How dairy farming is empowering Kenyan women, one animal at a time Women provide most on-farm dairy labour, yet barriers to land, credit and leadership continue to limit their economic gains. Gender Just now

Photo credit: George Odiwuor I Naton Media Group Phoebe prefers selling milk herself rather than taking it to her group, the Kochia Dairy Cooperative Society, to save on transport costs, since the group's collection point is elsewhere.

Photo credit: Evans Habil I Nation Media Group Today, Agnes keeps four dairy cows, producing between 40 and 50 litres of milk daily despite the rising cost of animal feed.

She ventured into dairy farming after watching farmers in her community whose lives had changed through milk production.