Bitature ‘milks’ cash from high- breed animals

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Extra income source. Initially, Patrick Bitature considered his dairy farming venture to be a means of providing a little extra money. Now, it is also used a as a model farm for other farmers.

With more than 300 high-breed cows—Holstein Friesians, Frisians and Ayrshires, Bitature, an astute businessman is trying out a terrain (commercial farming), whose rules demand steady investment, patience and sacrifice before eventually reaping the profits.

Given his two or so decades of experience in business and entrepreneurship, he is aware that the returns for such an investment are long term.

Bitature is prepared to wait for the returns as evidenced by his passion and the manner in which he is steadily expanding and modernising his dairy farm.
“I am into this [dairy farming] for commercial reasons and more importantly, to help others do it better because this is more of a model farm that will help my neighbourhood to not only become better dairy farmers but also make more money for themselves,” Mr Bitature said last week during a tour at his Simba farm in Ibanda, Western Uganda.