Project progress and outlook

Bhupandra Singh Rana (INHERE), Kuldeep Thapliyal (CHIRAG)Thanammal Ravichandran, Nils Teufel (ILRI)

MilkIT – Advisory Council Meeting #307/06/2013

Almora, India

Introduction – Thanammal (ILRI)MilkIT objectivesInstitutional 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

Introduction – Thanammal (ILRI)Meeting objectives

Overview of activities last 6 months

Group discussionWhat will be taken by Advisory Council members from

the project?What outputs the projects should deliver?

How it will be used?How would you measure the success of the project?

Introduction – Thanammal (ILRI)Election of Chairperson

Chairperson selected:

Sonali Bisht - INHERE

Progress overview – Thanammal (ILRI)Activities so far• Village census

• Cluster selection: 2 clusters/district

• Household census

• Constraint analysis

• FEAST

• IP (Innovation platform) platform meetings

• Marketing and feed interventions

Progress overview – Thanammal (ILRI)Innovation background

Infrastructure

Actorinstitutions Capable

individuals

Supporting institutions

Interaction network

Technologies

Innovations

Progress overview– Thanammal (ILRI)Innovation platform - dairy

partner NGOs

Innovation Platform-Dairy VC

state dairy co-operative (Aanchal)

block & district administration

IFAD staff

veterinary officer

national NGO (BAIF, breed improvement)

farmers

Innovation platform actors

Missing: private sector!

Progress overview – Thanammal (ILRI)IP meetings

• 1 dairy value chain (DVC) IP and 2 feed IP in each block (district)

• Constraints analysis/ issues identification

• Regular meetings every 3 months for each IP

• Follow up meetings in villages

• Implementation of interventions developed from action plan agreed at IP meeting

Sult – Rana (INHERE)Institutional strengthening• Household survey of 12 selected and 43 non

selected village.• Formation of feed IP clusters Barkinda and Titoli• 19 meetings/ 4 workshops organized with village

communities.• Exposure visit to Dunagiri (Aanchal)• Participation by staff in SHGs meetings.• FEAST of 12 project area villages.• 2 dairy village co-ops formed (Baseri, Besarbagad)

Sult – Rana (INHERE)Institutional strengthening• Mapping of development and innovation actors.• Formation of dairy innovation platform and two feed

innovation platforms.• One farmer experience sharing workshop

Sult – Rana (INHERE)Productivity enhancement• Formation and meetings of two feed innovation

platforms• Identification of nutritional, seasonal and quality

feed constraints.• Van Panchayat Project for grassland improvement

in progress - support by forest dept• 200 grass samples from 100 farmers sent for

nutritional value analysis• 15 kg grass seeds (Dolni and Rai) distributed

among 28 farmers (demand for more)

Sult – Rana (INHERE)Productivity enhancement

• Introduction of cattle feed and concentrate(Aanchal)

• Introduction of two improved dairy cows at 1 dairy co-op (from AH dept)

• Breeding AI & Natural by improved buffalos recommended to farmers

Sult – Rana (INHERE)Knowledge sharing

• Dairy farming problems discussed with village community in regular meetings/workshops/interactions

• Experience sharing workshops of project personnel• Capacity building training of staff in FEAST, value chain

development, dairy value chain analysis

Bageshwar – Kuldeep (CHIRAG)Institutional strengtheningDairy Value Chain Innovation Platform• Several active dairies:

Aanchal, IFAD/federations, Jaghnath dairy• Follow-up of the meetings:

resolution implementation• Regular village interactionsChallenge: • Interest creation among government actors &

Chhona community members

Bageshwar – Kuldeep (CHIRAG)Institutional strengtheningJaghnath dairy (initiative by CHIRAG & Ajeevika)• currently dealing with 75l/milk/d,

Kathpuryachina 65l/d & Devaldar 10 lit/d• total (Feb-May 2013):

6291 kg milk, 235 kg curd, 132 kg whey• INR 30,000 profit in four monthsChallenges:• control and monitoring of milk quality• storage/processing of unsold milk• increase milk from Devaldar

Bageshwar – Kuldeep (CHIRAG)Productivity enhancementFeed IP Meetings• first round with follow-up meetings completed• Providing cattle feed (30qtl)• Improvement of common & private grass-land• 3 species of temperate grass seeds received

(guchhi, perennial rye, tall fescue)

Bageshwar – Kuldeep (CHIRAG)Productivity enhancementAnimal breeding• Breed improvement via two para-vets

Animal health• Ayurvedic medicine:

Afara, Damdi & Khuria powder etc.

Bageshwar – Kuldeep (CHIRAG)Knowledge sharingData collection• Village PRA on feeds &

problems in 12 clusters.• Individual PRA were done

among 29 HHs

Bageshwar – Thanammal (IRLI)Site issues – Chhona• No progress in IP interventions- marketing• FEAST- outcome• Scarce crop / grass-land due to mining industry• High migration & employment, no labour for livestock• High cost of collecting/purchasing grass • Most milk is sold to (employed) neighbours within

village• Little scope for fodder production, crop land for food• Only potential feed interventions:

grass conservation & fodder chopping to reduce waste•Selection of new cluster for feed IP

Bageshwar – Thanammal (IRLI)Site (re-)selection• Assessed other mid-clusters for• Interest in increasing dairy production & income

• Availability of resources (land, livestock, labour)

• Accessibility for marketing• Result• Joshigaon (Joshigaon & Garikhet)

• NABARD water-shed programme (fodder development)

ILRI – Nils (ILRI)

• CRP livestock & fish: value chain developmentdairy in India (Bihar, Assam, Odisha)

• MilkIT in Tanzania• Existing dairy platform in Tanga• New dairy platform in Morogoro• Consultancy reports, current status• Site selection with MoreMilkIT• FEAST• Challenge:

Field implementation partners

Group discussionQuestions

1. What will you take from MilkIT?Who will take what? Any commitments?

2. Which outputs do you wish MilkIT to deliver (by which date)?How will these outputs be used?

3. How will you assess the success of MilkIT?How will success be measured?

Group discussionQuestions – revised during meeting

Because we only had 7 non-project participants we merged 1. & 2.

1. What will you take from MilkIT?(Who will take what/commitments?) Which outputs do you wish MilkIT to deliver (by which date)?How will these outputs be used?

2. How will you assess the success of MilkIT?How will success be measured?

Group discussionResults – Group 1&2• Breeding 1:

• Major• Awareness of AI in selected clusters

• Buffalo breeding policies

• How to manage cattle bulls

• Rawat: Four stakeholders (policy makers, research institutions, implementing agencies, farmers):identify altitude adapted dairy breeds

Group discussionResults – Group 1&2• Breeding 2:

• Minor• Identification of interested beneficiaries

• Make use of existing institutions for demonstration (e.g. IVRI Mukteshwar, NDIR Karnal

• Group meetings enable interactions

• Altitude adaption is necessary (stabilising local breed)

• Technological adaptation & refinement

Group discussionResults – Group 1&2• Feeding 1

• Major• Year-round provision of fodder

• Minor• Better use of crop residues (wheat, rice, barn-yard millet)• Seed (dual-purpose cereals) provision – in time for sowing• Support introduction of more productive summer grass

varieties (sita, pangola, tall fescue, perennial rye, grass-land manava (rain-fed grass))

• Legume fodder: lobia• High mass grasses: maize (african tall, russian giant) sorghum

(MP Cheri, Pant Cheri), pearl millet (bajra)

Group discussionResults – Group 1&2• Feeding 2

• Use zone-wise fodder

• Provide and disseminate results from grass samples• Health

• Timely vaccination and deworming of animals• Management

• Develop sustainability fund within projects or other sustainable structures

Group discussionResults – Group 1&2• Marketing (Aanchal):

• Examples of successful marketing institutions which can be replicated by other organisations

• Strategy for value-added products

• Compare milk qualities from various breeds /feeding systems

• Overall• Develop a package of practices and circulate

(feeding, breeding, market development, management, health)

Group discussionResults – Group 3What will be the success of the project?

• How many households have benefitted, especially through increased incomes?

• How has productivity increased, especially in regard to fodder production and feed supply?

• Farmers capacity, e.g. keeping records, use of ICT

• Introduction and adoption of new grass species

• Better feeding practices (stall-feeding, concentrates)• Breed improvement:

• How many improved animals have been produced?

Group discussionResults – Group 3 • Marketing:

• How much has it changed / improved?

• Have value added products been introduced?

• Market access; how has it improved• Food security

• Contribution to food security and better nutrition?• Employment

• Later: Increase of employment

Group discussionResults – Group 3 • Institutions

• Which structures have been included / developed to sustain the activities?

• How many other organisations have been involved and are continuing with these activities?

• Positive impact on policy decisions• Scale-out

• How far are project interventions adopted within the project sites and taken up out-side by other organisations or in control sites?

Outlook – Thanammal (ILRI)

• Exposure visit: Anand, Gujarat (Aanchal support)

• Promotion of grasses:Napier, Thysoluenia, Kucchi, Rye & Broom grass

• Fertilization of grass-lands• Introduction of legumes• Reduction of fodder waste:

chaff cutter / feed trough• Concentrate feeding

Final discussion - results

• Visit to Anand – what can small-holders learn?Entrepreneurship is the main objective, but it should not be technology over-kill.

• Concentrate feeding: Assess local components (including traditional practices) and compare to various other options

• Fodder conservation options (silage?)