More Milk in Tanzania ( MoreMilkiT ) Overview and context of ‘ Maziwa Zaidi ’

1. More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Overview and context of ‘MaziwaZaidi’ Summary for Steering Committee A. Omore and L. Kurwijila Presentation at Project Review and Planning and Steering Committee Meeting 19 March 2014

2. More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project Background Tanzania’s GDP growth over the last decade has barely impacted the poor Smallholder dairy VC R&D engagement since Jan 2012 Strong focus on pro-poor marginalised pre-commercial men and women Research solutions and more investments are needed to transform the livestock sector Acting now, together and coherently, we can create a vibrant dairy sector & exploit it for the benefit of the poor Aim is to provide proof-of-concept on how marginalised groups can also be targeted successfully

3. Tanzania is one of 9 Target Value Chains SHEEP & GOATS AQUACULTURE PIGS DAIRY

4. More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project Objectives (derived from ASDS and Irish Aid Tanzania CSP) Goal: Inclusive growth and reduced poverty and vulnerability among dairy-dependent livelihoods in relevant rural areas in Tanzania Outcome: Rural poor are more income secure through enhanced access to demand-led dairy market business services and viable organisational options, and low-income consumers have better access to affordable milk.

5. More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project Contributing Objectives over 5 yrs • Develop scalable value chains approaches with improved organization and institutions serving resource-poor male and female smallholder dairy households • Generate and communicate evidence on business and organizational options for increasing participation of resource-poor male and female households in dairy value chains • Inform policy on appropriate role for pro-poor smallholder-based informal sector value chains in dairy sector development

6. Addressing 4 inter-related problems that face resource-poor milk producers • Dominant direct sales of small volumes by smallholder producers that preclude economies of scale • Credit facilities for basic inputs and services or working capital are lacking. This discourages investment to improve productivity • Lack of appropriate organizational models for pre-commercial producers (complexcooperative models and technology-driven solutions have largely failed, especially applies in extensive areas) • Seasonality of rainfall and related effects are strong

7. Identified villages

8. More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project Plans to achieve objectives: 2013-16 Pilot is targeting 30 villages with 4800 cattle keepers across 4 districts: 1. Develop scalable value chains approaches with improved organization and institutions • Output 1.1 Vibrant, well organized, and sustainable DMHs delivering demand-led inputs and services developed (Led by Heifer & FAIDA Mali) • Establish DMHs: • Operate the DMHs: • Output 1.2 DMHs governance strategies strengthened through non-formal trainings (Led by Heifer and FM, with support from SNV) • Strengthening actors and their organisations • Output 1.3 DMHs assessments undertaken and used for improving the performance of dairy value chains • DMHs assessments (e.g., adapting and applying stage-gating tool) - serving development pilot in real-time

9. More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project Plans to achieve objectives: 2013-16 2. Generate and communicate evidence on business and organizational options • Output 2.1 DMHs act as platforms for generating and communicating evidence on business and organisational options for increased participation of resource poor men and women in the dairy value chains • Targeted research: serving development pilot in real-time • Gender analysis andgender mainstreaming of DMHs • Output 2.2 Value chain governance strategies strengthened to generate, package, and communicate information critical to DHMs rollout • Improving quality assurance services and communication (Led by TDB) • Output 2.3 Evidence of DMHs as viable and sustainable dairy value chain development models generated and communicated • Assessment of the efficiency of integrating small-scale informal value chain into the formal and development of scaling out strategies • Delivery of learning products - serving development pilot in real-time

10. More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project Plans to achieve objectives: 2013-16 Cross-cutting Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation framework 3. Inform policy on appropriate role for pro-poor smallholder-based informal sector value chains in dairy sector development • Output 3.1 Lessons for sustainable value chain development through evidence-based research, monitoring and evaluation, and recommendations for scaling out developed and disseminated • Generation and communication of evidence and lessons • Advocacy • Final evaluation

11. More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project Hubs for piloting in the Tanzania context Dairy Market Hubs (DMHs) with emphasis on improving access to inputs and services through business development services (BDS) and check-off arrangements: a) DMHs revolving around chilling plants or accessing them (if under-utilized) through transport arrangements that provide both outputs marketing and inputs and services through check-offs; b) DMHs revolving around check-offs for inputs and services provided through milk traders; and c) DMHs revolving around check-offs for inputs and services provided through cattle traders.

12. Design of integrated R4D to extend the frontiers of dairy value chains to achieve wider impact • Addressing the whole value chain with downstream emphasis Intervention with development partner Value chain development team + research partners • Strategic Cross-cutting Platforms • Technology Generation (Feed, genetics, health • Market Innovation • Targeting & Impact (includes gender) Cross-cutting: M&E, communications, capacity building Consumers INTERVENTIONS TO SCALE OUT NATIONALLY

13. Range of partnerships and engagements • 1. Strategic Research Partnerships • SUA • TALIRI • Reinforced by CGIAR and ARIs partnerships • 2. Development Partnerships • Servicing the system: Heifer and SNV • From the system: TDB, FAIDA MaLi • 3. Mechanisms for strengthening relationships • DDF • Local area platforms

14. Piloting actions on the ground has started R&D partnerships formed have mobilized value chain actors in readiness for piloting of interventions

15. DDF is evolving as a catalyst of policy dialogue for a pro-poor transformation of the dairy value chain Dairy Development Forum (DDF) • A promising mechanism for strengthening of stakeholder relationships

16. DDF to play key roles in policy and communication Organogram of DDF and stakeholder linkages Dairy Development Forum Secretariat: Tanzania Dairy Board Advisory Committee Stakeholder organisations Membership organisations Dairy development organisations Private sector Govt Academic & res institutions Civil society

17. Space for nurturing multi-stakeholder processes to address challenges on how to: DAIRY DEVELOPMENT FORUM Grow the dairy herd address feeds scarcity Fill gaps in dairy technology & agribusiness skills / capacity Working groups Working groups District Platform District Platform District Platform District Platform FARMER ASSOCIATIONS AT VILLAGE LEVEL Regional Platform Regional Platform

18. Integrating R&D actors into the Tanzania dairy value chain R4D SUA /TALIRI Private Sector TDB, Ministry & other partners under DDF ARIs (e.g.,Irish institutions) Heifer Faida M SNV Investors (e.g., BMGF, IFAD) Investors (e.g., Irish AID, IFAD, BMZ) ILRI / Other CG partners Research Development

19. Context of MaziwaZaidi Big Picture: Place of individual projects in ‘MaziwaZaidi’ Aiming for research outputs made-to-order for immediate and future use

20. Context of MaziwaZaidi

21. Context of MaziwaZaidi Successes Entry points for piloting of interventions identified, the projects are now ready for take-off Early success in preparing for impact in the dairy value chain in Tanzania in the long-term through DDF and ‘MaziwaZaidi’ value chain transformation agenda Challenges Innovating for inclusive upgrading of dairy value chains is riskier but has more potential for wider impact Main successes and challenges thus far

22. Following baseline, several targeted & strategic research initiated in villages (examples below) A study on the concentrate feed sub sector in Tanzania What is killing my cow? Re-assessing diseases in smallholder dairying in Tanzania Impact assessment of innovation platforms in Tanzania Strategic lesson learning on dairy feeding technologies for improved feed supply and adoption of existing feeds in Tanzania The sustainability of dairy development in Tanzania: adoption of a Participatory Market Chain Approach Toward a conceptual framework for analysis of producer hubs in supporting pro-poor smallholder commercialization (a review) Several other research activities by integrated projects (e.g., Dairy Genetics East Africa)

23. Monitoring, learning and evaluation (MLE) framework developed

24. Inputs and resources provided in June 2013

25. Use of inputs and resources provided since June 2013

26. Proposed Steering Committee Membership

27. Steering Committee ToRs • Provide strategic leadership of the project • Provide linkages to project beneficiaries • Provide a mechanism for information sharing and engendering ownership by target communities • Perform other functions deemed relevant for successful implementation of the project • The steering committee shall be held twice a year in one district in one of the two regions during end of March and end of September of each year. • Other stakeholders may attend the Steering Committees meetings by invitations.

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