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New technologies help Kenyan farmers break into global milk markets

11-07-2007 · EurekAlert!

As global milk prices continue to rise, Kenyan small-scale farmers are poised to become major players in the market for milk, according to researchers at the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi. In the past, high-quality standards of global producers have prevented countries like Kenya from competing with major exporters. But the steep rise in milk prices worldwide could give smallholder producers an edge in the global market, which is estimated at $48 billion a year.

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