MilkITAlan Duncan

MilkIT Pre-inception Workshop, Nairobi24th – 25th January 2012

Enhancing dairy-based livelihoods in India and Tanzania through feed innovation and value chain development approaches

Why are we here?

IFAD have agreed to fund a feed value chain and innovation project in India and Tanzania: MilkIT (Enhancing dairy-based livelihoods in India and Tanzania through feed innovation and value chain development approaches)

IFAD funding mechanisms

MilkIT is funded from Rome as a Technical Assistance Grant (TAG)

TAG’s are regional in nature and designed to provide research support to IFAD investment projects.

Fodder Adoption Project 2007-2010

What is planned for MilkIT?

Building on FAPFurther experimentation with

innovation approachesValue chain analysis and action

researchDevelopment of tools for feed and

market assessment

Objective

To contribute to improved dairy-supported livelihoods in India and Tanzania via intensification of smallholder production focusing on feed enhancement using innovation and value chain approaches.

StructureBudget: 1 million (for 2 countries for 3 years)

Duration: 3 yearsImplementation

– Co-ordination: ILRI (Alan)– India research: ILRI (Nils)– Tanzania research: CIAT (Brigitte)– Additional inputs

• on feeds: Ben, Michael• on value chains/ economic assessment: Ayele?• on Tz dairy scene and wider issues: Amos

Links to IFAD investments

In Tanzania – Agricultural Services Support

Programme (2007-2014)– Rural Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprise Support Programme (2007 – 2014)

In India– Integrated Livelihoods Support Project,

Uttarakhand (starting imminently)

Objectives

Institutional strengthening: To strengthen use of value chain and innovation approaches among dairy stakeholders to improve feeding strategies for dairy cows.

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 feed development strategies at local, regional and international levels

Links to other initiatives

More milk, meat and fish, for and by the poor (CRP 3.7)

More milk, for and by the poor (Irish Aid Tz)

EADD2 (Southern Highlands of Tz)ELKS India (Tata)

Key elements

ToolsInnovation platformsValue chain assessments

Some examples of tools

Tool for Feed Technology Screening and Prioritisation (Techfit)

Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST)

PRA plus quick quantitative assessment of feed resources

PRA

Quantitative assessment

Has been extensively improved and a sharing site created

More on tools at CRP 3.7 w/s in Addis, week beginning

March 5.