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Table 5 Average amount (litres) and value (Kshs and US$) of pastoral milk offtake in Kenya for the period 2010 to 2015; 1US$ is equivalent to Kshs 100
From: The value of pastoralism in Kenya: Application of total economic value approach
Pastoral livestock species | Numbers/heads | Milk production in litres (bn) | Value in Kshs (billion) | Value in US$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cattle | 8,018,252 | 0.473 | 28.385 | 0.28385 |
Camel | 2,964,608 | 0.551 | 16.542 | 0.16542 |
Sheep | 9,747,340 | 0.012 | 0.350 | 0.00350 |
Goats | 12,928,424 | 0.015 | 0.931 | 0.00931 |
Total | 1.05 | 46.208 | 0.46208 |