MilkIT Project Progress Meeting Almora 27- 28/11/12 Activity review India Thanammal Ravichandran, Nils Teufel
Feb 24, 2016
MilkITProject Progress Meeting
Almora 27-28/11/12
Activity reviewIndia
Thanammal Ravichandran, Nils Teufel
• Comp1: Institutional strengthening• · Site selection• · Village census• · Actor mapping/development history• · Value chain assessment• · Partner involvement
Component 1Institutional strengthening
• Site selection• Village census• Actor mapping/development history• Innovation platform meetings• Value chain assessment• Partner involvement
Site Selection
• Districts – 2 (IFAD)• Blocks – 1 in each block (IFAD, dairy, partners)• Max clusters – partner long-list (40 vill / block)• Mini clusters – 2-4 villages close together• Mid clusters – 2-3 mini-clusters, field worker, IP• IPs: 2 mid-clusters -> 2 feed IPs -> 1 DVC IP
Site selection-max clusters• 2 blocks selected - Sult (Almora) and Bageshwar
(Bageshwar) (Bhikyasain, Almora as control)• Selection of Max clusters (village domains)
– Difficult to select villages from list of villages from block– Partners proposed long list from their village domains– This will help partners to work efficiently
• Sult- 30 villages (Kuneel, Kunidhar max clusters)• (Bikyasain-12 villages (Naula max cluster))• Bageshwar- 39 villages (Kathpuriachina and Devaldar
max clusters)
Mini clusters, Mid-clusters
• 2-4 villages/settlements grouped into mini clusters• 2-4 mini clusters into mid-clusters- this will help
for the interventions by field facilitators• Sult- 5 mid-clusters identified• (Bikyasain-2 mid clusters (control))• Bageshwar-7 mid-clusters identified• Comparison of mid-clusters for selection of
2 in each block
Selection of mid-cluster
• Village census data used for comparison• Criteria
– Road accessibility (dist_road and town dist)– Dairy animal population– Institutional base (SHG or Federation activity-milk marketing)– Feed availability (cultivated land, grassland, cropping pattern)
• One feed innovation platform for each selected mid-cluster
• One marketing innovation platform in each block for 2 mid-clusters (feed innovation platforms)
Sult mid cluster
Comparison of mid-clusters-Sult
Barkinda Gahnaheet Nailwalpali Titoli Kunidhar0
50
100
150
200
250
Dairy animal population-Sult mid-cluster
Midcluster Dist_Pavedroad [km] Num_SHGs
Barkinda 1 6
Gahnaheet 1 9
Nailwalpali 1 6
Titoli 2 9
Kunidhar 2.5 6
Barkinda Gahnaheet Nailwalpali Titoli Kunidhar0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Households sell milk-Sult mid cluster
Table: Road accessibility and institutions- Sult mid-clusters
Considerations
• Select on near-road and one far-away mid-cluster• Barkinda
– Better road connectivity (<1km)– Favourable to connect formal milk marketing ie Anchal– More dairy animals and more cultivated land
• Titoli– Far-away road (2 km)– More dairy animals, more cultivated land– Farmers selling milk near congregation point
Bageshwar mid-cluster
Chhona Chouganchina Garikhet Chani Saing Khabra Pagna0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Households sell milk-Bageshwar mid cluster
Midcluster Dist_Pavedroad[km] Num_SHGs
Chhona 0.1 14
Chouganchina 0.2 16
Garikhet 0.2 9
Chani 0.3 5
Saing 0.5 13
Khabra 1.5 8
Pagna 3.6 8
Table 28: Road accessibility and Institutions - Bageshwar mid-clusters
Midcluster Neighbours[#]
Localshop[#]
townshop/hh[#]
Anchal[#]
SHG/Fed[#]
Chhona 94 15 0 0 7
Chouganchina 71 21 0 0 0
Garikhet 69 17 0 0 0
Chani 32 19 0 0 0
Saing 0 0 0 41 74
Khabra 33 0 0 0 0
Pagna 10 0 5 0 0
Table 27: Households sell milk by type of buyer - Bageshwar mid-clusters
Chhona Chouganchina Garikhet Chani Saing Khabra Pagna0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Dairy animal population-Bageshwar mid-cluster
Consideration-Bageshwar
• Pagna excluded (>3.5km distance to road)• Saing included
– Formal milk marketing (Anchal and federation level)– More dairy animals, more cultivated land– Strong institutional set-up (SHG)
• Chhona included– Good base for marketing platform– KVK is in between this two clusters
Village census• For characterisation of villages for selection • 30 villages in Sult and 12 villages in Bikyasain• 39 villages in Bageshwar• Information on
– Dairy animals– Land details/feed sources– Accessibility to market– Marketing channels– Institutional base
• Limitations– Asking to one or two key person– Use of existing data by partners
Actor mapping -Development history
• Interviews with different actors for the development activities
• Change of officials over years so they are not aware of previous activities
• Have to ask other actors for history of other activities
Actors-Sult
• Dairy development board (DDB)-Anchal and Mahila dairy Vikas Prayojna
• Block development office (BDO)• Agricultural information centre
(agriculture department• Animal husbandry department (veterinary clinic)• Forestry department• BAIF-(active in neighbouring block)• INHERE
Actors-Bageshwar
• DDB – ULDB?• IFAD - Ajeeveeka• Animal husbandry department• BAIF• Krishi Vikas Kendra (KVK) - VPKAS• BDO
Interventions-INHERES.No Programme Year Activities
1 Integrated watershed management project
Since 1987 Aforestration-plantation of fodder trees and grassPromotion of stall feedingShelter management
2 DASP-World Bank programme 2002-2005 Animal health careTraining paravetsBreed improvement- provision of hybrid bull in villagesDistribution of chaff cutter to prevent feed wastage
3 Marketing innovation programme
1998-2010 Formation of co-operative society with AnchalCollectionof milk from near villagesDemo farm with crossbred animals
4 Livelihood programme-IFAD 2007-2012 Formation of SHGsMini-dairy for extreme poor households
Interventions-ChiragS.No ACTIVITIES RATIONALE SUCCESS
ACHIEVEDINTERVENTION AREAS
1 Artificial Insemination (AI) For breed improvement 54 to 55 per cent
Reetha, Kasiyalekh, Dhokane, Devaldhar, Kathpuriyacheena
2 Promotion of Improved Bulls For breed improvement 4 nos improved bulls
Reetha, Kasiyalekh, Devaldhar, Kathpuriyacheena
3 Cattle-Shed Management (chaff cutter, cattle trough, better feeding practices)
For improved productivity during lean season and better management of livestock
250 benificiaries
Reetha, Kasiyalekh, Dhokane, Devaldhar, Kathpuriyacheena
4 Fodder Management Increased supply of fodder for lean season through silage making, hay stacking
20 beneficiaries
Reetha, Kasiyalekh, Dhokane, Devaldhar, Kathpuriyacheena
5 Castration Improved efficiency for agriculture
369 nos Reetha, Kasiyalekh, Dhokane, Devaldhar, Kathpuriyacheena
S.No ACTIVITIES RATIONALE SUCCESS ACHIEVED INTERVENTION AREAS
1 Establishment of Micro-dairy enterprise
Income generation through milk sale
52 litres per day through 21 members
Kasiyalekh
2 Establishment of Cattlefeed production Unit
Income generation through cattlefeed sale
2 tonnes annual production; 225 members
Reetha
3 Establishment of Ayurvedic Medicine Micro-enterprise
Medicine and treatments for livestock
Federation of 9 SHGs
Dhokane
4 Cattle insurance Security to livestock owner in case of accident or disease
250 beneficiaries Reetha, Kasiyalekh, Dhokane, Devaldhar, Kathpuriyacheena
5 Improved species of fodder grasses
Increased milk production
Plantation in 200 hectare - Napier, maize, oat, auns, dolni, rye, Italian rye, bimalsia, saumi, brom, guchchi, etc
Reetha, Kasiyalekh, Dhokane, Devaldhar, Kathpuriyacheena, Jangaliyagaon
Interventions-Chirag
Interventions-DDB-since 1996
• Formation of milk producing co-operative society• Collection of milk and marketing after value addition• Subsidy for transportation of milk • Incentive for head-load from remote villages• Credit and subsidy for animal purchase• Supply of feed and subsidy• First aid medicines and training to secretary• Training paravets for insemination• Exposure visit for dairy farmers• Distribution of fodder seeds
Value chain assessment
• Formal– Anchal– Federation level milk co-operative
• Informal– Neighbours– Tea shops in village or near market
VCA Tools
• VCA mapping tool-Derek Baker– Through PRA-Musoli, Sekhuda (sult) and Matela
village– good tool– Not many channels in village– Input service is limited to Anchal– Farmers not aware of c-operative approach in Sult
area but farmers aware in Bageshwar block– Identification of marketing constraints
Tool sent by Alan
• Too long, didn’t shorten• Farmers not interesting, and left after half
sessionConclusionsHave to develop tool mixing all
Participatory VCA-NetMap - Regina Birner
• Visualisation of links/relationships• Entry point for VCA• Third dimension: importance of actors and
their influencing factors• Easy to visualize the power factors• Tried in Gahnaheet village – participants
enjoyed the exercise• Lots of farmer participation
Net map example