final project progress report of bangladesh

Smallholder Dairy Development Programme in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand

(TCP/RAS/3309 & MTF/RAS/259/CFC)

Progress Report of Bangladesh (March, 2011,Year-1 to May, 2015, Year- 4)

National Consultant, SDDP Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations,

Bangladesh.

Project Partners:

Project Operation Area:

Sirajganj, Thakurgaon and Kurigram Districts

Target Beneficiaries: • 3,000 smallholder farmers (2000 from

Joysagor Area of Sirajganj, 500 from

Thakurgaon and 500 from Kurigram District)

• Rural children and families, Local smallholder

dairy producers, Milk collectors, Traditional

milk products sellers, Milk vendors, Private and

cooperative milk processors.

• Department of Livestock Services (DLS),

• Grameen Motsho O Pashusampad Foundation (GMPF) and

• Bangladesh Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union Ltd.(Milk vita).

COMPONENT 1: Milk production enhancement

Activity 1.1 Undertake baseline surveys and studies:

•A baseline survey was completed in 2011 in 3 districts of project areas (500 farmers).

•In December, 2014, evaluation survey was conducted in 3 districts (1250 farmers)

Achievements

Number of samples of baseline and final surveys:

Districts Baseline (2011) Final (2014)

Sirajgonj 300 750

Kurigram 100 250

Thakurgaon 100 250

Total 500 1250

Milk production in 2011 and 2014

Activity 1.2 Improve management practices and support service availability:

Dairy Field School Training

•120 Dairy Field School Training Programme focusing on Dairy Cattle rearing, management, housing, feeding, fodder cultivation, artificial insemination and first aid of cattle treatment.

•3000 farmers and involved trainers,

1st batch field school training programme

Districts Number of participants Time Period

Total man hours

Remarks

Male Female Total

Sirajgonj 202 673 875 January 2013 to April 2013

8,125 Female 76.96% and Male 23.04% 50 batches (25 participants in each batch)

Kurigram 29 96 125

Thakurgaon 57 193 250

Total 288 962 1250

2nd batch field school training programme

Districts Number of participants Time Period Total man

hours

Remarks

Male Female Total

Sirajgonj 405 720 1125 September 2013 to December 2013

11,375 Female 64% and Male 36%. 70 batches (25 participants in each batch)

Kurigram 135 240 375

Thakurgaon 90 160 250

Total 630 1120 1750

• A Seminar on “Livestock feeding & nutrition-global perspective and options for Bangladesh” was held at the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka on 26 September 2013.

• 100 participants were attended the seminar.

Seminar

Districts Number of participants Time Period

Total man

hours

Remarks

Male Female Total

Sirajgonj 204 546 750 November 2014 to January 2015

8,125 Female 81% and Male 19% 50 batches (25 participants in each batch)

Kurigram 34 216 250

Thakurgaon - 250 250

Total 238 1012 1250

3rd batch field school training programme

Training on dairy cattle management

• Additional 50 batches (30 in Sirajgonj, 10 in Thakurgaon & 10 in Kurigram) of

field school training programme organized

• 1250 farmers trained

• Focus on Dairy Cattle Management, Breeding, First Aid Treatment, Feeding,

Fodder cultivation, Husbandry Practices, Hygienic Milking and Handling.

Field School Training Programme

Technical training for DLS, GMPF, Milk vita & SDDP extension officers Sl

.No.

Venue Topics No. of

Participants

Total man

hours Organizations Resource

Persons

1 DTC, Savar Key Performance

Indicators and General

Dairy Feeding

Management

20 487.5 DLS, BLRI,

PKSF & Dairy

Farmer

Dr. John

Moran, &

Dr.

Phonbumrun

g

Thumrongsa

kd,

2 GMPF,

Nimgachi.

Follow up Workshop on

Dairy Cattle Feeding

Management

15 GMPF & local

DLS officers.

3 BDP,

Baghabarig

hat.

Structured Workshop on

Farm Business

Management

20 Extension

officers of

Milk vita &

Dairy

Farmers.

•

Introduce feed mill to farmers

A feed mill shed with machineries installed at Billaspur

Unit, Nimgachi, Sirajgonj for GMPF

The capacity of the feed mill is 300 kg/hour.

Total 34,841 kg feed distributed to SDDP beneficiaries

during April 2014 to April 2015.

Project has procured 22,776 kg of different feed

ingredients for GMPF feed mill .

Setting up model dairy farms

SL District Name of Unite No of Model Dairy Farms

1 Sirajgonj

Joysagar -13, Madhainagar-11, Panchtara-2, Baghabari -44,

Mohonpur-30, Sujan -15, Muktaher -10

125

2 Thakurgaon Ramrai -6 6

3 Kurigram Chilmari - 25 25

Total 156

• 156 model dairy farm established between January, 2012 to March, 2015

Setting up fodder demonstration plot Description Area/District Farmers no Area of grass

cultivation Remarks

Napier , Jambo, Para grass

Sirajgonj 374 140.88 acre

Its varies from month to month.


Thakurgaon 12 8.58 acre


Kurigram 9 11.10 acre

Total 395 160.56 acre

Distribution of Napier Pakchong-1 from Thailand to Bangladesh

Rapid Mastitis, Tuberculosis & Brucellosis test kits

No. Name of Kit Number of Animal Results

1 Mastitis(CMT) 100 -ve

2 Tuberculosis 100 -ve

3 Brucellosis 100 -ve

Activity 1.3 Introduce Milk Quality /hygiene and incentive payments schemes :

6 Nos. of Milk Analyzer distributed Milk Vita (5), Savar Dairy Farm,

DLS (1)

Milk Vita procured 30 milk analyzers

Chemical and Microbiological test result of Raw milk of Project Area (Duration 01-05-2014 to 15-04-2015) Graph-2

Results of Milk Analyzer installed in Savar Dairy Farm

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% Fat

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% TS

% Protein

% Lactose

Activity 1.4 Promote MPOs to add value / empower rural communities:

2,000 beneficiaries 1112 linked with Milk vita,

356 linked with BRAC Dairy and 237 linked with Pran Dairy in

Baghbarighat, Lahirimohonpur, Nimgachi, Noggin and Chatmohor

area.

A total of 1,705 (85.25 %) beneficiaries have been linked to

organized milk collection centers via farmers groups and

cooperative societies.

Activity 1.5 Demonstrate environmentally sound farming / waste management:

58 Nos. of bio-digesters installed and training organized by GMPF

Activity 1.6 Organize vocational and outreach training: 19 participants on local dairy products (Chana, sweet curd, sweet meat, ghee, rasomalai and rasogolla ) at DTC, Savar on 15-16 April,2015 .

Training topics and participant numbers from partners.

Topics Nos. of Participant

Total man

hours

Period Partners

One Day Residential training Programme on Hygienic Milk Production, Collection & Transportation

237 1540.5 December 2014 to

May,2015

Milk Collectors of Milk Vita , GMPF , PKSF and Farmers

Total 4,784 participants attended the different training programme of the project and

31,844.5 man hours utilized during the training period.

2.1 : Undertake baseline surveys and studies

COMPONENT-2 : Milk Marketing Enhancement Programme

Component -2 : Milk Marketing Enhancement Programme

2.2 : Select and transfer modern/adapted technologies To operate these two plants need huge capital investment. Milk Vita is

trying to arrange the fund but it will take time. So the drinking Yoghurt production may not be possible in project period.

2.3: Pilot Milk Processing Enterprises Not implemented due to financial constraints

2.4: Introduce and update workable milk food safety standard and system:

In Bangladesh Milk and Milk Products Standard has been setup by the Government Regulatory Authority i.e., BANGLADESH STANDARD AND TESTING INSTITUTION (BSTI).

Activity 2.5 Launch / upgrade pilot school milk schemes:

Sl No

Name of the schools Account no. Total collected

Money Expenses

(Taka) (Taka) 1 Rautara Govt. Primary. School 34116856 68455 1550

2 Pukurpar Loximoti Govt. Primary School 34116765 68875 2601

3 Khas sreefaltala Govt.Primary School 34116773 90086 6250

4 Baromoharajpur Govt.Primary School 34116757 89954 2345

5 Milk vita Junior High School 8503-1 56641 0

6 Binnadair Govt.Primary School 34036728 36426 1200

7 Baghabari P.para Govt. Primary School 34036694 50076 1500

Total = 460513 15446

Total Money deposited in Bank Tk.4,45,067 = USD 5720.65

• Bangladesh launched a pilot school milk program in Srajganj district from 24 /08/2013.

• The pilot targets 2000 children and provides 200 ml pasteurized fresh milk to primary grade children on all school

days in 7 schools.

• Milk has been supplied free of cost by Milk Vita.

• In PY 4Milk vita is supporting one more pilot School Milk Programme in Tala Upazilla under Satkhira district targeting

the same number of children in ten schools.

• The project will support the material and supplies (including the cost of milk) for continuation of the pilots in PY 4 (up

to USD60000).

Impact of school milk programme (The height & weight of the students)

Items. Milk feed School

Av±SE

Control School

Av±SE

Correlation initial & final

physical change Significance.

Initial weight(kg) 23.06±1.23 23.28±0.48 0.997 P<0.05

Final weight(kg) 25.46±1.32 24.50±0.55

Initial Height(cm) 125.015±2.68 127.03±0.89 0.996 P<0.05

Final Height(cm) 127.56±2.68 128.74±0.84

Difference in weight (kg) 2.40±0.43 1.21±0.21 P<0.05

Difference in Height (cm) 2.54±0.21 1.71±0.22 P<0.05

Items. Milk feed School

Ave±SE

Control School

Ave±SE

Correlation Significance.

Initial weight 20.73±0.558 21.32±0.199

0.94 *

Final weight 25.61±1.0312 25.71±0.683

Initial Height 121.40±1.376 122.89±0.76

0.86 * Final Height 130.58±1.817 130.22±0.66

Difference in weight 4.88±0.61* 4.30±0.73

Difference in Height 9.17±0.67* 7.33±0.52

After 6 months

After 15 months

Impacts of School Milk on attendance and examination passing rates of students

Identity Cards have been issued to all students of 7 schools of School Milk Programme

Chemical and Microbiological tests of school milk

(Standard Plate Count has increased due to long time storing of milk in the deep freeze but it is far below than the BSTI standard)

Visit of School Milk Programme by Dr. Shelina Afroza, Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries & Livestock and Mr. Mike Robson, FAO Representative in Bangladesh.

School Milk Programme in Bangladesh

Activity 2.6 Organize vocational and outreach training :

Title of Event Period Participants from Number of

Participants

SDDP Study Tour in Thailand 13 -20 March, 2013 DLS, Milk Vita &

GMPF

4 (Milk vita-2, Dls-

1 & GMPF-1)

Training Course on Cheese &

Yoghurt drinks at Regional Dairy

Training Center, Chiangmai,

Thailand.

(3 batches)

27 April to 2 May, 2013.

5 January to 11 January,

2014

22-30 Sep, 2014.

DLS & Milk Vita

Milk vita

Milk vita & DLS

09 (Milk vita-7 &

DLS-2)

National Dairy Festival & SDDP team

meeting

22 January to 27

January,2015

FAO, DLS & Milk

Vita

4 (FAO-1, Milk

Vita-2 & DLS-1)

COMPONENT 3: Capacity building and information dissemination

Workshop on “Linking School Milk with Smallholder Dairy Development : Planning Meeting for a Pilot Project in Bangladesh” organized in Bangladesh on 01-02 February,2012

A paper on “ Linking school milk with smallholder dairy development strategy : Thai experience and design considerations for a pilot project in Bangladesh” presented

59 participants attended the workshop from ministry, partner organizations, donor agencies and private processors.

World Milk Day and World School Day organized in Bangladesh

No.

Name of the event Venue Year Total Participants

Partners Milk distribution(packet)

1 1st World Milk Day Surovi School, Dhanmondi, Dhaka.

2012 600 FAO,DLS, GMPF, Milk vita & Surovi School

550

2 1st World School Milk Day

Dairy Farm School, Savar, Dhaka.

2012 1000 FAO,DLS & GMPF 850

3 2nd World Milk Day Surovi School, Mirpur -11, Dhaka.

2013 1800 FAO,DLS, GMPF, Milk vita & Surovi School

1720

4 2nd World School Milk Day

National Govt. Primary School, Chittagong.

2013 1400 FAO, Milk vita, National Govt. Primary School.

1300

5 3rd World Milk Day Municipal Primary School in Chittagong

2014 1200 FAO, Milk vita, National Govt. Primary School.

1000

6 3rd World School Milk Day

BRAC School Programme, Mohakhali

2014 1500 FAO,BRAC School Programme.

1400

7 4th World Milk Day Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

2015 2000 FAO, BAU & Milk vita 1800

WMD & WSMD

COMPONENT 4: Project management, monitoring and evaluation Activity 4.6 Setting up of Project Support Unit at Savar DTC: Office space, Training Centre, Dairy Demonstration Unit and supporting staff at CCBDF, Savar have been

provided by DLS.

All the office equipment, Training facilities, Renovated

Sl . No Name Designation

1. Md. Nasim Ali Mandal National Consultant, SDDP.

2. Dr.Md.Abul Kalam Deputy Director, CCBDF & NPC,SDDP.

3. Md. Tayabur Rahman ULO,DLS on deputation Technical Officer, SDDP.

4. Ms. Shafia Begum Saki Project Assistant, SDDP.

IMPACTS of SDDP in Bangladesh Awareness of farmers built up from different training programme

Awareness of animal health care increased

House management of Dairy Farms have improved.

Farmers are interested to cultivate green fodder

Milk production has increased (40% in project areas)

Incomes of farmers have increased (10-20%)

Farmer linkage with milk collection center improved

High impact of School milk programme on parents, teachers, local people

Thanks for Patient Hearing

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