Rabbit Farming in Kenya: How to Profit from the Growing Demand
Rabbit keeping in Kenya Information just in is that rabbit meat in Kenya will soon be big business. There are international orders running in tonnes. According to a recent article in the press, even if all the rabbits in Kenya are slaughtered, Kenya cannot meet the demand of only one country—France. This means that there is great potential in this form of animal husbandry because soon Kenyans will have a taste for rabbit meat and there will not be enough to go around, unless, of course, more people start keeping them for profit. When compared to chickens, rabbits have a wide range of food. Besides the commercial pellets, which they must be fed on if they are to gain the much-needed weight, rabbits will also eat kale, cabbage, sweet potato vines, pods from peas, and many other greens that are seen as weeds in the gardens. I give my rabbits the waste from vegetable vendors to supplement the pellets too and the variety is enormous. You need to be careful with this 'w...