“Dairy Enhancement in Eastern Province of Sri-Lanka”, presented by U.L. Jaufer, Land O’ Lakes, Sri Lanka at the ReSAKSS-Asia Conference, Nov 14-16, 2011, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Dairy Enhancement in Eastern Province of Sri-Lanka
1. Knowledge, Tools and Lessons for Informing
the Design and Implementation of Food
Security Strategies in Asia
November 14 – 16, 2011
Kathmandu, Nepal
IFPRI IIDS
2. DAIRY ENHANCEMENT IN
EASTERN PROVINCE (DEEP)
PRESENTED BY U.L. JAUFER,
COUNTRY MANAGER/COP –DEEP PROJECT
USAID/LAND O’LAKES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
3. CONNECTING MICRO LEVEL DAIRY
FARMERS WITH NATIONAL LEVEL
DAIRY VALUE CHAIN
EXPERIENCE FROM PUBLIC PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP ALLIANCE
4. Funded by USAID under
the Public and Private
Alliance (PPA)
Total est. budget US
$3.75 million
Leverage Private Sector
Partner funding (CIC
Agribusinesses) is US
$5.7 million
Implementing Partner
Land O’Lakes
Partners
5. Post war scenario: soon after
the 30 year ethnic war
Limited data about war-
affected east
Majority of eastern province
farmers displaced multiple
times, low morale
Absence of competitive milk
collection companies
Milco was the sole milk
collector
Project Design: Context
6. -Understanding Donor Policy
-LOL’S Relationship with USAID:
Built on Trust, Accountability and Transparency
-PPA Objectives: To improve social and economic
conditions in a developing country to find sustainable
solutions to serious development issues that require
collaboration with private sector
Durable/Sustainable Solutions
Partnership/Alliance Building
Implementation
7. To connect the Eastern Province dairy
farmers to the national value chain and
increase the dairy-related income of 4,000
dairy farmers
Component One
Increase the
Quantity
and Quality of Raw
Milk through
Targeted
Training and TA
Component Two
Establish Milk
Collection
Centers (MCC) and
Forge Linkages
with Milk
Producer Groups
(MPGs)
Component Three
Establish Modern
Dairy Processing
Facility in a PEER
Target Province
Overall Objective
8. Component 1
Establish 40 MPGs
Provide training and technical assistance
Strengthening MPG access to locally available
inputs and services
Component 3
Establish a Modern
Dairy Processing
Plant in the target
province
Component 2
Building and equipping 4 Milk Collection Centers (MCC)
Hiring and training MCC staff members
Negotiation of supply contracts with CIC
MCC CIC
MPG
9. Mobilization and awareness
raising
Capacity building of farmers
through training/technical
assistance
Institution
building/strengthening
Partnership building
Leveraging Land O’Lakes
and VEGA Expertise
Strategy
11. Farmers had low morale, poor self-esteem and
poor organization post-conflict
Subsistence and traditional dairy farming
Lack of technical know-how
Less access to inputs and services
Low Farm Gate Price – middlemen advance
payment system, poor quality of milk, milk
collection & marketing network
Working with Small Farmers:
Constraints
12. 4,125 dairy farmers reached through grants,
training, AI & pasture development
Established/revived 56 Milk Producer Groups
(MPGs)
Added 3,279 cows to the cattle population:
cow purchased – 2,151
AI – 1,128
Four Milk Chilling Centers are collecting
around 180,000 liters of milk per month and
earn around LKR 9 Million.
Results
13. Created 70 permanent/casual employment
opportunities
CIC has established a Mini Milk Processing
Plant with a capacity to produce 30,000
containers of yogurt per day.
Results,
continued
14. BLS Price of Milk has increased from LKR29/L
to LKR39/L due to DEEP intervention in 2009
and 2010
Ensured the new price increase of LKR 50/- by
GoSL with support from CIC
Positive changes in attitudes and behavior
within the farming communities
Increased milk quantity and quality
70% price increase and increased farmer
income
Impact
15. Increased female participation 50:50
Inclusive Development: Respect for women,
ethnic harmony: Sinhalese, Tamils and
Muslims
Demonstration effect on non-beneficiary
farmers: production in Batticaloa increased
100% in 2011, compared to 2010
Eastern Province ranked as the second
largest milk supplier to the national value
chain
Impact,
continued
16. Social Mobilization based
on participatory approach
Interactive training
Institution building
Establishing linkages
Collaboration between
partners
Network building
Tools
17. Farmer attitudes could be changed by training
and working with them in the field.
Network building & expansion of vet services
are useful tools in increasing the milk
production and collection
Presence of competitors results in more
benefits for farmers.
Grass root level institution building is a
strong tool in attracting small and large
quantities of milk
Lessons Learned
18. Linkages between farmers and input service
providers is a strong tool in introducing
latest and appropriate technologies
When farmers show improvement, service
providers are voluntarily attracted to them
It is possible for large private sector
companies to work with small scale farmers
through local level farmers organizations
Lessons Learned, continued
19. Presence of competitors results in more
benefits to farmers
Traditional farm management practices
could be changed through training and
exposure visits
Inclusive Development helps to increase
female participation and harmony among
different ethnic groups
Small financial support will attract more
investment from farmers
Lessons Learned, Continued