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The MilkIT Project in Tanzania – an overview

MoreMilkiT Project Review and Planning & Joint Steering Committee Meeting 17-19 March 2014, Tanga, Tanzania

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Outline Introduction

o India vs. Tanzania o Implementation

Progress along MilkIT project objectives o Institutional strengtheningo Productivity enhancement o Knowledge sharing

Outlook

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Introduction Title:

o Enhancing Dairy-based Livelihoods in India and the United Republic of Tanzania through Feed Innovation and Value Chain Development Approaches

Purpose: o 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.

o Links to IFAD grant policy: innovative technologies and approaches, capacity strengthening, knowledge sharing.

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Introduction – Project countries: “IT” India Tanzania Led by ILRI State of Uttarakhand

(non-CRP Livestock & Fish) – Bageshwar & Sult

Partners NGOs (INHERE, CHIRAG)

Will feed into new IFAD grant project (ILSP)

Led by CIAT Closely linked to CRP

Livestock & Fish Two regions – Morogoro

& Tanga Partners: research/

academia (SUA, TALIRI) No link to IFAD grant

policy established as yet

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Key differences in dairy Tanzania vs. India India Tanzania Buffaloes, few dairy cows

– almost treated as ‘family members’

Long tradition of self-help groups (SHGs); cooperatives common

Dairy animals zero-grazed

Hay commonly produced Processing traditional:

paneer, ghee, milk sweets, other

Milk consumption is high

Cattle as assets & for social prestige, few dairy cows

Little communal organization; cooperatives evoke (negative) memories

Dairy animals zero-grazed, but most feed comes from grazing or collection

No feed conservation tradition

Little milk processing practiced, sour milk, ghee

Milk consumption is low

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MilkIT implementation process Aiming to link to IFAD grant policy

o Work in Pemba or Manyara? Joining the CRP Livestock & Fish process

(2012) driven by MoreMilkiT , under the common goal ‘Maziwa Zaidi’o Site selection o Dairy value chain (DVC) assessment o Baseline survey o Choosing partners

Working via innovation platforms (IP) towards improving feeds and feeding (2013) o Feed assessment with FEAST o Setting up village IPs o Participatory definition of interventions

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Pemba Island and Manyara Region FEAST training and DVC Assessment in Pemba (July 2012)

Focus group discussions at: Kisiwani Chake Chake and Mkoani

Links to IFAD grant policy

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Conclusions from DVC assessment in Pemba o Milk production increased over recent past

But low local consumption of milk and milk products o Promotion of consumption of milk and milk

products is needed to match increased production

o Improved marketing required, including also more professional processing and packaging

Because of its focus on using feed interventions to increase milk production, the IFAD-funded MilkIT project should not regard Pemba as a priority intervention area under the current circumstances of dairy development on the island

Links to IFAD grant policy

Tanga Region

MorogoroRegion

MilkIT action sites

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MilkIT Partners in Tanzania CIAT (International

Center for Tropical Agriculture) – Tropical Forages Program o Sokoine University of

Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro

o Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI) – Tanga Centre

NGOs and development partners coming in o SNV o Heifer Project

International o HiMWA – working

with pastoralists o TBD (Tanzania Dairy

Board)o TAMPRODA (Tanzania

Milk Producers Association)

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The MilkIT team in Tanzania with MoreMilkiT representatives and attached students

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Progress along MilkIT Project components 1. Institutional strengthening2. Productivity enhancement 3. Knowledge sharing

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Component 1. Institutional strengthening Site selection

criteriao High cattle densityo Market channels:

rural-rural & rural-urban

o Farming systems o Milk production

potential o Accessibility &

distance o Potential partners/

stakeholders

Siteso In each region, 4

villages selected from 2 districts

o Agreed village IP structure 30 participants Producers (60%) & Other VC stakeholders

(40%)

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• DVC & FEAST conducted at village level

• FEAST & DVC feedback to villages

• IP sensitization meetings

• IP member election • IPs agree on their

functioning guidelines • Implement action

research • Implement other

interventions

• District CMT sensitization

• Regional Platform meetings to implement agreed actions

Process used in establishing Innovation Platforms

Morogoro

KilosaMvomero

1 2 3 4

Tanga

Handeni

Lushoto

5 6 7 8

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District meetings in Tanga: Issues and action points

Lushoto Handeni Inadequate markets:

o Milk pricing will be taken care of by the Tanga Dairy Platform

o SNV conducts a survey to underscore the governance of primary cooperative societies and processors

Extension & veterinary services:o Plan to recruit and

distribute extension staff in every village

o Plan to encourage more service providers within the district up to village level

Land availability:o Land use plan is underwayo Developed bylaws to prevent

invading pastoralists Insufficient pasture:

o Continuous sensitization of pastoralists on options to enhance productivity

Inadequate access to inputs: o 5 AI centres planned to be

established in various sites of district

o Encourage more input agents to operate in each ward

Handeni District Meeting

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Model of interaction of different platform levels: Tanga

District District

Village IP

Regional Dairy Platform

Village IP

Village IP

Village IP

Action research

Inter-vention

Action research

Inter-vention

Tanzania DDF

District Council Management Team

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District meetings in Morogoro: Issues and action points

Mvomero Kilosa Shortage of land:

o Village land use plan in process

o Provision of mini ranches Inadequate markets:

o Establishment of more collection centers

o Establish more livestock markets for better coverage of district

Shortage of land:o Land use plan in process o Govt’ to recover

undeveloped land (incl. from absentee investors)

Inadequate vet services:o Plan to establish ward

veterinary centerso Build and rehabilitate dip

tanks Inadequate

communication among stakeholders:o Engage Kilosa radio broad-

casting to reach stakeholders

Kilosa District Meeting

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Model of interaction of different platform levels: Morogoro

District District

Village IP

Regional Dairy Platform

Village IP

Village IP

Village IP

Action research

Inter-vention

Action research

Inter-vention

Tanzania DDF

District Council Management Team

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Key results from research on village IP performance in Tanga

Performance indicator ‘Access to larger variety and better feeds’ o Significantly related to

frequency and quality of communication and increased exposure to different information sources of interviewees, including training particularly

Key informant interviews

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Component 2. Productivity enhancement Feed assessment o Training on FEAST tool in

Morogoro & Tanga regions26 participants were trained

o FEAST surveys in all 8 villages 104 Farmers for individual

interviews306 Farmers in FGDs

o FEAST reports compiled from 4 districts Challenges identified and

solutions proposed are possible entry points and mark the pillars for IP functioning

Individual interview

Focus Group Discussion

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Productivity enhancementFEAST key results

Seasonality of feed results in seasonal milk production

Grazing is main feed source in extensive system; higher diversity of feed stuffs in semi-intensive/ intensive system

FEAST participants did not perceive feeds or feeding as key constraints

Principle constraints identified were land, water and markets for livestock and milk; genetic potential of cattle and livestock diseases; lack of knowledge on animal husbandry

Seasonal feed availability in Twatwatwa village, Kilosa District, and Manyinga village, Mvomero District, Morogoro Region

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Identification of intervention strategies emerging from dairy value chain analysis

Constraints from past feed interventionso Limited number of adopted

feed technologies o High resource costs of

technologies in terms of labour and accessibility

o Proper packaging and dissemination of technologies is needed

o Mostly limited to intensive smallholder dairy production

Identified technical interventions at MilkIT sites o Pasture establishment &

managemento Demonstration plots o Pasture seed supply o Forage conservationo Training on feeds and

feedingo Feeding routineo General cattle husbandry

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Planting forages in MorogoroPlanting forages in Tanga

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Other interventions Training will take place on

o Forage husbandry and utilization o Forage conservation o Animal feeding and nutrition

Organizational interventions initiated o Rehabilitation of water source in Kibaya village o Decision for milk bulking in Kibaya village

o Others may follow …

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Component 3. Knowledge sharing MilkIT integration with

other actors under Maziwa Zaidi

Tanga dairy platform o Participating in the regular

meetings every 3 months DDF – Tanzania Dairy

Development Forum Tanzanian fairs &

exhibitions o Maziwa week exhibition o Nanenane agricultural exhibition

Joint steering committee with MoreMilkiT

Tanga Platform

Maziwa week

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Knowledge sharing – contd.Sharing of common tools with MilkIT in

IndiaShared MilkIT Wiki: http://

milkit.wikispaces.com/o Space to share process with partners and

interested ‘outsiders’ o Online database for our reports o Partners are encouraged to use

Annual regional review and planning meetings across MilkIT project – India & Tanzania

Scientific presentations at conferences o Planned articles for international journals

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Outlook for 2014 and beyond IP sustainability

o Action research implemented in villages o Further interventions identified and initiated o Attached students conducting research o New R4D ideas to continue along IP model

Regional platformso Set up in Morogoro o Active participation in Tanga – towards district

platforms Continuous development of DVC in

collaboration with other projects o Scaling up IP model vs. hubs?

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Asanteni sana! Acknowledgement of funds coming from IFAD

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http://www.CIAT.CGIAR.org/ Science to cultivate change

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Membership of the innovation platform in Wami Sokoine village, Mvomero district, Morogoro region

IP MemberMale

20

15

IP SecretaryFemale

10

5 Village ChairmanVillage Executive officer

Input Supplier Land CommitteeIP treasurer Milk Producer Group Livestock Extension Officer

IP Chairwoman Skin Processor Group Village Sacos0 Stakeholders

Livestock keepers Value Chain actors Network Partner

Membership of the innovation platform in Wami Sokoine village, Mvomero district, Morogoro region

Drawing by Diep Pham

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Innovation platform actors

Skin processor

group

Input suppliers

Producers

Producer group

Village governance

Village Innovatio

n Platform

Land

Livestock extension Extension

Milk processor

group

Credit (Village Sacos)