Category Archives: Dairying

CRP37 / Dairying / Livestock / Tanzania / Value Chains

Adapting dairy market hubs for pro-poor smallholder value chains in Tanzania

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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) and other partners in Tanzania are embarking on a 4-year (2013-2016) research-for-development (R4D) project targeted at improving rural based livelihoods through milk. This comes after the 2012, 1-year successful inception phase of a collaborative research project titled, ‘More Milk in Tanzania’ between ILRI and … Continue reading »

Africa / CGIAR / CIAT / CRP37 / Dairying / Event / ILRI / Livestock-Fish / Partnership / Southern Africa / Tanzania

Dairy Development Forum established to further more inclusive dairy development in Tanzania

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Last month, the Tanzania Dairy Board (TDB), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Heifer Project International (HPI), SNV – The Netherlands Development Organisation, Land O’Lakes, Inc., and the Tanzania Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development (MLDF) organized a national dairy stakeholders’ meeting to present the Dairy Development Forum (DDF). The DDF … Continue reading »

Africa / Cattle / CRP37 / Dairying / East Africa / Event / ILRI / Livestock / Livestock-Fish / Southern Africa / Tanzania / Value Chains

Tanzania dairy value chain stakeholders map outcomes

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On 6-7 August 2012, the ILRI-led project called ‘More Milk in Tanzania: Adapting dairy market hubs for pro-poor smallholder value chains in Tanzania’ (More Milk IT) held an outcome mapping workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The workshop brought together project collaborators, consultants and potential key stakeholders. The aim was to create a vision for both … Continue reading »

Africa / Animal Breeding / CRP37 / Dairying / Forages / Genetics / ILRI / Livestock / Livestock-Fish / Mali / Project / Research / Senegal / West Africa

Genetics project tackles peri-urban dairy systems in Senegal

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The Finnish Government recently approved a new project part of the ‘Livestock and Fish’ research program of the CGIAR. Led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the three-year project aims to improve food and nutritional security through better utilisation of dairy cattle breed or cross-breed types in Senegal. The specific objectives are to: Determine … Continue reading »

Africa / Animal Products / CGIAR / CIAT / CRP37 / Dairying / Event / ILRI / Livestock-Fish / Project / Research / Southern Africa / Tanzania / Value Chains

Smallholder dairy the focus of Livestock and Fish Research Program meetings in Tanzania

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Dairying offers opportunities for rural livelihoods and nutritional security, particularly in societies already having a tradition of cattle-keeping. Perhaps uniquely amongst agricultural pathways out of poverty, it offers many pro-poor benefits from small-scale production and marketing. These include opportunities for intensification and enhanced productivity and incomes, employment in services and marketing, and nutrition both for … Continue reading »

Cattle / Dairying / Livestock

Raising dairy cattle – manuals and other useful resources

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Here we provide links to some useful manuals and guides to raising dairy cattle. Add your resource by clicking the ‘comment’ feature on this post. Feeding dairy cattle in East Africa This manual synthesizes and simplifies the information on feeding dairy cows for the farmer, extension worker and student. Whereas the information has been synthesized … Continue reading »

Africa / Animal Feeding / Asia / CIAT / CRP37 / Dairying / East Africa / ILRI / India / Livestock / Project / Research / South Asia / Tanzania / Value Chains

Enhancing dairy livelihoods in India and Tanzania through feed innovation and value chain development

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The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) recently funded a project on feed enhancement for dairy value chains in India and Tanzania. The project will be implemented by ILRI with CIAT as a major partner. We are calling the project MilkIT (Milk in India and Tanzania). The overall goal of the project is to contribute … Continue reading »