Homa Bay farmers hopeful goat project will boost food security

The group received a mature male goat of Saanen breed to help them mate with their female goats.

Distribution of the goat is now seen as a sigh of relief to 54 goat keepers who belong to the group.

Pure Self Help Group Chairman Joas Okello said most of them had been suffering due to the lack of a male goat to mate with their female goats since they started the projects some months ago.

Okello said the goat has given them hope for breeding and multiplication of their goats.

“Getting an exotic he-goat that could mate with our female goats has been a serious challenge. This male goat has given us hope in our goat-rearing project,” said Okello.

He said their objective is to enhance the production of goat milk.

“Our main aim is to start a cooperative society for the value addition of goat milk because we hope to produce a lot of milk in the future,” Okello said.

Esther Omollo, a farmer, said the project is going to enhance food security in the area.

“The people of this area value goat milk highly because of its nutritional content. The dropping from the goats will be used as manure for crop production and this will enhance food production,” said Esther.

David Omollo, a farmer, said the project will enable them to have money in their pockets.

“The money we will get from goat milk will help us in paying school fees and meeting other family needs. I urge farmers to venture into goat rearing,” Omollo said.