The document summarizes a scoping mission to Tanzania conducted by Brigitte Maass of MilkIT in August 2011. The objectives of the mission were to familiarize themselves with dairy research and development efforts, identify potential partners and implementation sites, and plan stakeholder consultations. Key sites visited included Arusha, Tanga, Morogoro, and Dar es Salaam where they met with various research institutions, NGOs, processors, and government ministries. Potential implementation sites were identified in Arusha/Kilimanjaro, Tanga, and the southern highlands based on criteria like productivity, market linkages, stakeholders, and IFAD priorities.

1. Scoping mission to Tanzania August 2011 Brigitte Maass MilkIT Pre-inception Workshop, Nairobi 24 th – 25 th January 2012

3. Route Map from: http://www.vidiani.com/maps/maps_of_africa/maps_of_tanzania/detailed_relief_and_political_map_of_tanzania.jpg Nairobi Arusha Morogoro Dar es Salaam Tanga 1000 km 1000 km

8. Milk sheds Map from: http://www.vidiani.com/maps/maps_of_africa/maps_of_tanzania/detailed_relief_and_political_map_of_tanzania.jpg Dar es Salaam Nairobi 1000 km 1000 km MBEYA IRINGA NJOMBE TANGA Southern highlands MARA KAGERA MWANZA KILIMANJARO MANYARA ARUSHA ZANZIBAR Lake zone Arusha/ Kilimanjaro Tanga MOROGORO Morogoro Tanga Arusha

13. MilkI T – Site selection criteria 1 Criteria Potential MilkI T research sites (Major Milk Sheds/Catchment zones of Tanzania) Arusha (town + its environs) + Kilimanjaro Regions Tanga Region + its environs incl. Lushoto highlands Morogoro + its environs incl. southern highlands (Iringa + Mbeya Regions) Mwanza + Mara Regions (Lake Victoria zone) Zanzibar Potential for productivity improvement emphasizing feeds ++ +++ +++ ++ + Link between feed improvement and milk market ++ +++ + + + Production system Intensive (highlands) + extensive (lowlands) Intensive (highland) + extensive (lowlands) More extensive than intensive Mainly extensive systems ??

14. MilkI T – Site selection criteria 2 Criteria Potential MilkI T research sites (Major Milk Sheds/Catchment zones of Tanzania) Arusha + Kilimanjaro Regions Tanga Region Morogoro + incl. southern highlands Mwanza + Mara Regions Zanzibar Cattle population and proportion improved dairy cattle (2007/08 sample based census) Livestock population Arusha 1,812,602 (5.3%) Kilimanjaro 493,943 (35%) Tanga 731,504 (6%) Morogoro 639,995 (1.8%) Mbeya 866,790 (9.1%) Iringa 475,935 (3.3%) Mwanza: 1,976,831 (0.3%) Zanzibar: 155,723 (4.4) Genetics for dairy cattle +++ cross breed ++ cross breed ++ cross breed + cross breed +?

15. MilkI T – Site selection criteria 3 Criteria Potential MilkI T research sites (Major Milk Sheds/Catchment zones of Tanzania) Arusha + Kilimanjaro Regions Tanga Region Morogoro + incl. southern highlands Mwanza + Mara Regions Zanzibar Stakeholders (Presence/ absence) +++ ++ + + ?? Types of stakeholders Many NGOs, NARS, Feed and agro-chemical companies, Milk proces-sors NGOs, NARS, Feed and agro-chemical companies, Milk proces-sors, stake-holder plat-form exists Feed processor, Milk processors, SUA, NARS Milk processors ??

16. MilkI T – Site selection criteria 4 Criteria Potential MilkI T research sites (Major Milk Sheds/Catchment zones of Tanzania) Arusha + Kilimanjaro Regions Tanga Region Morogoro + incl. southern highlands Mwanza + Mara Regions Zanzibar IFAD priorities ++ if linked with Manyara None None None +++ R&D partners SARI, Livestock Research Centre West Kilimanjaro Tanga Livestock Research Centre (zonal ARI) Mpwapwa Livestock Production Research Institute (natio-nal ARI), SUA None ?? Market pull – local +++ +++ ++ +++?? + Market pull – external +++ +++ +++ + None Beneficiaries +++ +++ +++ ++ +