MilkITProject Progress Meeting

Almora 27-28/11/12

Activity reviewIndia

Thanammal Ravichandran, Nils Teufel

• Comp2: Productivity• · Household census• · Constraints analysis• • Comp3: Communication• · Advisory council meeting• · Links to IFAD

Component 2Productivity

• Household census• Constraint analysis

Household census

• All selected cluster villages including the settlements

• To characterise/classify the cluster• Information– Dairy animals– Production details– Milk selling pattern– Transaction feed and animals

Constraint analysis

• From DVC IP - Bageshwar• Feed

• Marketing• Breed• Labour• Management

Component 3Communication

• Advisory council meeting• Links to IFAD• Communication within project

Advisory Council Meeting

• 01/06/2012 – Dehradun• 17 participants from – IFAD (Ajeeveka)– Gov (AHD, FD, ULDB, Aanchal)– Research (GBPUAT, VPKAS, GBPIHED)– NGO (partners, Himmothan)– ILRI (ELKS)

Advisory Council MeetingGroup Discussions

• Group 1j – Innovation Platforms“How can MilkIT contribute to the development and dissemination of new technologies for dairy development and how do you see the role of innovation platforms?”

• Group 2 – Institutions and Milk Marketing“Which output by MilkIT would you find most useful for overcoming institutional and marketing constraints in the dairy sector?”

• Group 3 - Feeding“What should MilkIT produce to help with improving the productivity of dairy animals among small holders through better feeding, breeding & health?”

Project communication

• Links to IFAD• Communication within project