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MilkIT Advisory Council Meeting Dehradun 02/12/13. Activity update Thanammal Ravichandran, Nils Teufel & team. MilkIT objectives. Institutional strengthening : To strengthen use of value chain and innovation approaches among dairy stakeholders to improve market integration and efficiency. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MilkITAdvisory Council Meeting
Dehradun 02/12/13
Activity updateThanammal Ravichandran, Nils Teufel
& team
MilkIT objectives
• Institutional strengthening: To strengthen use of value chain and innovation approaches among dairy stakeholders to improve market integration and efficiency.
• Productivity enhancement: To develop options for improved feeding strategies leading to yield enhancement with potential income benefits.
• Knowledge sharing: To strengthen knowledge sharing mechanisms on value chain and feed development strategies at local, regional and international levels
Meeting objectives
• Activities last 6 months• Group discussion– How can we improve the participation of
stakeholders/institutions in innovation platforms/ feed level interventions
– What is the sustainability of the innovation platform?
– How can we scale out the success of the IP platforms and their innovations
Update so far……
• Village census• Site selection- 2 clusters/district• Household census• Constraint analysis• Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST)• IP (Innovation platform) platform meetings• Marketing and feed interventions
IP approach
Partner NGOs
Innovation platform DVC
state dairy co-operative (Aanchal)
block & district administration
IFAD staff
veterinary officer
national NGO (BAIF, breed improvement)
farmers
Missing: private sector!
IP meetings
• 1 dairy value chain IP and 2 feed IP/ district• Regular meetings every 3 months at cluster
level• Follow-up meetings in villages• Implementation of interventions developed
and agreed at IP meetings (action plan)• New feed IP established (Joshigaon) after
Chhona decided not to continue
Marketing interventions - Sult
• Successes– Linkage with AANCHAL– One collection point in Baseri which covers 3 villages (Baseri, Sutholi and
Musoli) since Feb– Two collection points started this month in Besarbagarh (3 villages) and
Gehnaheet (2 villages)– Breed improvement- 2 CB animals through AH department, Aanchal- proposal
sent for 2 mini-dairy– Concentrate feed supply by Aanchal– Medicines for the members
• Limitations/constraints– Lack of monitoring for secretary- farmers decreased giving milk in Baseri.
Through IP meeting the issue was solved: training of all farmers how to check fat and lacto meter
– This is practiced in new areas- creating awareness- not one person shop-its producer co-operative
Marketing interventions - Bageshwar
• Bageshwar – Jeganath co-operative active since Feb 2013– Own sales point in Bageshwar– 11 villages, 102 farmers, 90-100 litres of milk/day– >INR 50,000 profit to co-operative after operational cost– Profit distributed only to suppliers– Consumers prefer buffalo milk– Demand also for milk products - cow milk ghee – Cream separator purchased by co-operative to support processing
• Input/support– 14 CB cow introduced through NABARD/AH support for innovative farmers– Feed support from AANCHAL– Veterinary support from AH/ KVK
Feed interventions - 1
• Dual-purpose cereals– wheat/ barley /maize /oat /finger millet– From VPKAS technical support– For fodder in winter/ more fodder and grain– Easy acceptance/agreement
• Napier grass– Source VPKAS, AH dept for Sult– NABARD support for van panchayat development- Napier
plantation (5 tons) - Bageshwar• Setaria grass– Seed source from Palampur university– Not germinated- seed viability? More rain?
Feed interventions - 2• Feed trough/feed drums
– For prevention of fodder wastage- recently started– NABARD support in Bageshwar
• Chaff cutter– Failure of typical manual chaff cutter- labour requirement– Small knife developed - acceptance is good– Will try the chaff cutter from Gujarat
• Hay stacking/ Silage– Started in Saing and Garikhet village- early adopters– Treatment with molasses and urea– Will try for 3-4/ farmers for 10-15 vill.- preference of farmers– Analysis of grass after treatment
Silage
Napier
Silage pack
Feed trough
Demo silage
Knowledge sharing• Staff training
– Pant Nagar veterinary college (3 days)– Staff from both partner organisations trained– Feed, breed and disease management and economic importance of dairy
farming• Exposure visit
– Gujarat, AMUL– Mehsana and Kaira dairy plant– Feed plant and breeding station– Exposure to various chaff cutters, feed management– Visit to villages
• Farmers’ exposure visit– Donoiri dairy co-operative (Aanchal) – success in feed production– Pant Nagar, kishan mela (farmers’ fair)
Discussion 1• Jyotsena Sitling:
– Chopping is difficult when tree leaves and branches are fed– Napier requires proper replanting every 3y– Fodder crops only successful where off-farm income– Who looks into animal health and breeding issues?– CAMPA is interested to support grass-land improvement on van
panchayat land• DV Singh:
– Timing is crucial in AI (buff, xbred); farmers have to be trained to expect examination before insemination
– Form of feed offered is important (simple chaff cutter)– Timing of feeding is important (no feeding during rumination)
Discussion 2
• Kailash Bhatt:– Because Ajeeveeka had problems running dairy
shop they now have agreement with private trader collecting milk from federations. Price is good, trader has invested in vehicle, other products also traded (e.g. vegetables)
• Rajeev Singhal:– What will make private traders join IPs? What are
effective incentives?
Discussion 3
• Kamlesh Lururani:– Recently visited the new co-operative in Bageshwar– Most important for sustainability are
• Payment transparency (bank accounts preferable)• Effective and efficient governance structures• Transparency in profit sharing
• CD Tyagi:– Loose milk marketing is efficient and accepted by consumers– But laws prohibit it for formal milk marketing– Food safety hazards increased when not chilled– Mangers are urgently required but have to be appropriate
Discussion 4
• Thanammal Ravichandran:– Various institutions have promoted mangers (NABARD)– MilkIT has supported mangers with INR 500-1000 to
test new models (bricks, aluminium drums, plastic drums?) – will distribute documentation and pictures
• Sonali Bisht:– Food safety laws are changing and becoming more
stringent; need to check how they affect dairy development innovations initiated by IPs
– Especially, how is loose milk marketing affected?
Group discussion
• 1: How can we create ownership of innovation platforms to make them more sustainable?
• 2: How can we make dairy innovation platforms more attractive to milk buyers?
• 3: What is the potential of private grasslands for increasing fodder supply and reducing labour requirements and which are most promising technologies for improvement?
Group 1• Kamlesh Gururani, Rajeev Singhal, DV Singh
Group discussion results 1a1. Next IP meeting to be hosted by co-operative
(in Bageshwar)2. Other projects (ILSP, Himmothan) should support
co-operative becoming owner of IP3. In the remaining year of MilkIT this transfer of ownership should
have priority4. Cooperative Department could be invited to support capacity
strengthening5. Disseminate collected documents and experiences to local and
state departments and institutions6. Identify opportunities to continue with electronic cloud-based
documentation (GoogleDrive)
Group discussion results 1b
• From plenary– How to ensure that owning institution does not
only have self-interest (e.g. producers)?– Try to replicate success of ATMA in cropping also
in dairy, establish an appropriate legal framework (cooperatives/producer organisations)
– Learn from successful models, but ensure that they are appropriate. What to adapt from the Anand model?
Group 2• CD Tyagi, Kailash Bhatt, GC Barthurah, Shankar
Group discussion results 2a
1. Quantity and quality has to meet buyers expectations2. More facilities for breeding & health management3. Improved marketing facilities (chilling, advertising,
payment systems, collection timings, packaging, timely availability of milk to consumers)
4. Stable and efficient institutional set-up (village groups, federations; proper & transparent quality control)
5. Better incentives to buyers
Group discussion results 2b
• From plenary– Private traders would be attracted if they would
see future benefit– They would have to see opportunities for engaging
in increased milk trade themselves (How to learn from Almora example?)
Group 3
• Sonali Bisht, DS Rawat, Kuldeep Thapliyal
Group discussion results 3a1. Under-utilised private land in villages (migration, labour shortages, other
income sources). How to use this land for livestock purposes?2. Cultivable waste-land could be leased to dairy groups3. Silvi-pastural systems could be tried on private lands (grasses and trees;
requires less labour)4. Improved grass species would increase production5. Silage would help with maintaining nutritive quality and could also be
sold6. Water harvesting structures could help with productivity of grass-lands7. Planting of Napier on bunds also has disadvantages through competition
with crops; planting on terrace risers could be more efficient8. Planting of fodder trees along water channels in waste-lands improve
efficiency
Group discussion results 3b
From plenary• Control of grazing / fencing• Is white clover an option? Is it persistent?• Fertilisation (urea from helicopter?)• Introduce improved fodder from grass-land in
enterprise mode• Rather oats/barley that wheat for dual-
purpose
Closing remarks
• The implementation of research for development is promising
• The learning from existing examples but also the own initiative by local organisations is a good way forward.
• Project implementation should involve various stakeholders and institutions to be successful and sustainable.
ParticipantsName Institution E-mail Mobile Phone
Barthurah, GC ULDB, Dehradun [email protected] +91 9411136153
Bhatt, Kailash IFAD – ILSP, Almora [email protected] +91 9411749703
Bisht, Sonali INHERE, Masi/Delhi [email protected] +91 9650525806
Gururami, Kamlesh ILSP, Dehradun [email protected] +91 9412040307
Ravichandran, Thanammal ILRI, Almora [email protected] +91 8475032742
Rawat, DS GB Pant Inst. of Himalayan Env. and Dev., Almora [email protected] +91 9412930889
Singh, D V GBPUAT, Pantnagar [email protected] +91 9411159980
Singhal, Rajeev Kumar ILSP – IFAD, Dehradun [email protected] +91 9634222849
Sitling, Jostna CAMPA, Dehradun [email protected] +91 9412992891
Subedi, Shankar ILRI, MSc student, Almora/Nairobi [email protected]
Teufel, Nils ILRI, Nairobi [email protected] +254 705832054
Thapliyal, Kuldeep CHIRAG, Simayal [email protected] +91 9411303962
Tyagi, Chandra Dutt Aanchal & Mahila Dairy Coop, Almora [email protected] +91 9412092196