Lack of sufficient raw materials has been found to be one of the major causes of the shortage of livestock feed in the Horn of Africa.
East African Farmers Federation (EAFF) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Stephen Muchiri said the acute shortage of these essential commodities used in the manufacturing of livestock feed had led to a lack of sufficient feeds in the region, leading to low productivity.
Muchiri noted that various products used in feed production, including but not limited to soybean, maize, and wheat bran, were imported from the neighbouring countries, thus making the feeds unaffordable to most farmers.
He said his organization had assisted farmers to form cooperatives to enable them to produce the raw materials locally.
