Background Current Status

Outlook

1st Advisory Council MeetingDehradun 01/06/2012

Nils Teufel

MilkIT

This is based on the presentation given at the advisory council meeting, but block selection data and conclusions have been updated based on new milk procurement data as well as project outlook up to 2014.

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Topics

• Background– ILRI’s activities in South Asia– History of the MilkIT proposal– Major structure

• Current status– Collaboration with Ajeeveeka/IFAD– Selection of sites & partners– Detailed work-plans– Preparations for implementation

• Outlook– Next activities in 2012– Plans for 2013

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Background – ILRI in South Asia

• Feed improvements (fodder, food-feed crops, processing)

• Market development• Work on innovation

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Background – History of MilkIT

• Fodder Innovation Project/Fodder Adoption Project

• OPEC dairy feeding & marketing project• EU/IFAD call

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Background – major structure

• Institutional strengthening– Value chain assessments– Stakeholder involvement– Innovation platforms for improved dairy marketing

• Productivity improvements– Feed assessments– Technology matching– Innovation platforms for productivity improvements focussing on

feeding• Knowledge sharing

– Communication outputs– Meetings between partners, stakeholders, countries

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Status – Collaboration Ajeeveeka

• IFAD aim of linking loan programmes to grants• Building on base laid by ULIPH• Alignment with development of ILSP

– Site selection– M&E framework (base-line survey)– Support for value chain activities

• Comparison with Tanzania

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Status – Site selection, districts

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DUNDA

TIUNAHATAR

JADAR

POKHRI

KAPKOT

LAKSAR

PUROLA

BAIJRO

BHARKOT

THARALI

CHAMOLI

DIDIHAT

KHATIMA

CHHOLMI

TILWARA

ROORKEE

KOTDWARA

HALDWANI

SRINAGAR

OKHIMATH

PHURKIYA

MUNSYARI

KASHIPUR

RAMNAGAR

RANIKHET

GANGOTRI

BHATWARIRAJGARHI

HARKIDUN

BHATWARI

DHUMAKOT

CHAKRATA

SITARGANJ

THALISAIN

RISHIKESH

DHARCHULA

GHANSYALI

BADRINATH

JOSHIMATH

LANSDOWNE

GANGOLIHAT

VIKASNAGAR

DEVAPRAYAG

PRATAPNAGAR

BHIKIYASAIN

KARNAPRAYAG

NARENDRANAGAR

CHAURANGI KHAL

CHAMOLI

UTTARKASHI

GARHWAL

PITHORAGARH

NAINI TAL

ALMORA

DEHRA DUNTEHRI GARHWAL

HARIDWAR

BAGESHWAR

CHAMPAWAT

UDHAM SINGH NAGAR

RUDRAPRAYAG

BHATWARI

JOSHIMATH

LANSDOWNE

PAURI

MUNSYARI

PUROLA

DHARCHULA

NAINI TAL

RANIKHET

TEHRI

BAGESHWAR

CHAMOLIDEHRA DUN

KASHIPUR

ALMORA

HALDWANI

DEVAPRAYAG

CHAMPAWAT

KARNAPRAYAG

OKHIMATH

CHAKRATA

DIDIHAT

DUNDA

KICHHA

KHATIMA

PITHORAGARH

ROORKEE HARIDWAR

PRATAPNAGAR

RAJGARHI

SITARGANJ

Districts

IFAD

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IFAD_ILSP

• Ajeeveeka activity

• Either Kumaon or Garhwal

• Mid-hills• Dairy

dynamics

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Status – Partners 1

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HIMMOTHAN

IFAD

INHERE

LCM (Loke chetna manch)

CHIRAG

CHEA

• Which type of partners (December workshop)?

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Status – Partners 2

• Medium NGO with – local experience and– capacity for research– INHERE in Almora

• Would new federations be a more sustainable structure?– Bageshwar – Chamoli?– Perhaps not yet– CHIRAG in Bageshwar

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Status, block selection - ILSP

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Partner activities

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Status, block selection, market access

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Milk procurement Aanchal 2011/12 [kg/bov fem]

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Status, block selection,land use

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ShareIrrArea %NetSown

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Status, block selection,bovine density

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Status, block selection,intensified livestock

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Syaldey

Chaukhutiya

Bhikiyasain Sult

Bhageswar

Garud

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BuffFem/BovFem %

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CbFem/BovFem %

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Status, block selection,conclusion

• Bageshwar– Chirag only active in Bageshwar block– Dairy development indicators (milk procurement,

forest share) also support Bageshwar block• Almora

– Chaukutia excluded: high forest & irrigation– Syaldeh excluded: low milk procurement– Bhikyasen and Sult both possible – more data

required

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Status, site selection, clusters

• Bageshwar block – Chirag is active in two clusters– Kathpuryachina– Dewaldar

• Bhikyasen & Sult – Inhere has links to both blocks– Cluster overviews for Bhikyasen & Sult

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Status, site selection, sub-clusters

• Village census at cluster level• Classification of sub-clusters by milk marketing

(formal/informal)• Defined by field facilitator reach (4-6 villages)• Base for feed innovation platform?• Dairy innovation platform at cluster level?• Control sites within cluster?

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Preparations for implementation

• Office• Secondary data collection• Local contacts• Detailed work-plans• Partner agreements• Value chain assessment tools

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Outlook – activities 2012(work plan)

Steps Topics Tools TimeSite selection Block data for cluster Secondary data June

Cluster data for sub-cluster Village census JuneCharacterisation Villages Village survey July

Value chains VCA SeptemberDevelopment Actor mapping AugustFeeding & feed gaps FEAST October

Innovation Dairy market platform formed OctoberFeeding platform formed NovemberMarket interventions identified DecemberFeed interventions identified January ‘13

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Outlook – activities 2013 & 2014

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Steps Topics Tools Time

Innovation Intervention trials round 1 Jan-Apr 13

Intervention trials round 2 Sep-Dec 13

Intervention trials round 3 May-Aug 14

Moving on Scaling-up of interventions Dec13-Sep14

Platform sustainability Mar14-Oct14

Documentation Reports 6-monthly

Publicity WorkshopsDemonstrationsMedia

6-monthly

Impact assessment Sep-Nov 14

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Thank You!

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