DRI KALRO Naivasha

Centre Location : Naivasha

The Dairy Research Institute is one of the Institutes under the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) established under the KALRO Act of 2013. It provides technical support to the dairy sector.  The Institute has a national mandate focusing on dairy related research. The goal is to develop appropriate sustainable innovations and cost effective technologies that will enhance productivity, thereby improving quality of life, equity and wealth.

The current dairy research institute's facility was established in 1903 then known as Agricultural Experimental Station. Initial interventions were in adaptation studies for exotic breeds, pasture and fodder studies, disease control, nutrition challenges and genetic improvement through artificial insemination. The Institute hosts the coordinating Centre of Regional Dairy Centre of Excellence (RDCoE) under the auspices of the Eastern Africa Agricultural Productivity Project. Kenya was identified as the appropriate host for the RDCoE due to its comparative advantage in the dairy industry in the region.

Pekera

Centre Location : Pekera

The KALRO Apiculture Research Institute is a leading institution created under the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Act of 2013. The Institute's main focus is to support the apiculture sub-sector through use of best practices. Improvement and commercialisation of apiculture will contribute towards food and nutrition security and increase income.

The apiculture industry has been constrained by destruction of natural habitats, insufficient research on beekeeping technologies and honeybee biology, ineffective pest control and lack of coordination among various actors.