more milk in tanzania ( moremilkit ) overview and context of ‘ maziwa zaidi ’

More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Overview and context of ‘Maziwa

Zaidi’

Presentation at Project Review and Planning and Steering Committee Meeting

17 March 2014

A. Omore and L. Kurwijila

• Trends show the regions milk industry is growing rapidly (40% of Africa’s production)

• Significant opportunities exist for smallholders• Research solutions are needed to

transform the livestock sector• More investments are required to take

successes to scale• Acting now, together and coherently,

we can create a vibrant dairy sector and exploit it as a pathway out of poverty

Our Motivation

Sourc: ASARECA/IFPRI Report #150

Maziwa Zaidi

Contributions to GDP growth in EA shows more opportunities in milk than other ag sector commodities

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

Sugar

Poultry

Beans_Peas

Wheat_Barley

Rice

Potatoes_Sweetpotatoes

Coffee_Tea

Bananas

Maize

Beef

Vegetable_Fruits

Sorghum_Millet

Cassava

Oilseeds

Milk

Source: ASARECA/IFPRI Report #150

(US$ million)

Background• Smallholder dairy VC R&D engagement since Jan 2012 • Strong focus on pro-poor marginalised pre-commercial

men and women• Aim is to provide proof-of-concept on how marginalised

groups can also be targeted successfully• Details on background & documentation available at

these websites: – http://livestock-fish.wikispaces.com/VCD+Tanzania – http://moremilkit.wikispaces.com/Events+and+meetings – http://livestockfish.cgiar.org/focus/tanzania/

More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project

Objectives (derived from ASDS and Irish Aid Tanzania CSP

Goal: • Inclusive growth and reduced poverty and

vulnerability among dairy-dependent livelihoods in relevant rural areas in Tanzania

Outcome: • Rural poor are more income secure through enhanced

access to demand-led dairy market business services and viable organisational options, and low-income consumers have better access to affordable milk.


Contributing Objectives over 5 yrs1. Develop scalable value chains approaches with improved

organization and institutions serving resource-poor male and female smallholder dairy households

2. Generate and communicate evidence on business and organizational options for increasing participation of resource-poor male and female households in dairy value chains

3. Inform policy on appropriate role for pro-poor smallholder-based informal sector value chains in dairy sector development


Addressing 4 inter-related problems that face resource-poor milk producers

1. Dominant direct sales of small volumes by smallholder producers that preclude economies of scale

2. Credit facilities for basic inputs and services or working capital are lacking. This discourages investment to improve productivity

3. Lack of appropriate organizational models for pre-commercial producers (complex cooperative models and technology-driven solutions have largely failed, especially applies in extensive areas)

4. Seasonality of rainfall and related effects are strong

Key messages on identified entry points

• Validity of the need to focus attention on ‘growing’ the existing informal system of milk production (with zebu cattle) and marketing to extend the frontiers of commercial dairying

• Organizational models to achieve economies of scale for access to inputs and services required to unleash incentives for raised productivity to levels that will justify bulking

• This is riskier than classical approaches but more inclusive in ensuring wider impact on marginalised

• Policy support for pro-poor shift is required

Identified field sites Region District Market access

classification Cattle population*

% improved dairy breeds

Dominant production system

Morogoro

Kilosa R-to-R 215,100 1 Extensive/Agro-pastoral (zebu)

Mvomero R-to-U 187,350 5 Extensive/Agro-pastoral (zebu) with significant semi-intensive & intensive (improved)

Tanga

Handeni R-to-R 126,780 1 Extensive/Agro-pastoral & Extensive/Sedentary (all zebu)

Lushoto R-to-U 119,492 24 Extensive/Sedentary (zebu) with significant semi-intensive & intensive (improved)

Identified villages

Plans to achieve objectives: 2013-161. Develop scalable value chains approaches with improved organization and institutions

• Output 1.1 Vibrant, well organized, and sustainable DMHs delivering demand-led inputs and services developed (Led by Heifer & FAIDA Mali)– Establish DMHs: – Operate the DMHs:

• Output 1.2 DMHs governance strategies strengthened through non-formal trainings (Led by Heifer and FM, with support from SNV)– Strengthening actors and their organisations

• Output 1.3 DMHs assessments undertaken and used for improving the performance of dairy value chains – DMHs assessments (e.g., adapting and applying stage-gating tool) -

serving development pilot in real-time

Pilot is targeting 30 villages with 4800 cattle keepers across 4 districts:


Plans to achieve objectives: 2013-162. Generate and communicate evidence on business and organizational options

• Output 2.1 DMHs act as platforms for generating and communicating evidence on business and organisational options for increased participation of resource poor men and women in the dairy value chains

– Targeted research: serving development pilot in real-time– Gender analysis and gender mainstreaming of DMHs

• Output 2.2 Value chain governance strategies strengthened to generate, package, and communicate information critical to DHMs rollout

– Improving quality assurance services and communication (Led by TDB)

• Output 2.3 Evidence of DMHs as viable and sustainable dairy value chain development models generated and communicated

– Assessment of the efficiency of integrating small-scale informal value chain into the formal and development of scaling out strategies

– Delivery of learning products - serving development pilot in real-time


Plans to achieve objectives: 2013-163. Inform policy on appropriate role for pro-poor smallholder-based informal sector value chains in dairy sector development

• Output 3.1 Lessons for sustainable value chain development through evidence-based research, monitoring and evaluation, and recommendations for scaling out developed and disseminated

– Generation and communication of evidence and lessons– Advocacy– Final evaluation

Cross-cutting Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation framework


Dairy Market Hubs (DMHs) with emphasis on improving access to inputs and services through business development services (BDS) and check-off arrangements:

a) DMHs revolving around chilling plants or accessing them (if under-utilized) through transport arrangements that provide both outputs marketing and inputs and services through check-offs; b) DMHs revolving around check-offs for inputs and services provided through milk traders; and c) DMHs revolving around check-offs for inputs and services provided through cattle traders.

Hubs for piloting in the Tanzania contextMore Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project

Linkages to ‘germinate’ and ‘grow’ dairy market hubs (Led by Heifer & FAIDA, with support from SNV)

Illustration of a dairy market hub for provision of inputs and services on pay-off arrangements where there no without collective bulking and marketing


DMH category Criteria for becoming a DMH a): Collective bulking and sale of milk by members of a farmers group

Farmers group i) is registered at district level ii) has at least 1 link with a milk trader/ buyer and at least 1 link

with an input & services provider iii) members are able to access inputs & services on check off

system b) and c): Individual members of a farmers group sell milk and/or cattle directly to traders

Farmers group i) is registered at district level ii) members are able to access inputs & services on check off

system

Criteria for becoming a dairy market hub More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project

Linkages to improve milk quality in informal markets

(led by TDB)Milk Trader

Training Service Providers (BDS)

Regulatory Authority

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Training & certification of

competence

Accreditation & monitoring

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Training guides

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Strategic Cross-cutting Platforms• Technology Generation (Feed, genetics, health• Market Innovation• Targeting & Impact (includes gender)

Inputs & Services Production Processing Marketing Consumers

Design of integrated R4D to extend the frontiers of dairy value chains to achieve wider impact

Value chain development team + research partners

INTERVENTIONS TO SCALE OUT NATIONALLY

Addressing the whole value chain with downstream emphasis

Intervention with development partner

Cross-cutting: M&E, communications, capacity building

1. Strategic Research Partnerships• SUA• TALIRI

Reinforced by CGIAR and ARIs partnerships

2. Development Partnerships• Servicing the system: Heifer and

SNV• From the system: TDB, FAIDA MaLi

3. Mechanisms for strengthening relationships

• DDF• Local area platforms

Range of partnerships and engagements

Piloting actions on the ground has started

• R&D partnerships formed have mobilized value chain actors in readiness for piloting of interventions

• DDF is evolving as a catalyst of policy dialogue for a pro-poor transformation of the dairy value chain

Dairy Development Forum (DDF)

• A promising mechanism for strengthening of stakeholder relationships

Organogram of DDF and stakeholder linkages

Dairy Development Forum

Secretariat: Tanzania Dairy Board

Stakeholder organisations

Academic & res institutions

Dairy development organisations

Membership organisations

Govt Private sector

Advisory Committee

Civil society

DDF to play key roles in policy and communication

Grow the dairy herd

Fill gaps in dairy technology & agribusiness skills / capacity

address feeds scarcity

Space for nurturing multi-stakeholder processes to address challenges on how to:

Regional Platform Regional Platform

District Platform

FARMER ASSOCIATIONS AT VILLAGE LEVEL

DAIRY DEVELOPMENT FORUM

District Platform

District Platform

District Platform

Working groups Working groups

Integrating R&D actors into the Tanzania dairy value chain R4D

Research

Investors (e.g., Irish AID,

IFAD, BMZ)

SUA /TALIRI

ARIs (e.g.,Irish

institutions)

ILRI /Other CG partners

TDB, other partners

under DDF

Investors (e.g., BMGF,

IFAD)

Development

HeiferFaida M

SNV

Private Sector

Big Picture: Place of individual projects in ‘Maziwa Zaidi’

Aiming for research outputs made-to-order for immediate and future use

Context of Maziwa Zaidi

Increased milk production

Increased household income from dairy production

Increased number of farmers selling dairy products to organized markets

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Innovative Dairy Marketing Hub (DMH) models

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Innovative contractual arrangements (farmers, traders, and processors)

Farmers organize in groups

Increased number of improved dairy cattle (with high milk potential)

Better access to good practices and information

Feasible collective action models for farmers’ increased access to inputs and services

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partnership to strengthen extension delivery, access to inputs, and marketing services

Facilitate farmers’ group formation around bundled input and service provision and built their capacity

Facilitate contract negotiations between traders, farmers, and processors

Develop the capacity of traders associations on market information, quality assurance and business management

Innovative arrangements for accessing financial and credit services

Increased household asset ownership

Farmers are linked to MFIs, SACCOs, and Banks through farmer groups

Better trained and ethical input suppliers

Farmers access check-off system for marketing and access to services and inputs

Traders and service providers operate under legal associations/groups

Improved dairy animals

Facilitate the creation of village banks and other credit access institutions

Reduced risk of adopting new technologies and practices

Service providers get organized under various platforms for better service provision

Improved household nutrition and health status


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Evidence of tested best dairy practices

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Farmers use best dairy practices

Decreased outbreaks of animal diseases

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Research on sustainable benefits to influence policy; provide evidence for scaling out and scaling up; co-create technologies and do action research; use diagnostic studies to design research

Develop the capacity of traders associations in market information, quality assurance, and business management

Rational pig marketing options


"Next users" and researchers adapt better mechanisms of communicating evidence of best dairy practices

Improved or same unchanged status of natural resources

Lower incidences of zoonotic diseases

Healthier dairy animals

Link farmers’ groups to apex bodies including Tanzania Dairy Forum

Strategies for engaging policy and regulatory bodies

Sustainable farmer groups and organizations

More localized and incentive based regulatory standards

Improved household nutrition and health status


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Evidence of tested best dairy practices

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Farmers use best dairy practices

Decreased outbreaks of animal diseases

INTE

RVEN

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Research on sustainable benefits to influence policy; provide evidence for scaling out and scaling up; co-create technologies and do action research; use diagnostic studies to design research

Develop the capacity of traders associations in market information, quality assurance, and business management

Rational pig marketing options


"Next users" and researchers adapt better mechanisms of communicating evidence of best dairy practices

Improved or same unchanged status of natural resources

Lower incidences of zoonotic diseases

Healthier dairy animals

Link farmers’ groups to apex bodies including Tanzania Dairy Forum

Strategies for engaging policy and regulatory bodies

Sustainable farmer groups and organizations

More localized and incentive based regulatory standards

Impact pathways for “Maziwa Zaidi” developed


Main successes and challenges thus far

Successes • Entry points for piloting of interventions identified, the

projects ares now ready for take-off• Early success in preparing for impact in the dairy value chain

in Tanzania in the long-term through DDF and ‘Maziwa Zaidi’ value chain transformation agenda

Challenges• Innovating for inclusive upgrading of dairy value chains is

riskier but has more potential for wider impact


Following baseline, several targeted & strategic research initiated in villages (examples below)

• A study on the concentrate feed sub sector in Tanzania

• What is killing my cow? Re-assessing diseases in smallholder dairying in Tanzania

• Impact assessment of innovation platforms in Tanzania

• Strategic lesson learning on dairy feeding technologies for improved feed supply and adoption of existing feeds in Tanzania

• The sustainability of dairy development in Tanzania: adoption of a Participatory Market Chain Approach

• Toward a conceptual framework for analysis of producer hubs in supporting pro-poor smallholder commercialization (a review)

• Several other research activities by integrated projects (e.g., Dairy Genetics East Africa)

Monitoring, learning and evaluation (MLE) framework developed

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