Enhancing food security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions through dairy modernization in Georgia
An ex-post assessment of the Dairy Modernization and Market Access (DiMMA) project
This assessment evaluates the outcomes and impacts of the Dairy Modernization and Market Access (DiMMA) programme in Georgia, which aimed to improve the productivity of smallholder dairy farming systems through better nutrition and feeding, veterinary care leading to better animal health, and breed improvements. The aim of this study is to assess reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for both total emissions and emissions intensity (i.e. emissions produced per unit of product), improvements in food security (shown in protein production), and farmer resilience. By analysing project impacts, it ensures accountability, informs policy, and optimizes resource allocation for sustainable development for two scenarios: without project (WOP) representing the case without any improvements to herd, feed and manure parameters; and with project (WP) representing the impact of project interventions on herd structure, feeding and manure management over the project timeline. In the WP scenario, a combination of interventions including improved breeding via AI, improved feeding and nutrition via pasture improvement, training and value chain improvements, and improved manure management via trainings and value chain improvements were implemented.
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Author: Phyllis Ndung’u
Other authors: Dimitri Kvirikashvili, Ketevan Sharabidze, Anne Mottet, Erica Doro
Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Other organizations: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Year: 2026
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Country/ies: Georgia
Geographical coverage: Europe and Central Asia
Type: Book
Content language: English
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