Faida Mali Implementation progress: Project
Highlights.
MAZIW
A ZAIDI
More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project
M
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L
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SokolaUhakikaniMali
Nisefori Mkwama
Maziwa Zaidi review & planning meeting
31March – 1 April 2015 at Giraffe Ocean View
Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Presentation outline
• Introduction
• Achievements
• Challenges
• Lessons learnt
• Next steps

INTRODUCTION
FM continued activities implementation from
January to March 2015.
Sensitization and establishment of B2B
(linkages to service providers) and check off
system.
Milk collection, bulking and marketing.
Identifying possibility of improved cattle
availability for dairy cattle keepers.

Sensitize and train producers, input suppliers and
milk traders to improve collective milk collection,
bulking and marketing by check-off system and dairy
hub model; Total 20 groups: = 8 (Lushoto), 6
(Handeni), 4 (Kilosa) and 2 (Mvomero).
Link producers to potential service providers and A.I.
Services. 27 linkages have been initiated, of late 15
linkages (B2B) been formalized (contract signed) and
operating in Lushoto.
 Cattle keepers requests (demand for improved dairy
cattle); a quick survey has been done in Arusha,
Manyara and Kilimanjaro Regions of which 7 farms
were ear marked having improved dairy cattle for
sale. Breed types, age and indicative price were also
provided.
ACHIEVEMENTS

Proposed sources of improved cattle

 Road access to reach the groups in the field is a
challenge to both the service providers and not so
attractive to investment - mainly in the wet season.
 Inadequate awareness of the lucrative business
potential underlying B2B to the various groups in
the project area.
 Inadequate supply of A.I. services to improve
the genetic potential of the dairy herds due to low
capacity service of most of the providers (Except Handeni).
CHALLENGES

LESSONS LEARNT
There is high demand for A.I services, however
low capacity hampers Operationalization. So,
Project should think of capacitating some group
members so they can deliver service.
For quick results; A.I. services can go hand in
hand with purchasing of dairy quality breed.
B2B exercise is a new concept to most of
farmers and Input suppliers, so we need to
make close coaching and mentoring to make it
sustainable.

LESSON LEARNT CONT……………
 According to survey FM conducted to 3 Northern
Regions of TZ there is a lot of potential of dairy
breeds which can be linked to cattle keepers -
purchase.
There is enough source of variety of pasture seeds
which cattle keepers can be linked – to be
purchased.
 The Project to synchronize the price of semen in the
project intervention area. In some places a tube of
semen ranges 3,000/=- 10,000/= where as in some
areas within the same project area it ranges from
15,000 - 20,000/=

ADVANTAGES TO BE REALISED BY DAIRY KEEPERS BY WORKING WITH
B2B & CHECK OFF SYSTEM.
To enable members to access some of the subsidized
quality farm inputs & services timely (eg. Acaricide,
vaccines etc).
Members will access professional technical advise
from some of the service providers (E.G. Vety and
induced A.I. Services etc).
Well selected and contracted service providers with a
reasonable working network assuring prompt services
(E.G. Bajuta inter, Handeni vety etc).

ADVANTAGES Contin………………….
Participatory Development of The Members Request
Form, The Draft Contract And The Working Calendar
For Effective Service Provision In The Dairying Field.
Information Flow Clarity And Sharing Between The
Main Stakeholders In The Project Being Improved So
As To Be Sustainable In The Future.

NEXT STEPS
 Conduct follow up of cattle keepers inputs
requirements.
 Continue formalization of B2B and check off
system contracts for the remaining groups.
 Link cattle keepers to access improved dairy
cow breeds.
 Conduct mentoring and backstopping for the
formalized B2Bs contracts and involve the main
stakeholders to sustain & operationalize.

END
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!
MAZIW
A ZAIDI
More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project
M
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L
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SokolaUhakika niMali