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Consultancy, Education, Rractical Research and Training

Spiers Camels Ltd can also provide educational courses and hands-on training on camel management. Try your hand at milking a camel. Our camels have been well cared for over the years, and therefore tolerate or even welcome your presence!  Let us dispel some of the camel myths and prejudices that abound. 

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Want to know more about camel management, sign-up for our free management courses: 

https://academy.elengo.co/courses/camel-course

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 Learn about the history of our herd, and the influence of the imported Pakistan camels on our milk yields. 

 

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Access all sorts of camel-related information, from research results carried out over the decades, to traits and characters of the individual animals.  Opportunities abound for graduate students to access and use the data for their own research.

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As Director of Spiers Consultants Ltd. I have caried out the following consultancy roles in recent years:

  • Adviser to private sector investors in the camel sector (ongoing).

  • Review and recommendations on reviving the camel sector in Rajasthan, India, on behalf of the Maharaja of Jodhpur (November 2025). 

  • Senior Global Livestock Adviser – Mercy Corps (June 2023 to February 2025)

  • Interim Chairperson, Camel Breeders Society of Kenya (CBSK) 

  • Rapporteur ICRC Global Agro-workshop

  • Secretary to Camel sub-sector in the development of the Government of Kenya Livestock Masterplan. 

  • Gap analysis consultancy for SNV-Kenya.

  • Technical Adviser to Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC) contracted through Niras (Feb 2020 – Sept 2021).

  • Consultancy on climate-change impact on Livestock in Africa for AGNES though ILRI.

  • Two consultancies successfully developing two multi-million Euro project proposals for SNV-Kenya that are now fully funded and operational.

  • Concept note development for Global camel research and HoA camel breeding center.

  • Designing remote mini-dairy system for camel owners.

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Prame Lesorogol, a key member of my team has been involved in “domesticating” the camels in Botswana and helping government establish a camel eco-tourism business. He has also studied and published the dynamics of community wildlife conservancies and their governance.

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Past camel and livestock development consultancies I have done include World Bank studies, and FAO interventions. 

As an Independent Consultant between 2002 – 2004 I achieved the following:

  • 2004, Horn of Africa, ICRC. Independently carried out a livestock study encompassing an analysis of the current situation of livestock in six Horn of Africa countries. Identified likely future problems; current actors and capacity; gaps in coverage and the possible role of ICRC.

  • 2003, Somalia, Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU), FAO. Developed livestock indicators to incorporate into the Household Economy Analysis of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Somalia. Concentrated on developing indicators that could be used for early warning, predicting likely outcomes and recommending appropriate and timely interventions.

  • 2003, Southern Sudan, Diocese of Torit. Evaluated a Diocese of Torit community-based livestock project in Eastern Equatoria. Evaluated the subsequent proposal to strengthen livestock marketing linked to privatized veterinary drug services.

  • 2003, Ethiopia and Kenya, FARM-Africa. Carried out a project evaluation and proposal preparation for the Afar Project. Covered pastoralist issues in the Ethiopian PRSP. Wrote and jointly edited the five “Best Practices” paper published by FARM-Arica’s Pastoralist Project.

  • 2002, Kenya, Oxfam. Drew up a Code of Conduct for harmonized animal health service delivery for NGOs and stakeholders in North-Eastern Kenya for PACT Inc., ALRMP, CAPE, and Oxfam.

  • 2002, Kenya, Sudan, and Ethiopia, PACT and Farm-Africa. Carried out research and submitted three pastoralist project proposals for the EU and USAID in Kenya, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

  • 2002, Maasailand, Spiersent Ltd and Enkereyon farm. Established a community/private sector eco-tourism venture with camels in Maasailand.

  • 1990, Ethiopia, Save the Children. Evaluated on-going programs in the Afar region and provided recommendations for future programming.

  • 1987, Kenya, FARM-Africa. Researched pastoralists’ perceptions and needs for a camel development project in Northern Kenya through dialogue with camel owners, scientists, government officials, anthropologists, development and donor agencies. Drew up the proposal, including budgets. Obtained government approval and successfully approached funding agencies to finance the new and pioneering project.

 

Links:  

From Camel to Cup https://youtu.be/-sX2umKL2qE

How I started Camel farming How I started camel farming & the many opportunities in camel farming than in dairy farming - YouTube

Camel Milk Training videos:

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