Eaddnews issue9 2012 email

East Africa Dairy Development Project

Volume 9
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Supporting Innovation
INSIDE Farming 2 School 3 Computers 4 Interview: 6
at the dropout and Cows: Smart
Finger tip Innovating Creating the Farmer
Affordable Link
Dairy Machin- UNDP-EADD
East Africa Dairy Development News eries
Volume 9 partner 11
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EDITORIAL East Africa Dairy Development Project

Farming At The
Finger Tip

A
few years back, in Eastern button, or press of a thumb, a farmer
Africa, telephone communica- will know if his cow is on heat or if it room, as you will find out after read-
tion was a hectic affair for needs a change of feed. Better still, ing about two innovative youth fea-
many. If one lived in a remote region, the same farmer would access advi- tured in this issue.
she had to travel several kilometres to sory services from an extension offi-
a town with public payphone to make cer he hardly ever sees, yet both know Gideon Birgen is an upcoming force
a phone call. Only a few well to do when the cow is due for deworming or in dairy software innovation; while
people owned telephones; many were ready for insemination. The extension Joseph Macharia is taking dairy ma-
rather intimidated and even fewer officer gives real time advice to the chinery to the next level. Birgen, a
knew how to use them. Mobile tele- farmer without the need of any bike computer scientist, may still be
phones were unheard of. Computers rides to and fro the farm. This may dreaming up newer software, but his
were only seen in the modern offices. sound like a dream and yes it is for previous ideas put to work have en-
Lap tops were novel… majority of smallholder farmers only abled several cooperatives to manage
for the moment for we are supporting automate processes such as payments,
Things are different today. Nearly innovators who are making significant check-off management etc.
everyone has a headway with prototypes that hold
We evaluate gadget, whether potential of making this future a real- Mr. Macharia dropped out of primary
a mobile phone, ity sooner rather than later. school, but is now trail blazing in in-
innovations, a computer, a novative dairy farm tools. He manu-
support innovators lap top, an Ipad, It takes an open mind to accept, use factures affordable dairy equipment
and help make name it. The and advocate for new innovations for for on-farm use, and thousands of
old and the development. It is even more impor- farmers are saving on labour and en-
available new young, the liter- tant to have sponsors of technical so- joying higher productivities.
technology to dairy ate and the illit- lutions promote them for their benefits
farmers. erate, the ur- and be there to walk the farmers As Egil Milbergs of Accelerating in-
banite and the through the early stages of adoption. novation avers, "Technology plays a
rural folk, all own a gadget and use it leading role in innovation, but it isn't
to communicate, listen to and watch That is part of what the EADD project the only factor. What were once dis-
music and news updates, do banking, has been doing for the past four years. ruptive technologies now are com-
pay bills, locate long lost friends. We evaluate innovations, support in- modities. Technology can be the es-
novators and help make available new tablishing base for innovation, but
Our lives revolve around gadgets. technology to dairy farmers. We have people are the ones that drive it for-
It has previously been said that inno- noted some great results. Some of the ward. Technology is really only the
vation and use of gadgets are for the innovations championed thus far in- mechanics of the process. Real inno-
open minded. American author and clude the dairy hub model, calf wean- vation is about great people generat-
toy maker, Roger Von Oech, puts it ing formulations, feed pulverizers, ing and then implementing new
succinctly: "It's easy to come up with producer group extension services, ideas."
new ideas; the hard part is letting go billing software etc. Moses Nyabila
of what worked for you two years ago, Regional Director—EADD
but will soon be out of date." How Innovation is neither synonymous
true! Consider this: By the click of a with, nor exclusively to the board-
East Africa Dairy Development News Volume 9 2

FEATURE East Africa Dairy Development Project

Education might be crucial but a
primary school graduate innova-
tor is welding millions of shillings
making a hardy dairy farm tool

The Innovator
H e bought a pulveriser on loan
and dismantled it, piece by
piece. That gave way to a
business empire. Speak of
beginning with the end in mind, and
the story of Joseph Kimani Kiriri a.k.a
Macharia gives validity to Stephen
Covey’s first habit of successful peo- Farmers in Uganda using a pulverizer.
ple.
started by repairing cars but believed rest, as they say is history
Armed with only a primary school that even though I lacked academic
certificate and artisan training in me- credentials, my creativity would create “I have been working with the Kenyan
chanics, 33 years old Joseph has something from scratch. After some- dairy sector and EADD for the last
scored many firsts with thousands of time I quit as a mechanic and joined four years to market the pulveriser
dairy farmers in East Africa. His inno- the repair and maintenance depart- and make it available in farms in
vation, a localised pulveriser, is a sig- ment at Baraka Millers Factory in Kenya and beyond, including
nificant equipment in their farms; po- Nakuru. I created a Mill Machine, on Rwanda.”
sitioned as a competitive, affordable the first day of work.” He admits that it wasn’t until 2009 and
and indispensable tool that is more 2010 that he has recorded rapid
than 10 times, cheaper retailing at Pleased with the young talent, Jo- growth, a feat he credits to partnering
kes35 000 (US$ 410) but equally effi- seph’s supervisor immediately moved with EADD, “when they (EADD) vis-
cient as compared to imports or those him to the creative department. Dur- ited my workshop they bought 12
fabricated by established farm machin- ing his spare time, individual clients pieces which they gave to farmer asso-
ery workshops that retail at Kes 200 contracted him to make milling ma- ciations. They even took some to
000 to 400 000 (US$ 2300—4700). chines. Eventually, Joseph quit and to Rwanda, and that’s when I established
His workshop sells at least 25 ma- establish Nakuru Simba Machinery a market in Rwanda. EADD has in a
chines per week, and has employed 26 and fabricators in 2003. way facilitated a way for me to meet
people. Identified Need more customers and market.”
“I concentrated on making local mills,
His journey is evidence of the resil- choppers and feed mixers at afford- Changed fortunes
ience of human spirit. able prices. However, on interaction The young innovator plans to retire at
“I wore my first shoe at the age of 16, with farmers, I saw the demand for an
by then I had dropped out of school 40, by which time he will have in-
affordable pulveriser. vested in real estate.
for lack of school fees. My parents had Driven by the prospect of making it
10 children to feed; and as one of the big in the end, I took a commercial
elder kids, I was expected to contrib- loan and bought a generator and a Why Pulverizers
ute to the family’s income. With such pulveriser and dismantled them –piece This machine helps small-scale farmers
limited choices, I joined a local vehi- by piece- to study the science behind transport, store and stall, feed their
cle garage to apprentice as a vehicle their making.” He says. ruminant animals with the bulky dry
mechanic. It was better than walking forages they may have at hand, such as
the streets looking for menial jobs. I
A few iron sheets later he was down to grass and legume hays, fibrous crop
work. Within a day, he had residues such as cereal stovers of
The Risk made a simple pulveriser, how- maize, sorghum, millet, cereal straws
“I took a commercial loan and ever it was inefficient. Two trials of rice, teff, wheat, barley, oats, and
bought a generator and a pulver- later, hewould compete withprod-
uct that
still hadn’t made a
the
haulms of beans. Pulverizers shred this
forage into lengths of a few millime-
iser and dismantled them –piece imports. However, on the fourth ters. This reduces wastage by 30–60%
by piece- to study the science be- trial, his first pulveriser was up and enhances the feed intake of farm
hind their making.” and running and he already had animals by 30–60%.
three orders paid by cash. The


FEATURE East Africa Dairy Development Project

Computing Cows
Creating the link

As he walked in for his first lesson in computer
programming at Kenya’s Kenyatta University in
2005, Gideon Birgen felt as mismatched to the
course as chalk is with cheese.
He had never touched a computer before.



“ The lecturer went on with the
class assuming that everybody
knew what a mouse, a monitor, a
The friend was will-
ing to help, and
took Gideon to the
computer lab where
The Dream

keyboard etc, was. I did not even he conducted an a system that could automatically
know where the start button on the introductory session
desktop computer was,” Gideon on computer hard- link the farmer with his cow,
Birgen recalls with muffled amuse-
ment. Today, he is credited with de-
ware, which in- trainings attended, calves delivered,
cluded how to start
veloping software that aided a chill- and shut down a and the dairy management groups
ing plant located in his village proc- computer, how to
ess payment for farmers who deliv- use a mouse and
he belonged to.
ered their milk produce. basic navigation of
the computer. He
Clueless first contact was comfortable
As he walked into his first lesson in with a computer in less than a week. He dreamed of a system that could
computer programming at Kenyatta “I could open the programming tool automatically link the farmer with
University in 2005, Gideon Birgen and test codes without anybody’s his cow, trainings attended, calves
felt as mismatched to the course as help. That is how I started my jour- delivered, and the dairy management
chalk is with cheese. He had joined ney with the computer, my passion groups he belonged to.
the school to study a Bachelor’s of today.”
Science course in Computer Science, He developed forms that captured
yet he had never touched a computer He had always delivered milk to data on performance. This enables
before. “I knew I had chosen a Tanykina dairy farmers business as- the farmer to decide to cull his cow
wrong course,” he says. sociation chilling plant near his or not depending on the quantity of
home, during holidays. One time, milk produced and the cost of main-
As the other students switched on when on school break, he went to tenance.
their computers and followed each the chilling plant and found farmers’
instruction the lecturer gave, Gideon payroll being processed in an old They also capture animal health re-
sat quietly in front of his, not under- and inefficient manner; using an ex- cords from where a farmer can know
standing a single word not even cel spread sheet. “Certainly that was how often his animal falls sick, and
touching his machine. not the best way of storing data as it Artificial Insemination which re-
was prone to errors,” he states. flects the cow’s conception rate.
“I sat there wondering what I was “Records on animal health, artificial
going to do in the entire course since Beginning at home insemination, and performance in
I had not even done any computer Determined to help, Gideon devel- terms of milk production, are crucial
packages. The only computer I had oped a software that generates a pay- for any dairy animal and to a farmer
seen before then was what I later out list, a statement and issues re- who wants to practise enterprise
learned was a monitor,” he adds ceipts to farmers automatically. dairy farming. If a farmer has reli-
with laughter. What the accountants does is input able records on these, the worth of
the identification number of the sup- the cow can be evaluated very eas-
At the back of his mind, Gideon felt plier (farmer) and the quantity of ily,” he advises.
certain that he would cope, he had milk supplied. “That marked the be-
excelled in Physics and Mathemat- ginning of my programming life.” Gideon, who currently works at the
ics, in the Kenya Certificate of Sec- His most notable achievement is Kenya Dairy Farmers Federation as
ondary Education (KCSE) exam. “I however a program he developed for an Information Technology special-
decided to stay on with the confi- the dairy industry. ist, intends to specialise in Software
dence that my foundation in Physics Engineering, and innovate products
and Mathematics would see me Upon completing his studies in useful to a small-scale dairy farmer,
through. I knew that I was not going 2008, Gideon joined the East Africa reveals the father of two.
to fail.” Dairy Development (EADD) Project
as an intern attached to Tanykina
He set out to work knowing that he Dairy Chilling Plant, in Eldoret at
was the most disadvantaged of his Kenya’s Rift Valley Province. His
fellow students; they had all taken at first assignment was to help in redes-
least a computer package. igning forms to be used in data col-
lection and mobilisation of farmers.
A scientific combination “I went a step further and designed Tabitha Onyinge is an independent
Immediately after the trying lecture, an application to be used by the contributor from Kenya
Gideon informed a friend about the team in analysing the data collected
challenges he was facing in class. from the field,” he shares.


SMART FARMER East Africa Dairy Development Project

Agnes picking cabbages in her shamba. Dairy cows have become a significance source of income for her family. She not only milks them
but also uses their waste as manure which she applies to enrich her vegetable garden

Study Tour Changed her Perception

A few more farmers like her
and agriculture would close
its old book to open a new
one. Agnes Namusoke, from Butale
village in Uganda’s Masaka district
husbandry in 2009. After the study
tour, Agnes was convinced to estab-
lish her first fodder plot and also
cites conservation of feeds as a key
lesson she took from the study tour.
creasing amount of available milk.
Her cows milk production increased
to 14 litres per cow, their production
have been steady and she sells some
of the milk at UGX 500 (.20$)per
joined a dairy farmers group in 2008. At first, Agnes struggled with the litre. The caretaker of 15 children
Before then she was a small scale new ideas, “I had reservations about also learnt to apply the animal waste
vegetable farmer utilizing a small silage and hay. Even after watching in her garden which greatly im-
piece of land. “The harvest were a cow eat silage in Eldoret, Kenya proved the soils and boosted her
poor most of the time, it was a strug- during the visit, I didn’t think my crop yields. She has expanded her
gle” she says. cows would like it.” crop gardens to include cabbages,
On joining a dairy group she ac- water melons and tomatoes and cur-
cessed training in basic animal man- With support from her peers she dug rently harvests four boxes of toma-
agement, she also participated in a a silage pit and made silage. She toes each month which she sells at
field exchange study to Kenya to synchronized her 2 Friesian cows to UGX 50,000 (20$)a box. By Brian
learn various appropriate animal conceive at the same time thus in- Kawuma

Make Hay

M argaret Nyaguthie is a dairy farmer and business woman
benefiting from improvements in dairy farming around
Mweiga area, Nyeri county, Central Kenya. With the
number of farmers engaging in the business of milk production in-
creasing in the last three years, a demand for affordable quality feeds
increased. She has carved a niche as a fodder producer. During our
visit, she mentions that her compound is much quiet as compared to
seasons she is in business, but then can we see the rush green on the
land sloping a few metres from the gate? “That is not weed,” she
chuckles. In a few weeks she will harvest rhodes grass growing on
the ten acre land. With a few farm hands she will make hay, a busi-
ness she has managed with her husband for the last five years. She
has put up a barn that holds 1000 bales of hay in a season. She sells a
bale of hay for KES 400 ($4.7) during the dry months, when demand
is high.


COUNTRY UPDATES East Africa Dairy Development Project
Uganda Sembabule transforms from
Compiled by Brian Kawuma
processor owned to farmer
owned chilling plant
Connecting Girls, Inspiring Future
EADD in Uganda held a two day event dubbed,
“Connecting girls, Inspiring Futures” to create awareness
among women dairy groups on the opportunities for entrepre-
S embabule Dairy Farmers Association, for-
merly known as Sembabule SALL Chilling
Plant finally transformed from a processor
managed chilling plant to a farmer-managed milk
neurship development in the dairy value chain. It also served as bulking and chilling business with the acquisition
an avenue to create collaborative linkages with other stake- through lease of a 3000 litre capacity cooler from
Sameer Agriculture and Livestock Limited
holders.
(SALL), a leading milk processor in Uganda. The
farmers now have full control of the management
Speaking at the event, Mr. Edward Ssebunya the Regional Coor-
and operations of the cooler.
dinator, Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA) urged women
dairy groups to work with area cooperative enterprises (ACEs) in
order to access markets for their goods and services. In 2010, 541 members were mobilized to raise eq-
uity through membership subscriptions and share
Jane Kugonza, EADD feed specialist emphasized EADD’s com- capital to register their own cooperative, the Sem-
mitment towards working with dairy farmers to increase women babule Dairy Farmers’ Association. The member-
and youth participation in dairy-related activities at household, ship totals 640 to date. In May 2012, the coopera-
community and market- tive deposited a refundable collateral of UGX 5.8
ing level. She appealed million (US$2,320) as security for the milk cool-
to the participants to ing equipment from SALL at a cost of UGX
mobilize people, begin- 180,000($72) per month as rental fees deducted
ning from their families from milk sales and profits. It is projected that the
to join and buy shares farmers will have finalized paying the balance to
in dairy cooperatives. SALL in 10 months.
She underscored the
importance of support- Initially, the farmers sold milk directly to SALL.
ing each other through With their own cooperative farmers can now nego-
training and marketing tiate for better prices with the processor. Already,
of their products. as a group, they have successfully lobbied the Sem-
babule Local government to construct the road to
the remote areas to facilitate milk transportation.

Partnering with Private Sector Foundation
Project. The partnership makes a significant
landmark on the road to strengthen-
Through the partnership ing governance, management and
dairy farmers will partici- accountability of cooperative leader-
pate in a “Financial and ship and a huge step towards im-
proving the incomes of the poor
governance empowerment
series Training” that will dairy farmer communities in the
take place in a span of 9 country.
months from April 2012 PSFU has a membership of over 250
to November 2012. The associations from different sectors.
program aims at impart- Its services include capacity building
ing skills on managing as well as lobbying and policy advo-
agriculture as a business cacy. At the end of the program an
award will be given to the winning co-
and improving govern-

H
operative that would have demonstrated
eifer International Uganda ance and management of dairy pro- the best practice.
signed a capacity building ducer group enterprises. The target
Memorandum of Under- trainees include executive members Other partnerships include;
standing with Private Sector Foun- of the various dairy cooperative so- BrazAfric, Mt. Elgon Seed, BUBUSI
dation Uganda (PSFU). The MOU cieties cooling/chilling plant manag- feed mill, NaLRRI/ASARECA pro-
provides Capacity building for 540 ers and extension workers. The projects and Pride Microfinance for in-
members of the executive commit- gram will involve structured train- puts, feed processing equipments,
tees drawn from 50 Dairy farmer ings, mentoring and coaching of and credit services.
Cooperatives supported by the East farmers in handling dairy products.
Africa Dairy Development (EADD)

Kenya
Strategic
Partnerships

T
Compiled by Jane Kithuka
aragoon dairies formed
a partnership with
Jogoo machinery, sup-
pliers of farm equipments in
Rift Valley province of Kenya.
The partnership means that
dairy farmers affiliated to Ta-
ragoon will access chuff cutters, through the cooperative’
credit system. Chuff cutter is a tool for preparation of ensi-
lage, and comes in handy especially during dry seasons. It
ensures wastage of fodder is minimized. The farmers in Ta-
ragoon had expressed challenges in purchasing the tool on a
cash basis.

Still on partnerships, Chepkorio Dairy Company Limited
Metkei Multipurpose Company was formed partnership with Buzeki Dairy, a milk processor for
awarded distributorship by Kenya seed and NCPB to the supply of fertilizers to Chepkorio. The fertilizer will be
sell both seeds and fertilizers through the cooperatives sold through the dairy agrovet and will enable farmers to
outlets. Metkei has also secured another dealership access supplies through check off system.
with solar aid to sell solar panels to their farmers; by
end of April 2012, over 150 households were installed
with solar. Asset Financing Training
Cherobu multipurpose dairy company also opened a
new collection center at Cheplanget market. The cen-
ter targets to reach an additional 300 farmers and ex-
pects to bulk an average of 1500 kg’s of milk per day.

Milk reception at Siongiroi

J
Cooperatives show case uhudi Kilimo, an entity that provides innovative asset
products at breeders show financing and training to smallholder farmers and enter-
The breeders show for South Rift and Kericho, was a prises in rural communities in Kenya partnered with
shining moment for some producer organizations. EADD in training farmers in some cooperatives. This part-
During the South Rift Breeders show, the best Heifer nership resulted in 70 women and youth from Sot and 38
(Aryshire) was from a dairy farmer affiliated with Sot women and youth from Siongiroi receiving training in Asset
dairy company. financing.

In Kericho, the second best heifer was awarded to a Financial Services Expand
farmer registered with Cherobu Multipurpose Dairy Enhancing access to finance for farmers is on a high as Tin-
Company. The recognition of farmers from EADD deret dairy company joins the fray, having successfully reg-
supported cooperatives goes to prove that there is istered Financial Service Activities (Village Bank). The
adoption of best practices in animal health and feed- company was successful split into Tinderet and Lessos
ing among farmers. While many more farmers need to Dairy Farmers Cooperative.
be reached, the winning few could act as a learning Mean while, Tanykina dairy plant has initiated a partnership
example. We congratulate the winning farmers. with cooperative bank which will enable Tanykina FSA and
Sacco members access ATM services. The partnership is
dubbed “FedhaLink.” The agreement means that an ATM
machine is installed at the dairy plant premises.
The Milk chilling enterprise also rolled out their website
www.tanykinadairies.com



Rwanda

Compiled by Jacqueline Kayitesi

Rwandans Consume More
Unprocessed Milk

E ADD Rwanda commissioned a milk consumer survey
so as to inform project design and various stakeholder
on market dynamics in Rwanda. The survey results
indicated that 70% of the Rwandan population consume milk
with 92% of these, consuming unprocessed milk distributed
by alternative or informal markets.

This projects the informal sector as the most significant
market outlet for milk and that diary development programs
and investors should pay keen attention. To set the pace, Stakeholders in dairy discuss consumer survey
EADD is using these findings to engage with government in results
policy making that will hopefully recognise informal markets.
Working with the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, EADD continues to meet with groups of key
stakeholders from government, NGOs, and the private sector, to create awareness of the Consumer Survey information
and facilitate its uptake.

Management updates
Its a Wrap! For ABS-TCM in Rwanda Mr Elisee KAMANZI takes over as Rwanda
Country Program Manager. He replaced Mr.

A frica Breeders Services– Total Cattle Management (ABS-TCM) Dennis Karumuzi who bid the team
wrapped up its operations in EADD Rwanda in April, 2012. farewell in March 2012.

During the last four years, ABS achieved its deliverables and contributed Mr. Benjamin ZIGAMASABO, the ICRAF
significantly in improving breeds in EADD operational sites in Rwanda. Team Leader, also couples up as Production
EADD is scaling down its operations in Rwanda in preparation for Team Leader.
exit in 2013.
A key outcome of ABS in Rwanda is building strong working relationship Mr. John HAGUMA, who had thus far
with the government agricultural board and elevating the importance of served the Project as Investment Advisor,
AI. This is touted as key in ensuring continuity of support in AI service took over the role of HPI Team Leader
provision in areas of project interventions.
Ms Lindsay Hagan, joined EADD in
January, 2012 as a consultant. She has been
instrumental in facilitating the analysis and
Modern Milk Collection Centers For disemmination of the consumer survey
results to the government and stakeholders
Farmers in the dairy sector.
70 farmers' cooperatives are set to develop milk collection centres (MCC’s)
with support of the Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Resources through
the Livestock Infrastructure Support Programme (LISP). Part of the
beneficiary cooperatives include 7 EADD sites. The sites are Nyagatare,
Isangano, Mudacos, Ngarama, Muhazi and Gahengeri sites where
construction has already began.

Hygiene for locally processed milk and milk products still poses problems
as dairies and milk product processing plants get milk from different
suppliers. MCC’s remedy the situation, as they help farmers properly store
milk.
In related development, Rwabiharamba, Isangano and Matimba have
entered into agreements with the Rwanda Milk quality initiative to acquire
milk transporting tanks and milk coolers in an effort to increase milk
chilling capacity



EADD at East and South African Dairy Conference and Exhibition in Pictures
EADD participated in Africa Dairy Conference and Exhibition in April. The President of the republic of Kenya, H.E Mwai Kibaki attended the
event as guest of honor. Heifer International, VP for Africa Programmes was a keynote speaker. The theme of this year conference was “Driving
Competitiveness through Technology.” See EADD’s participation captured in pictures below.


News East Africa Dairy Development Project

UNDP– Africa Facility for Inclusive Markets to Partner with EADD

T he United Nations Development To meet this need, EADD project
Programme – Africa Facility for has already mobilized innovative
Inclusive Markets (UNDP- extension service structures em-
AFIM) has declared its interest to sup- bedded in cooperatives/ farmer
port EADD Project. Discussions are organizations. The aptly named
underway to provide USD 150 000 grant hub based extension services
to pilot test innovative cooperative consisted of over 750 extension
driven advisory/extension services pro- advisors, 535 animal health
grams that demonstrate the benefits and workers, 320 AI technicians and
value of collaborating with other value 109 agrovet shops by close of
chain actors like processors , input sup- 2011. Thus the grant shall build
pliers, banks, public extension programs. on already existing efforts and
towards building the capacity of
Since the decline of government- cooperatives in business develop-
sponsored extension systems, little atten- ment services, setting up exten- the economic transformation of the
tion has been given to rural agricultural sion services and agrovet shops across countries in the region.
advisory services. the districts and setting up new chilling According to Moses Nyabila, EADD
satellite centres to collect milk and link- project Regional Director, the 1 year
This challenges small holder farmers ing them to markets and processors. UNDP grant will make part of a consoli-
because productive dairying requires dated fund that EADD is mobilizing
skills that most farmers lack such as It is envisioned that this will build an from key development partners includ-
application of feed technology, diagno- efficient value chain, thereby transform- ing bilateral organizations and govern-
sis of diseases, milk handling and qual- ing the lives of farmers to create a vi- ments. The UNDP-AFIM partnership
ity etc. brant dairy industry that contributes to will pilot in Uganda and Kenya.

B&MGF Approves EADD Cost Extension

T he Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation has
approved supplemental
funding for EADD. This one
year funding extends the life of
According to the Gates Foundation,
this represents the largest amount the
Foundation has ever granted for a
supplement for any of their grants.

the project to June 30, 2013. Many thanks to the hardworking
teams at HQ and the field offices of
These funds will continue to sup- Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and EADD
port activities in Rwanda, where Regional offices for their efforts in
EADD is winding down, Kenya the development of this cost exten-
and Uganda, where it is continu- sion.
ing, and new activity in Ethiopia
and Tanzania, which will be
Metkei Multipurpose dairy, one of cooperatives partner-
added to the project in Phase II.
ing with EADD

Stakeholder Consultative Workshops Inform EADD2 Development

A s the Roman philosopher in greater detail about the dairy pro- private, public and academic sectors
Seneca said, the best ideas gram, determining the feasibility of including veterinarians, feed proces-
are common property. To its implementation and assessing the sors, milk processors, farm represen-
capture the best ideas for dairy de- stakeholders' interest in participating tatives, regulators, research scien-
velopment, EADD has conducted a in its implementation. tists.
series of multi stakeholder consulta-
tions in Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia During the stakeholder workshop
and Kenya. The goal was to bring in Uganda, Irene Muwanguzi,
together various stakeholders in a Heifer Uganda Country Director
neutral forum for sharing ideas, underscored the importance of the
building consensus and developing workshops. She noted the impor-
commitment to EADD project as it tance of ensuring the plans were
prepares a proposal for phase two. consistent with the host govern-
Participants got to know one an- ment dairy plans. The workshops
other, understand each other’s views were facilitated by PICO team,
and create some first steps together. who are independent facilitators
There was a genuine desire to learn and gathered representatives from Participants during a recent stakeholder workshop in
Nairobi, Kenya



Imprint
Contributors: Brian Kawuma, Jane Kithuka, Jacqueline
Kayitesi, Moses Nyabila, Ann Mbiruru
Edited by: Ann Mbiruru

East Africa Dairy Development—Project
Regional Office
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The East Africa Dairy Development project is a regional
industry development program led by Heifer International in
partnership with International Livestock Research Institute
(ILRI), TechnoServe, the World Agroforestry
Centre (ICRAF) and the African Breeders Service Total Cat-
tle Management (ABS-TCM).

The project is being implemented in Kenya, Rwanda and
Uganda.


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