting the dairy enterprise.

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