Dairy farmers lose income and livelihoods during drought-induced livestock feed shortages

Kenyan dairy farmers face severe income loss when droughts (like El Niño-linked dry spells) kill pasture and force them to reduce milk production or cull herds. Farmers lack affordable, reliable alternative feed sources and have no way to predict or prepare for climate-driven supply disruptions, leaving them unable to maintain cash flow or meet buyer contracts. Current solutions (importing feed, government aid) are too slow, expensive, or unreliable.