Integrated Dairy Scheme Development in Herat Province

Afghanistan

01 May 2007 - 30 Apr 2010

This project is designed to address these opportunities based on previous successful development and application of the Integrated Dairy Schemes approach in other areas of Afghanistan. It also addresses the National Development Framework objectives of enabling farmers to respond to the domestic market through better knowledge, tools and market linkages and also the Agriculture Master Plan. The project will focus on the development of integrated dairy schemes in Herat Province. Through training and supply of basic inputs it will assist dairy farmers in the target areas to improve both efficiency and scale of dairy production. It also includes the key area of development of marketing facilities and organizational structures for the sustainable future management of the dairy schemes.