tzdairy_march2012

Morogoro, Tanzania, 9 March 2012
 * The Smallholder Dairy Value Chain in Tanzania: Stakeholder Meeting **

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and Sokoine University of Agriculture researchers together with partners including Irish Aid and International Fund of Agricultural Development (IFAD) held a consultative meeting on the current status of the smallholder dairy value chains in Tanzania and the opportunities for research and development to support its growth for effective poverty reduction. The purpose of the meeting was to:
 * 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

One outcome |was a proposal was to set up a 'Dairy Development Forum' (DDF) to facilitate multi-stakeholder coordination and engagement in the dairy sector.

Link to MilkIT Project wiki Link to More Milk in Tanzania Project Link to EADD web site



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[|Report]

=AGENDA=

Objectives of the meeting || L. Kurwijila / P. Ballantyne || - Our motivation: Context of Livestock & Fish CGIAR Research Program PRESENTATION - Irish Aid/MilkIT projects - Gates data project linkages PRESENTATION || A. Omore/ B. Maass/ A. Gelan || Buzz groups || B. Maass || - MLFD perspective PRESENTATION
 * Notes from the sessions**
 * 8:30 || Registration and coffee || Moderator/presenter ||
 * 9:00 || Welcome and introductions [spectrum exercise]
 * 9:30 || Introducing the projects [presentations]
 * 9:50 || Criteria and mapping to select sites for the projects PRESENTATION
 * 10:50 || Coffee ||  ||
 * 11:10 || Highlights of development efforts to promote smallholder dairy value chains (about 5 mins each)

Perspectives from development actors and from research actors || Group ‘Soft Talk’ Interviews / P.Ballantyne || Group 3 : Research Group 4: Linkages and Coordination || P.Ballantyne facilitation ||
 * 1:00 || Lunch ||  ||
 * 2:00 || Learning from current expertise || Working Groups ||
 * || Groups 1 and 2: Development actors & private sector
 * 4:30 || Way forward/next steps || L. Kurwijila / A.Amore / B. Maass ||