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Case study: Dairy in Assam, NE India Delia Grace, M. Lucila Lapar, and Rameswar Deka

Case study: Dairy in Assam, NE India Delia Grace, M. Lucila Lapar, and Rameswar Deka 7 th ASAE Conference Hanoi, Vietnam 14 October 2011. Mean Price (KSh /Litre). Raw milk. Pasteurised milk. Nairobi. 31.5. 40.0. Nakuru urban. 25.3. 41.0. Nakuru rural. 18.4. 41.0.

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Case study: Dairy in Assam, NE India Delia Grace, M. Lucila Lapar, and Rameswar Deka

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  1. Case study: Dairy in Assam, NE India Delia Grace, M. Lucila Lapar, and Rameswar Deka 7th ASAE Conference Hanoi, Vietnam 14 October 2011

  2. Mean Price (KSh/Litre) Raw milk Pasteurised milk Nairobi 31.5 40.0 Nakuru urban 25.3 41.0 Nakuru rural 18.4 41.0 Dairy in developing countries 100 litres milk handled per daygenerates:- 5.6 jobs making milk sweets in Bangladesh- 10 jobs selling milk snacks in Ghana

  3. Is it safe? 40% African cows + for Brucella spp. Milk a source of Toxoplasma in Ethiopia & Uganda 6% milk samples Tanz. + for Staph. aureus Raw milk a risk factor for RVF in Kenya 10% Nairobi cows + for Cryptosporidium <50% milk samples antibiotic residues 2% Nairobi & Kampala cows for EHEC M. bovis – 10% of extra-pulmonary and 4% pulmonary in N. Tanz. High Campylobacter prev. in Kenya & W. Africa 31% milk samples exceed aflatoxin limit in Kenya 7% dairy products in Morocco + for Y. enterocolitica

  4. Background of the study • Comprehensive study of the dairy sector in Assam – WB, DDD, ILRI, national partners • Empirical information for Pro-Poor Dairy Development Plan for Assam • Three main components: • - consumers – 3,000 • - milk market agents – 600 • - milk producers- 1,500 • Milk samples

  5. TRADERS PROCESSORS FORMAL LOCAL PRODUCTION (347 Million litres X 17% marketed= 59 Million litres ) IMPORTS 3% 31% 66% 5% INFORMAL 97% PRODUCTION 66% CONSUMPTION 2% 45% 48% 13% 12% 75% 72% 28% SHOPS 100% 27% <1% 26% 46% CONSUMERS

  6. Per capita consumption 35 liters per year. • Urban consumers: • purchase more • pay more per liter of milk • consume more variety • spend more (182 rupees urban, 120 rupees rural) • Preference for fresh, full fat milk

  7. “ I am well satisfied with the level of hygiene and quality of milk available.”

  8. “ I am well satisfied with the purity of raw milk being sold by milk vendors.”

  9. Compliance with standards: Both bad

  10. Adulteration - widespread

  11. - But safe

  12. Pathway map

  13. Good practices

  14. Conclusions • Informal sector predominates • Perception that formal is cleaner and safer • Not supported by evidence • Evolving markets • Urbanisation changing consumption • Longer, complex chains with more problems

  15. Conclusions • High levels of safety concerns • And high level of hazard • But human health risk not clear • Perception versus risk • Value chain actors are risk managers • Risk reducing & enhancing practices

  16. Given • Huge informal sector • Increasing concerns over safety & quality • Informal preferred on taste and freshness • …..and doesn’t underperform on safety • Bulk of risk management along value chain • …but hazards unacceptably high

  17. A third path of dairy development • Risk assessment and risk based regulation • Training & certification of informal sellers • Appropriate innovation & technology • Raising consumer awareness • Market-based solutions to quality and safety.

  18. Acknowledgements: the Department of Dairy Development of the Government of Assam facilitated field work. The project on enhancing the traditional dairy sector in Assam is funded by DfID

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