I know it is easier said than done (what with all the vested interests one may have to contend with) but partnering with the co-op movement would help these innovations get to the grassroots fast. This is of course assuming the price is affordable and the technology sturdy enough for our environment. I wonder of the Ministry of Cooperatives is actively looking at these innovations with a view to implementing them.

Kind regards,

Muchiri Nyaggah

Director

@muchiri

+254 722 506400

Semacraft.com

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:

I saw something like that in today's Daily Nation Classified Section.
I think the machine, though unsure whether it's origin is India, is
locally available.

On 23/11/2010, Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri@semacraft.com> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> India has had an automated milk weighing system that not only weighs but
> checks the milk for fat content and processes payments (in some cases on the
> spot) so that farmers have no doubt what their milk is worth and when
> they'll get paid. I haven't heard of anything similar here and wondered if
> this would work here and probably also be adopted for other agricultural
> goods, especially maize. Is there anyone from USAID's Kenya Dairy Sector
> Competitiveness Project on the list to shed a little light?
>
> See this post on AMCUS here
> http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20020916/ebiz1.shtml
>
> <http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20020916/ebiz1.shtml>
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
>
> *Muchiri* Nyaggah
>
> Director
>
> @muchiri
>
> +254 722 506400
>
> Semacraft.com
>

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