2. Progress Report towards Objectives
(August 2013– September 2015)
Presentation Outline
Introduction.
What went well and where
What could be improved in 6-12 months.
Where are our interventions unlike to work.
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3. Introduction
Heifer International Tanzania is on the development
partners implementing More Milk by and for the poor
project togetherwith
TanzaniaDairyBoard
FaidaMaLi
SokoineUniversityof Agriculture
ILRI
District Councils of Kilosa, Mvomero, Handeni,
Lusshoto+Bumbuli
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4. Introduction Cont’….
Objective: De ve lo p scalable value chains appro ache s
with im pro ve o rg anizatio ns and institutio ns se rving
sm allho lde r m ale and fe m ale ho use ho lds.
Target: 4800 resource poor cattle keepers from a total of 30
identified villages
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5. Introduction Cont’….
HeiferTanzania’s focus component is
First
Output 1: Vibrant, wellorganizedandsustainableDMHs
deliveringdemand– ledinputs andservices developed.
and
Second
Output 1b: “Resourcepoordairycattle keepers practicing
improveddairycattlehusbandry resultinginincreased
milkyieldpercow”.
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6.
7. What went well, and where
Vibrant, well organized and sustainable DMHs delivering demand– led inputs and
services developed.
Number of households reached: 2,258 (47% of targeted 4,800)
What went well, Where
30Self-HelpFarmers Groups were
formedand orstrengthened
2,258=1106M+1152F)
Kilosa
Mvomero
Handeni,
Lushoto+Bumbuli
All groups officially
registeredwith
appropriate
regulatoryauthority
29groups receivedtrainedongroup
formation, management
(1,787=847M+940F)
Kilosa
Mvomero
Handeni,
Lushoto+Bumbuli
Onegroupnot
trainedinKilosa
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8. What went well, and where
Resource poor dairy cattle keepers practicing improved dairy cattle husbandry resulting
in increased milk yield per cow.
The project targets to reach 4800 resource poor cattle
What went well, Where Comments
24 g ro ups re ce ive d training o n cattle husbandry in
spe cifie d to pics.
Kilo sa
Mvo m e ro
Hande ni,
Lusho to
+ Bum buli
Bre e ds and bre e ding , (606=219+315F)
Fe e ds and fe e ding , (466=213M+233F)
Pasture /fo dde r e stablishm e nt and pre se rvatio n
(351=137M+214F),
Dise ase and dise ase co ntro l(393=207M+186F)
Milking te chniq ue s (288=146M+142F)
Im pro ve d dairy Co wshe d co nstructio n( 155=76M+79)
Calf re aring (55=24M+31F)
Kilo sa
Mvo m e ro
Hande ni,
No t ye t in
Lusho to
+ Bum buli
Furthe r training o n
im pro ve d da iry cattle
husbandry was
suspe nde d during and
afte r MTD
Seenext Slide#7
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10. Evidence to positive impact of trainings on improved
dairy cattle husbandry
Traine d dairy farm e rs e ag e r
to de m o nstrate im pro ve d
dairy cattle husbandry
practice s are re q ue sting fo r:
Im pro ve d dairy he ife rs.
Go o d dairy bulls
ArtificialInse m inatio n se rvice s.
Fo rag e (g rass) se e ds .
Anim alhe alth se rvice s
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11. What couldbeimprovedin6-12months
Dairy cattle farm e rs de m o nstrating
co m m itm e nt to take -up im pro ve d
dairy husbandry practice s facilite d
to acce ss to
Facilitate acce ss to co nstructio n
m ate rials fo r ze ro -g raz ing unit
Fe e dstuffs
Facilitate acce ss fo r fo rag e ( g rass
and le g um e ) se e ds
Facilitate acce ss to im pro ve d dairy
cattle
Facilitate Acce ss to pro ductio ns 11
12. Where are our interventions unlike to work
So ftware (kno w-ho w) witho ut m uch
e xpe cte d hardware m o st unlike ly to
wo rk
Sustainable ado ptio n o f im pro ve d dairy
cattle husbandry practice s is m o st
unlike ly witho ut
acce ss to physicalo r tang ible
pro ductio n asse ts and inputs e xpe cte d
by farm e rs
acce ss and co ntro lo ve r land
Acce ss to sustainable and pro fitable
m arke t fo r m ilk and/o r dairy pro ducts 12
13. Challenges
Hig h de m and fo r pasture se e ds fro m live sto ck Ke e pe rs
Unm e t e xpe ctatio n fo r im pro ve d dairy cattle
Expe ctatio n o f m ate rialand financialassistance
Acce ss and co ntro lo f land criticalchalle ng e
Flexibility and responsiveness project implementation creating
more new challenges and problems for both implementing
partners andproject participants
Research and development objectiveness conflicting and
confusingpartners andfarmers
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