DAIRY MANAEGEMENT TRAINING
We ensure farmers gain experience on some of the most progressive dairy farming techniques and various activities like ,breeding ,feeding and herd health .
Quality training services and facilities for enhancing agriculture and development
Kaimosi ATC was founded in 1958 in a farm formerly owned by a white settler called Mr Miller. The ATC occupied 560 Acres, held in trust by Nandi County council. Originally, the institution was known as Farmers’ Training Centre (FTC) and its main purpose was to offer short-term training for farmers through demonstrations and practical learning.
The institution is currently used for training farmers and extension staff, meetings/trainings by stakeholders and for commercial production of crop and livestock enterprises.
During adjudication that started from 1970s, the parcel LR KAPSABET/KAIMOSI/35 was subdivided in 1990 to two parcels of 360 acres (LR 608) under Nandi County Council leaving LR 35 of 94.16 ha to Kaimosi ATC.
Currently an allotment letter of LR 35 has been issued by the Commissioner of Lands and we are following on title deed issuance.
The area is UM1-2 and has an altitude of 1500 m a.s. l. The area receives well distributed rainfall averaging 2000 mm per annum and the soils are sandy loam. The farm is suited for enterprises such as Tea, Coffee, Dairy and Horticulture.
Kaimosi ATC is in Nandi County and serves 6 sub counties namely; Tindiret, Nandi Hills, Aldai, Emgwen, Chesumei and Mosop.
We ensure farmers gain experience on some of the most progressive dairy farming techniques and various activities like ,breeding ,feeding and herd health .
The field crops training program allows farmers to gain hands on experience during the planting , growing and harvest season.
Horticulture training will provide farmers with all round farming activities on horticultural activities like nursery, demo plots and green house activities.
We ensure farmers are upto date on the current dorper breeds and their feeding routine .on the poultry training ,farmers are taught on the various modern technology of rearing chicken.