Small Scale Dairy in Nepal-Results from the TCP

1. Small Scale Dairy in Nepal-Results from the TCP Bhuvaneshwar Sharma National Project Coordinator

2. Introduction of Dairy Farming • Traditional Farming System common • Dairy animals widely distributed in Terai • (Plain region) and mid-hills • Yaks and their crosses in high mountains • They are kept under migratory system • No. of dairy goats negligible • No consumption of goat milk

3. Introduction… … • Mixed Farming System • Milk Production: • Buffaloes: 70% • Cattle: 30% • Buffalo breeds: Murrah and crossbreds, local • breeds • Cattle breeds: Jersey, H.F., crossbreds and • local breeds

4. Dairying • Milking Cows: 0.90 Million • Milking Buffaloes: 1.10 Million • Annual Milk Production: 1445419 MT • Dairy industry growing fast from last 10-15 • years • Preference: • Rural Areas : Buffaloes’ Milk • Urban Areas : Cows’ Milk

5. Production and Consumption • % increase in 10 yrs time: • Cows’ Milk: 3% • Buffaloes’ milk: 4% • Milk culture everywhere • Per capita milk availability/annum : 51 ltrs • Home made/processed milk and milk products • extensively used

6. Women’s involvement • Contribution of women in dairy production- • approx. 70% • Entrepreneurship relatively low • Professional farming system not widespread • Excellent indigenous knowledge in farming

7. Milk processing • 12- 13% of the total milk produced formally • processed • Processors: • - DDC • - Private dairies (About 415 in no.) • - Dairy Co-operatives

8. History of Milk Marketing • Raw milk produced in village and sold to city • area • Directly from producers • Through vendors

9. History of Dairy Co-operatives • Established in 1956 • Numbers increased tremendously in 1980s • Dairy Co-operatives occupy 20% of all • co-operatives • Currently 1584 in number • 40 Dairy Co-operatives process milk

10. Functions/Achievements • Collection and sale of milk in reasonable • price • Milk processing • Production and sale of diversified products

11. Functions … • Insurance of dairy animals • Sale of various items in reasonable price • (e.g. animal feed, medicine, milk can and • other equipments)

12. Functions … • Train the members about hygienic • production and quality management • Train about co-operative management / • co-operative education.

13. Functions … • Encourage the farmers to keep • productive animals • Train economic production system and • management • Encourage forage-based production • system

14. General contents of TCP Dairy Introduction Objectives Expected outputs Budget Major achievements Challenges a head Suggested option for the operation of PMD Conclusions General recommendations beyond the plan Acknowledgements

15. 1. Introduction Project Title:Training Program for Small Scale Dairy Sector in support of the Community Livestock Dev. Project Project Number:TCP/NEP/3103/D

16. Introduction contd… • Starting date: May 2007 • Completion date: May 2009 originally • extended till 31 December 2009 • Govt. responsibility for implementation: • Ministry for Agriculture and Cooperatives • Department of Livestock Services • National Dairy Development Board & • Dairy Development Corporation

17. 2. Objectives Deliver short-term, tailor made training courses for persons and organizations involved in milk production, collection, processing and marketing in the small-scale sector to improve efficiency and quality throughout the farm to consumer milk chain.

18. 3. Expected outputs Establishment of a dairy demonstration and training centre; Six short-term tailored training modules developed, tested and introduced for transferring improved dairy technologies to the small-scale dairy sector; Organization of trainers’ training

19. Expected output contd. Mobile outreach training at field level; 500 milk producers and 120 milk collectors, processors and vendors trained, of which one third will be women; Improved small-scale milk processing and packaging equipment fabricated locally;

20. Expected output contd. • Media campaign and pilot school milk nutrition scheme developed and implemented; • Stakeholder workshop for presentation of project experiences in order to draw up an action/business plan.

21. 4. Budget Food and Agriculture Organization Contribution: USD 372,000 Government Contribution in 2008/09-10 USD 37,000 Community Livestock Development Project support: USD 30,000

22. 5. Major achievements Establishment of demonstration and training centre Six tailor made training course developed and tested Training of Trainers completed 11 unit of mobile outreach trainings completed

23. Major achievement contd.. e) 683 participants (48% women) f) Fabrication of many types of dairy equipment locally- possibly except few equipment g) Cheese training in support of UNV from KRAFT Foods USA

24. 6. Challenges a head for sustainability Lack of highly skilled and trained manpower at PMD Involvement of National Dairy Development Board and Dairy Development Corporation not yet entertained

25. 7. Suggested option for the operation of PMD

26. The PMD shall be operated under double track management system as incorporated for other enterprises at Livestock Development Farm.

27. 8. Conclusions Pokhara Model Dairy is completely new operation, but staffs are handling the plant confidently Volume of milk low, profitability questionable and it takes some months to be fully established.

28. Conclusions contd. … … • Department of Livestock Service is committed to support the required budget through Livestock Production Directorate • Regular budget for a number of dairy trainings will be managed by Training Directorate and CLDP • Bigger dairies are eager to support as per requirement

29. Conclusion contd. … The double track management system shall be considered only when the plant becomes fully operational, profitable and staffs will be experienced The purchase price of milk shall be considered to bring down to 28 Nrs./liter as per DDC payment system & sales prices to Nrs. 50/liter, which will give reasonable profit

30. Operating the PMD on a semi commercial bases would only provide a limit income to support the unit and associated training activities. The unit will require budgetary support from the DLS. All dairy training activities shall be conducted under PMD management. Conclusion contd…

31. 9. General Recommendations The volume of milk at Livestock Development Farm to run PMD is not sufficient (at least 500 Liter/day) Either the number of buffaloes shall be increased or Milk collection from vicinity area (Quality and availability !)

32. General recommendation contd... Farming Improved breeds of cows not recommended (loss of identity, management systems of buffaloes and cows are different) Receiving of milk continuously through out the year is problem with buffaloes (Heat Synchronization or increase no of buffaloes)

33. 10. Acknowledgements DG, DLS FAOR Nepal. FAO supporting Staffs (All) International Consultants Lead Technical Officer

34. Acknowledgement contd.. Former Livestock Dev. Farm Manager, Pokhara RLTC Pokhara Livestock Development Farm, Pokhara Former program officer

35. PMD site before construction

42. Thank you