The Kenya Poultry Farmers Association-KEPOFA- is an umbrella body for all poultry farmers in Kenya. The role of the organization is to voice the legitimate concerns and interests of all poultry farmers in the country. It is a non-political nonprofit organization which was formed in 2002 in order to cater to the needs of all poultry farmers and formally registered in 2005.
The Main Objectives of the Kenya Poultry Association Include the Following:-
- To promote, advance and protect the interest of those engaged in poultry farming in Kenya by facilitating cooperation of farmers and others in furthering policy and legislation which shall be sound and beneficial
- To facilitate dialogue and exchange of information and ideas among poultry farmers and other stakeholders in the industry on matters affecting poultry farming such as: price of poultry or poultry products, conduct of trade or businesses linked to poultry and poultry products, terms and conditions of employment of labour in poultry farming, compensation for improvement and disturbances as well as as the taxation regimes along the value chain
- To provide relevant data and information related to the poultry industry provided that such information will be used for the benefit of poultry farmers.
- To negotiate on behalf of poultry farmers for reliable transport charged at fair rates for poultry products and other related materials and negotiate for discounts for poultry production inputs
- To ventilate the views of those engaged in the poultry industry and to make known to the Government, the public, the private sector and the international community all the conditions and difficulties affecting poultry farmers
- To build capacity of poultry farmers in order to improve standards of poultry farming, increase poultry productivity and promote a market oriented poultry productions system
CONTACT DETAILS
Location: National Bee keeping Station, Ngong Road Lenana, 2nd Floor
Address:
P.O.Box 46128 Nairobi 00100 Kenya
Email: info@kenyapoultryfarmers.org
Phone: +254 (20) 2308976
http://www.kenyapoultryfarmers.org