milkIT Project: Progress update from Tanzania

Brigitte L. Maass Tanga, 24-25 April 2012

milkIT – Progress update

• Initial scoping mission• Partner engagement• Recruitment • Site selection• Stakeholder meeting

NairobiNairobi

ArushaArusha

MorogoroMorogoroDar Dar esesSalaamSalaam

TangaTanga

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Scoping mission Route

Map from: http://www.vidiani.com/maps/maps_of_africa/maps_of_tanzania/detailed_relief_and_political_map_of_tanzania.jpg

Scoping mission some highlights: Arusha/Moshi/Kilimanjaro

• Seems to be a market for forages for urban dwellers – Some women sell

roadside-collected grasses along the Moshi-Arusha road

• Lots of crop residues – Some transported

from the lowlands to highland regions, but little is known about this value chain

Some highlights: Tanga

• Potential stakeholders – TLRC organized a

“Stakeholder” meeting – Researchers appeared

motivated; also young people – An existing dairy platform

already present that could be built on

– Functional milk factory • Feed related issues

– Seasonal feed deficits. • Milk processing under

capacity in dry season – Pastures would benefit from

sowing improved species – There is a gross lack of seed

for pasture improvement in the country

Dar Dar esesSalaamSalaam

NairobiNairobi

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km

MBEYAMBEYA IRINGAIRINGA

NJOMBENJOMBE

TANGATANGA

Southern highlands

MARAMARAKAGERAKAGERA

MWANZAMWANZAKILIMANJAROKILIMANJARO

MANYARAMANYARA

ARUSHAARUSHA

ZANZIBARZANZIBAR

Lake zone

Arusha/ Kilimanjaro

Tanga

MOROGOROMOROGORO

MorogoroMorogoro

TangaTanga

ArushaArusha

Map from: http://www.vidiani.com/maps/maps_of_africa/maps_of_tanzania/detailed_relief_and_political_map_of_tanzania.jpg

Major milk production zones

milkIT – Site selection criteria from Scoping mission

• Potential for productivity improvement emphasizing feeds

• Link between feed improvement and milk market• Production system • Livestock population, especially considering

improved dairy animals • Characteristics of stakeholders; availability of

R&D partners • IFAD priorities • Market pull • Beneficiaries (numbers)

milkIT – Progress update

• Initial scoping mission

• Partner engagement– Close collaboration with IrishAid project

• Participation in EADD (East Africa Dairy Development project) planning meetings

• Recruitment of local coordinator

• Recruitment • Site selection• Stakeholder meeting

milkIT – Progress update

• Initial scoping mission• Partner engagement

• Recruitment – Local coordinator/facilitator to be recruited

• Site selection• Stakeholder meeting

milkIT – Progress update

• Initial scoping mission• Partner engagement• Recruitment

• Site selection– Criteria agreed upon in late Jan 2012 – GIS-mapping undertaken at national level – Ground truthing in Morogoro & Tanga Regions

• Stakeholder meeting

milkIT – Site selection process

• CRP 3.7 (Meat, milk & fish for the poor by the poor) strata to consider

• Peri-urban – not to be considered for MilkIT project • Rural to urban• Rural to rural

• GIS-based spatial analysis – Cattle density – high density areas – Poverty – high poverty areas – Population/market – high population areas– Production potential – high LGP areas– Surplus vs deficit areas – deficit areas where there is potential for

increasing supply through feed interventions.

• Range of other more qualitative criteria – Complimentary to other projects (create synergies), e.g. IFAD – Proportion of improved cattle

Figure 1: Spatial distribution of livestock production systems in Tanzania

Preliminary version – work

in progress

Figure 2: Distribution of human population density in Tanzania

Preliminary version – work

in progress

milkIT – Progress update

• Initial scoping mission• Partner engagement• Recruitment • Site selection

• Stakeholder meeting– In collaboration with the IrishAid project – Held on 9 March 2012 in Morogoro

Stakeholder meeting in Morogoro, Tanzania – 9 March 2012

Objectives: • Listen to the range of views and

experiences represented; • Share information about current efforts to

promote smallholder dairy value chains in Tanzania, what is working and the challenges faced; and

• Chart a way forward for joint actions.

Stakeholder meeting in Morogoro, Tanzania – 9 March 2012

• 36 participants from all over Tanzania (incl. 8 IARC staff) – Groups included Development actors & private

sector; Research; and Linkages & Coordination

• Some of the key questions/issues discussed – What would be site selection criteria? – What do development people need from research? – What research challenges are voiced from

development actors and private sector? – Identify research opportunities! – What could be “quick wins”?

Site selection criteria

• Dairy cattle population• Potential for genetic change

• Smallholders• Not the very poor• Human population density• Not the most organised

• Feed availability• Climatic conditions• Services available /inputs

structure• Veterinary service available• Other economic apparatus

• Farmers organisations• Existence of projects• Presence of key stakeholders

for driving change

• Rural area• Land availability• Infrastructure / facilities• Processors available

• Market access• Poor milk marketing

infrastructure• Market pull demand for change• Potential for impact

Stakeholder meeting in Morogoro 2012

Stakeholder meeting in Morogoro 2012

What do development people need from research?

• Technologies to deal with productivity constraints

• Tell us why we lack good technicians (dairy technologists)

• Put research into use• Researchers need to interact with development• Research topics should be agreed with

development people (up front)• We take research knowledge to catalyze change

Stakeholder meeting in Morogoro 2012

What research challenges are you hearing from development actors

and private sector? • Seasonality of milk production and processing• Seasonality of feed production• Only portions of milk are collected• Lack of coordination between stakeholders (not

involved in project design and implementation)• Low population of improved dairy cattle • Low milk production of existing herds • Milk quality problems/milk handling – e.g.,

adulteration, antibiotics • Lack of sufficient trained dairy technology

technicians in the industry

Stakeholder meeting in Morogoro 2012

Research Opportunities

• Feed– Feed conservation (hay with improved

grasses, and silage)– Feed trading – surplus/deficit areas– Buying in concentrates– Pasture improvement, especially with high

quality leguminous species

• Breeds– Strengthening AI programs

Stakeholder meeting in Morogoro 2012

Quick wins identified

• By researchers – Milk collection and

(distribution) marketing (all sites)

– Training to change mind set (farmer keeping dairy cattle as hobby) –importance of proper dairy production [feeding etc.], commercial orientation)

– Mbeya – Tukuyu district –plenty of milk, but no milk collection and selling (value addition?)

– Feed conservation technologies for all areas

– Deal with high calf mortality (40%) in southern highlands

• By development actors – Training to farmers & offer

embedded services– Working through groups,

Association and Co-operations

– Stimulate organisationalcapacity and formation of associations

– Introducing milk kiosks and formalizing them

– Creating fair playing ground (home produce & imports)

– Improving service delivery (Veterinary services)

Stakeholder meeting in Morogoro 2012

Site selection

• Rural – Rural– Morogoro Region: (Mvomero district, Turiani division)

– high proportion of crossbreds– Tanga Region: Lushoto District (Low land to highland)– Mara Region (Lake zone): Tarime district– Southern highlands region: Rungwe district

• Rural – Urban– Coastal Region: Kibaha district for Dar es Salaam– Mara Region (Lake zone): Musoma town– Southern highlands region: Tukuyu – Mbeya

Stakeholder meeting in Morogoro 2012

Dar Dar esesSalaamSalaam

NairobiNairobi

1000 km

1000

km

MBEYAMBEYA IRINGAIRINGA

NJOMBENJOMBE

TANGATANGA

Southern highlands

MARAMARAKAGERAKAGERA

MWANZAMWANZAKILIMANJAROKILIMANJARO

MANYARAMANYARA

ARUSHAARUSHA

ZANZIBARZANZIBAR

Lake zone

Arusha/ Kilimanjaro

Tanga

MOROGOROMOROGORO

MorogoroMorogoro

TangaTanga

ArushaArusha

Map from: http://www.vidiani.com/maps/maps_of_africa/maps_of_tanzania/detailed_relief_and_political_map_of_tanzania.jpg

Major milk production zones

Stakeholder meeting – next steps

• Dairy Development Forum ToR• ToR and composition of joint steering

committee for the 2 projects • Possible contribution to late May TDB

(Tanzania Dairy Board) dairy conference MilkIT inception meeting end of April

• Documentation of meeting and communication to participants

Stakeholder meeting in Morogoro 2012

Information compiled on WWW

• MilkIT wiki• http://milkit.wikispaces.com/

– Stakeholder workshop in Morogoro, March 2012:

• http://livestock-fish.wikispaces.com/tzdairy_march2012

• CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish

• http://livestock-fish.wikispaces.com/