Food Friday: Value of livestock in the Kenyan economy

The Value of livestock in the Kenyan economy is estimated at 300 billion shillings, making up 12% of the country's total GDP and 40% of the agricultural GDP. It is a sector that is highly sensitive to weather related disasters such as droughts, leaving serious impacts to the economy. And although the concept of livestock insurance has been around since 2010, the uptake in the arid lands mostly is unimpressive, even though nearly 70% of Kenya's total cattle population is in the hands of pastoralists. As Zeynab Wandati reports on Food Friday, the State Department of Livestock is working to change that, through a national livestock insurance programme. Watch more NTV Kenya videos at ntv.co.ke and nation.co.ke. Follow @ntvkenya on Twitter and like our page on Facebook: NTV Kenya.