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Presented by Karen Marshall at the FoodAfrica Program Launch, Nairobi, 25 January 2012TRANSCRIPT
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FoodAfrica Program Launch, January 2012 Karen Marshall : [email protected]
Improved Food and Nutritional Security from Better Utilisation of Dairy Cattle Breed / Cross-breed Types in Senegal
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The importance of milk
Milk = high-quality food which supplies protein, energy & essential micronutrients (which are scarce or absent in plant-based diets).
Consumption of even small amounts of milk can significantly increase nutritional security & prevent malnutrition.
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Dairy sector of West Africa
Demand for milk and other dairy products is increasing: population growth, urbanisation, rising incomes
The region (including Senegal) is already a net importer of milk and other dairy products
FAO-STAT: Senegal
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Initiatives enabling sustainable increases in dairy productivity can lead to:
Improved livelihoods, including that of small to medium scale producers (regular cash income)
More jobs: input-service providers, producers, transporters, processors etc.
Enhanced household and regional food and nutritional security
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In Senegal, the peri-urban dairy-cattle sector is rapidly expanding, though limited quantitative information on rate of expansion
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Peri-urban dairy in Senegal: Breeds
Traditional breeds– Low output but low input– Well adapted to local environmental conditions
Recently introduced European breeds– High output but high input– Require increased health-care, fodder, water, better management etc.
Admixing (unstructured crossing) between the different breeds is occurring
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Peri-urban dairy in Senegal: Pure-breeds contributing to the cross-breed types
Holstein-Freisian Montbeliard
MaureAzaouak Zebu Peul (Gobra)
West African Zebu
European dairy breeds
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There is little information on the performance of the different breed and cross-breed types in ‘in-situ’ settings
The most appropriate breed combination for small to medium-scale diary farmers to keep is not known
Dairy farmers may not be able to access their breed of choice, due to lack of production and delivery systems
This project will address these issues
Peri-urban dairy in Senegal: Breeds
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Work-package overview
Research
• Generate information on dairy genetics + dissemination to various stakeholders
Capacity
Building
• Capacity building activities targeted at specific stake-holders
Performance of the different breeds /cross-breeds Analysis of the dairy germplasm production & delivery systems Analysis of policies pertaining to animal genetic resources
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Work-package overview
Outcomes
• Increased use of the most appropriate dairy breed / cross-breed types
• Improved dairy germplasm production and delivery systems
Impact
• Strengthened dairy value chain enhanced household and regional food and nutritional security, improved livelihoods, business and employment opportunities
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Objective 1. Farmers and other stakeholders aware of the most appropriate dairy breed / crossbreed types for peri-urban dairy production systems in Senegal
a) Identification of the most appropriate dairy breed / cross-breed types for selected dairy production systems in Senegal
b) Dissemination of the above information to a variety of stake-holders: workshops, reports / publications, policy briefs & dialogues
Years 1 to 3
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Identification of the most-appropriate dairy cross-breed types
Comparative analysis
Breed composition of each test animal
Pedigree not required
Genotyping of monitered and
reference animals (SNP chip)
Performance + economic data at households &
animal level
In-situ assessment
(Socio-) economic index = [outputs] – [inputs]
2 sites, each with 150 -200 households / 750 animals: 18 months monitoring
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Genomic approaches to determine breed composition from DNA data
New technology– Feasability of approach demonstrated in cattle (Kuehn et al., 2011)– Latest Bovine SNP chip has 700k markers
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Objective 2. The dairy germplasm value chain of peri-urban Senegal, and related policies, characterized and used to inform the development of a strategy for strengthened dairy germplasm production and delivery systems
a) Current policies and institutional arrangements in relation to dairy germplasm production and delivery in the project sites documented – Assessment of previous and current policies– Value chain analysis
b) Recommendations on the way forward to achieving a strengthened dairy germplasm production and delivery system– Developed in conjunction with stakeholders– May include business model development
Years 2 to 3.5
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Who Area Local University and project PhD student
Animal genetics and breeding / livestock production
Policy makers at different levels (provincial, national)
Appropriateness of the different dairy cross-breed types; need for research to evaluate the performance of different breeds / cross-breed of livestock.
Local project partner Various research methodologies, including field survey design, implementation and analysis; mechanisms for result dissemination
Local-level stakeholders in dairy: farmers, agricultural extension officers, veterinarians, NGOs)
Appropriateness of the different dairy breed /cross-breed types for specific production systems
Objective 3. Local human, institutional and organizational capacity to access and promote different breeds / cross-breeds of livestock for small to medium input production systems in developing countries enhanced.
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Who Area Stakeholders in dairy germplasm production and delivery
Impact of policy on dairy germplasm production and delivery; the dairy germplasm production and delivery value-chain and mechanisms to strengthen it
Locally recruited site co-ordinators, site staff and enumerators
Survey design and implementation; databases and data management; facilitation of focus group discussions & farmer cross-learning activities
Project women and men dairy farmers
Management of dairy cattle
Performance of their own animals
Appropriateness of the different dairy breed / cross-breed types for their specific situation
Objective 3. Local human, institutional and organizational capacity to access and promote different breeds / cross-breeds of livestock for small to medium input production systems in developing countries enhanced.
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Year 1 activities• Final selection of project sites: targeting 2 sites
• Recruit key project personnel within Senegal– Project scientist – Project PhD Student– Project data-base manager– Field staff: 3 per site x 2 sites
• Project launch at national and site levels (all stake-holders)
• Field survey to collect data for the purpose of identifying households and animals to recruit into the project + project sensitisation– 300+ households per site
• Identifying households / animals of interest and recruit into project– 150 households / 750 animals per site
• Baseline survey initiated – to collect data on socio-economics of dairy production at a household level – all households recruited into project
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Project partners
Agrifood Research Finland
Interstate School of Veterinary Science and Medicine of Dakar
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Peri-urban dairy farming in Senegal