What is the price of Kienyeji chicken meat in Nairobi?
People in Nairobi like kienyeji chicken meat,
but what is the best price for kienyeji chicken meat in Nairobi? What price is
fair to the farmer and the consumer?
A few days ago, I started selling kienyeji
chicken meat via social media, an experience that has taught me a critical
lesson on chicken meat consumers’ behavior. Most chicken consumers especially
those in Nairobi have no idea of the cost of production of a kienyeji chicken.
Why do I say so? Am saying this because I have received customers who wanted to
buy kienyeji chicken meat at a surprisingly low price, most of them gave rates
that were half the price tag.
I went further to probe why they insisted on
very low prices and this is what I had for an answer:
- When Nairobians visit their
rural homes, they buy kienyeji chicken at such low prices,
- They also believe that kienyeji
chicken are cheap to produce because they eat natural grass and naturally
available feed in the village,
These justifications for the low prices though
weird, make a lot of sense given that most Nairobians do not know how farming
functions.
When a farmer sells his 2 kgs kienyeji chicken
for 5 dollars (Ksh 500), the buyer must know that he is doing a very big injustice
to the farmer.
A kienyeji chicken weighing around 2 kgs
should never be sold for anything less than 10 dollars (ksh 1000). If you
understand what kienyeji chicken stands for, then this should be a no brainer.
An original keinyeji chicken is an indigenous
breed that takes around six months or more to mature, while broiler chicken and
improved kienyeji chicken take between 2 and 4 months respectively. Apart from
the time taken for keinyeji chicken to mature, they have a very low feed
conversation rate meaning that return on investment on feed is very low. Very
little feed is converted to chicken body weight. Kienyeji chicken eat but rarely gain weight.
Read also: Difference between Kienyeji and broiler👇
Fair price for Kienyeji chicken farmers
It is expensive to raise an original kienyeji chicken to
maturity, and only high prices can compensate the farmer adequately.
Kienyeji chicken are preferred because of
their delicious and unique taste as compared to broilers, and consumers should
be ready to pay some extra coin for it.
If you live in town, please do not buy
kienyeji chicken for less than ksh 1000 when you go to the village. This is the
only way to promote farmers especially those who not do have access to the market
where they can sell their birds.
If a kienyeji chicken is delivered to a market near you in Nairobi, please be ready to pay even more.
Some farmers sell their birds for as little as
20 (Ksh 200) dollars, which is pathetic.
Let's stop exploiting farmers and practice
good morals by buying from them at a good price without bargaining too much.
Do you agree?
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A group of Youths from Mathioya, Murang'a County are looking for market for Kienyenji Chicken. How much do you buy the kukus? Payment terms? Or can you connect them with the available market?
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