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Kenya’s formal milk intakes surged to 522.6 million litres in the first half of 2025, up 19% year-on-year from 438.9 million litres in H1 2024, staying on track ross 1 billion litres for the first time this year.
- •Every month from January to June posted all-time highs, with May setting the single-month record at 94.5 million litres.
- •May set a new national record at 94.5 million litres, the highest monthly intake ever recorded while June closed the half with 90.2 million litres, another all-time monthly high.
- •The government is targeting KSh 9 billion (USD 69.5 million) in dairy exports this year.
- •January intake was 90.4 million litres, an all-time high for the month. February followed with 77.9 million litres, also the highest ever for that period. March reached 82.2 million litres while April rose to 87.3 million litres.
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Industry Developments
Kenya is pairing these record intakes with major sector reforms and investments:
- •Formalisation: The MoreMiLK 2 initiative, led by the Kenya Dairy Board and ILRI with support from the Gates Foundation and FCDO, seeks to formalise the informal market that supplies 75% of national milk.
- •Animal health: A new project in Nyeri is addressing mastitis to improve herd health and reduce antibiotic use.
- •Digital adoption: Tools like DigiCow are giving farmers herd management support, raising efficiency and incomes.
- •Capital inflows: A $35 million investment is strengthening breeding, processing, and farmer training in counties such as Kiambu.
- •Climate response: In arid counties, pastoralists are shifting toward camel milk production as a drought-resilient alternative.