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This is based on the presentation given at the advisory council meeting, but block selection data and conclusions have been updated based on new milk procurement data as well as project outlook up to 2014. MilkIT. Background Current Status Outlook. 1 st Advisory Council Meeting
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This is based on the presentation given at the advisory council meeting, but block selection data and conclusions have been updated based on new milk procurement data as well as project outlook up to 2014. MilkIT Background Current Status Outlook 1st Advisory Council Meeting Dehradun 01/06/2012 Nils Teufel
Topics • Background • ILRI’s activities in South Asia • History of the MilkIT proposal • Major structure • Current status • Collaboration with Ajeeveeka/IFAD • Selection of sites & partners • Detailed work-plans • Preparations for implementation • Outlook • Next activities in 2012 • Plans for 2013
Background – ILRI in South Asia • Feed improvements (fodder, food-feed crops, processing) • Market development • Work on innovation
Background – History of MilkIT • Fodder Innovation Project/Fodder Adoption Project • OPEC dairy feeding & marketing project • EU/IFAD call
Background – major structure • Institutional strengthening • Value chain assessments • Stakeholder involvement • Innovation platforms for improved dairy marketing • Productivity improvements • Feed assessments • Technology matching • Innovation platforms for productivity improvements focussing on feeding • Knowledge sharing • Communication outputs • Meetings between partners, stakeholders, countries
Status – Collaboration Ajeeveeka • IFAD aim of linking loan programmes to grants • Building on base laid by ULIPH • Alignment with development of ILSP • Site selection • M&E framework (base-line survey) • Support for value chain activities • Comparison with Tanzania
Status – Site selection, districts • Ajeeveeka activity • Either Kumaon or Garhwal • Mid-hills • Dairy dynamics
Status – Partners 1 HIMMOTHAN IFAD • Which type of partners (December workshop)? INHERE LCM (Lokechetnamanch) CHIRAG CHEA
Status – Partners 2 • Medium NGO with • local experience and • capacity for research • INHERE in Almora • Would new federations be a more sustainable structure? • Bageshwar – Chamoli? • Perhaps not yet • CHIRAG in Bageshwar
Status, block selection - ILSP Partner activities
Status, block selection,conclusion • Bageshwar • Chirag only active in Bageshwar block • Dairy development indicators (milk procurement, forest share) also support Bageshwar block • Almora • Chaukutia excluded: high forest & irrigation • Syaldeh excluded: low milk procurement • Bhikyasen and Sult both possible – more data required
Status, site selection, clusters • Bageshwar block – Chirag is active in two clusters • Kathpuryachina • Dewaldar • Bhikyasen & Sult – Inhere has links to both blocks • Cluster overviews for Bhikyasen & Sult
Status, site selection, sub-clusters • Village census at cluster level • Classification of sub-clusters by milk marketing (formal/informal) • Defined by field facilitator reach (4-6 villages) • Base for feed innovation platform? • Dairy innovation platform at cluster level? • Control sites within cluster?
Preparations for implementation • Office • Secondary data collection • Local contacts • Detailed work-plans • Partner agreements • Value chain assessment tools