Objectives

The objectives of the study were to undertake a preliminary household survey among Orma pastoralists in the Tana River district in south-eastern Kenya in order to collect data on:

• General demographic data on the Orma people

• Their cattle keeping practices

• The important disease affecting their cattle

• Average levels of milk production (milk offtake) in their cows

• Average amounts of consumption of milk in the home and of sales of milk

An additional important objective in carrying out this preliminary study was to use results from the survey to determine future avenues for investigation and research.