Kenya

These indigenous East African sheep demonstrate exceptional resilience to heat, parasites and challenging environmental conditions

The initiative is expected to boost feed demand, value addition and market access in pastoral regions

The meeting builds on earlier engagements held in Cairo, Addis Ababa and Kampala.

Instead of introducing broad new taxes, the government is focusing on widening the tax base, boosting compliance, and improving collection efficiency to hit its KES 3.5 trillion revenue target.

The proposed plant will be developed by the ATM Sacco, a welfare and development group that brings together members of the Anyore, Tiriki and Maragoli communities.

The initiative is being implemented through county extension officers and licensed private veterinary providers in all wards, with support from the KAGRC and KDDC.

Stronger livestock data systems are increasingly essential for supporting vaccination planning, disease traceability, feed supply management and broader livestock sector resilience.

In recent months, similar mass vaccination exercises have been rolled out across several regions in Kenya.

The livestock sector contributes 28% of the total national emissions, which is over 90% of total agricultural emissions.

The LIFT project is organised by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and implemented by Counterpart International.