Dairy farmers to benefit from solar-powered coolers

A solar-powered milk cooler. Farmers in western Kenya, who are not connected to the national grid are being supplied with the coolers to minimise losses. PHOTO | RACHEL KIBUI

Small dairy farms, which form the bulk of milk producers, are suffering from low production as a result of lack of cooling systems and animal feeds.

Now, researchers at Germany’s University of Hohenheim have developed solar-powered milk cooling refrigerators for small dairy farmers.