BEYOND THE COW: Can Buffalo Milk Reshape Kenya’s Dairy Sector?
Preamble The Kenyan administration has announced plans to fast-track the sourcing of improved breeds of camels and domesticated water buffaloes to help address Kenya’s persistent milk shortage. The suggestion sparked widespread tongue-in-cheek reactions across social media, given the public’s familiarity with the notoriously aggressive wild African buffalo. Kenya gazetted the domesticated water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)…