Africa
Crop Diversification and Marketing Development Project (TF Component: Food Security) | Country | Ethiopia | Duration | 22 Aug 2005 - 31 Oct 2009 | Objective | The project objective is the promotion of economic growth in rural areas through strengthening commercialisation of small farms in areas with recognized market potential. The project aims at tapping new market opportunities by providing technology that has a potential to increase production and productivity as well as quality standards so as to increase income, minimize price volatility and promote sustainable use of natural resources. | | |
Improving Milk Safety and Farmers' Income Using the Village Milk System | Country | Gambia | Duration | 04/2002 - 12/2003 | Objective | The overall project objective is to improve the safety of milk and dairy products. Through establishing model small-scale milk processing units combined with milk collection centres and through introducing low-cost milk preservation system utilising Lactoperoxidase system, rural producers can access to the market with their surplus milk and fresh milk and milk products of proven hygienic quality will be made available at the market. To build up local human capacity for the sustainable replication of the project outcomes, dairy training centre equipped with the demonstration milk processing unit will be also established. | | |
Training Programme for the Small-scale Dairy Sector | Country | Ghana | Duration | 03/2002 - 10/2003 | Objective | The objective of the project is to develop short-term, tailor made training courses for persons and organisations involved in whole chain of small-scale dairy sector to improve efficiency and quality of the products. The project activities include establishment of a dairy demonstration and training centre for the safe collection, processing and distribution of milk and dairy products; training of trainers who will form core training team for the outreach field training. The Dairy Task Force endorsed the detailed project workplan in March, the equipment will be delivered by December and training will commence in early 2003. | | |
Establishment of a Small Milk Processing and marketing Unit for Smallholders | Country | Guinea | Duration | 11/2002 - 04/2004 | Objective | The objective of the project is to improve the collection, processing and marketing of milk and dairy products in Guinea. By establishing model small-scale milk processing units, combined with milk collection centres, and through introducing a low-cost milk preservation system utilising Lactoperoxidase, rural producers of the Fouta Djallon area will be able to access markets with their surplus milk. Fresh milk and dairy products of proven hygienic quality will be made available to consumers at affordable prices. The two main constraints to be overcome are the lack of electricity in some milk production areas and the relative remoteness from potential markets in Conakry. Some adapted solutions will be introduced using, for example, solar power and improved technologies for processing milk into a wide range of preserved dairy products. | | |
Restructuring the Kenya Dairy Board | Country | Kenya | Duration | 11/2001 - 10/2003 | Objective | The Kenyan dairy sector is responsible for almost one-third of national Agricultural Gross Domestic Product (AGDP). Uniquely for Africa, some 600 000 smallholders produce about 60 percent of the country's marketed milk with women being directly involved in milking, household processing and marketing. Approximately 80 percent of this milk is sold raw in the unregulated informal market, leading to public concerns about hygiene and safety.
Prior to liberalisation in 1993 the Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC), was the buyer of last resort for all milk produced, experienced major financial problems and eventually collapsed. It was re-launched as KCC 2000 but the government has decided in July 2003 to purchase the assets in order to return it to farmer control. KCC now markets less than 20 million litres of milk annually, down from upwards of 250 million litres in the 1980s. In 1992, the processing and sale of milk was liberalised and there are now over 40 small- and medium-sized companies and co-operatives processing some 150 million litres of milk annually. Many smallholder milk producers supply these new processors. As part of a raft of measures aimed at expanding the dairy industry to respond to these developments, and the increasing demand for milk and dairy products, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has sought to reform KDB.
The objective of the project is to prepare, and initiate the implementation of a programme to restructure and commercialise KDB into a modern, cost-efficient, self-reliant body that works to promote the dairy industry, and which is accountable to the entire dairy industry.
Main results include the following: a remodelled organisational and staffing structure to reflect KDB's updated purpose and independent functions related to delivery of services and information; a set of clear and easily understood standards for the dairy industry; 19 workshops, training courses and field days held for up to 500 key stakeholders representing KDB (board members and staff), milk producers, processors, market intermediaries, other dairy institutions and Government agencies to sensitise them to the process of changing KDB; media campaigns developed, and implementation initiated, for raising consumer awareness about the new dairy industry structure and standards, and about milk hygiene, safety and nutritional benefits. | | |
Training on Milk Collection and Processing | Country | Madagascar | Duration | 09/2000 - 03/2003 | Objective | L'objectif de l'assistance est de fournir au Ministère de l'élevage un modèle de développement laitier pour les zones enclavées par la mise en place d'un système de collecte bien adapté, basé sur le principe de la recherche du profit maximum et régulier pour les petits producteurs de lait. | | |
Establishment of a national dairy training centre for the small-scale dairy sector | Country | Namibia | Duration | 01 Oct 2004 - 30 Jun 2006 | Objective | The objective of the project was to improve the incomes and livelihoods of livestock keepers in the northern region of Namibia through training of livestock keepers, extensionists and other stakeholders in improved milk production, collection, processing and marketing of milk and value-added milk produce. | | |
Organisation de la Collecte du Lait dans les Zones sans Infrastructures Laitieres (Global Lactoperoxidase Programme Phase II) | Country | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo | Duration | 02/2001 - 01/2003 | Objective | Ten west African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo) are participating this project. The overall development objective of this project is to raise awareness by developing countries to the Lactoperoxidase system of raw milk preservation. Through training and demonstration on the application, Lactoperoxidase system of raw milk preservation is expected to be appropriately adopted by the milk supplier chain, which allows small-scale milk producers to access to the promising market and to reduce the significant losses after milking. Training will cover also improvement of quality of milk on farm, organisation and management of small-scale dairy producers group (mainly women) and responsibility of people to load of milk collection. At the same time, the project will develop practical code of practice on the application of the system which is intended to be approved by Commission of Codex Alimentarius. This practical code must take into account wide variation of the existing milk collection systems, milk transport and processing. | | |
Milk and Dairy Products, Post-Harvest Losses and Food safety in sub-Saharan Africa and the Near East - regional approaches to national challenges | Country | Ethiopia, Kenya, Syria, Tanzania and Uganda | Objective | Significant post-harvest losses of milk and dairy products have been reported in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Near East. Surveys by FAO and partner institutes indicates that this is due to a combination of poor production/handling practices and lack of adequate technical know-how along the dairy chain. There is an increasing demand for milk and dairy products in the region and consumers have the right to expect these products to be reasonably safe and wholesome. A number of Governments in the regions have requested FAO to address these issues and provide assistance in reducing losses and improving the safety of milk and milk products. The objective of the project is to improve the welfare of resource-poor livestock owners and low-income consumers through improved supply and marketing of safe, better quality milk and dairy products with emphasis on street milk and dairy products. The project is funded by the FAO Action Programme for the Prevention of Food Losses (PFL) and focuses on the informal and small-scale sectors. These sectors currently hold the largest share (80-90 percent) of the market for milk and dairy products in the participating countries.
The project covers Ethiopia, Kenya, Syria, Tanzania and Uganda and focuses on key thematic areas: (A) technology exchange, adaptation and transfer, (B) training and (C) awareness raising and building a sustainable information platform.
It is divided into three phases: (1) inception, analyses and preparation of a detailed workplan, (2) implementation and (3) evaluation, recommendations and follow-up. During phase 1 activities centred on bringing together the relevant stakeholders from participating countries to share experience and, through an iterative process, develop the detailed workplan for phase 2 which is currently ongoing. | |
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