CRP 3 7 Value Chain Development Generic outputs

CRP 3. 7 Value Chain Development Generic outputs and implications for Tanz in 2012 Outcome: local and international partners have established an R&D alliance to transform Dairy VC in Tanzania Priority Research outputs for 2012 Implications for Tanzania / delivery mechanisms 1. Scoping study to characterize dairy VC and identify stakeholders and potential partners 2. Basic toolkit for VC assessment compiled for testing 3. Analytical framework for assessing VC performance established 4. Rapid assessment of VC to inform design of in -depth assessment, and to identify preliminary priority constraints and best-bet upgrading strategies to test (incl. specific components on environmental impacts, food safety risk assessment and gender analysis) 5. Candidate intervention strategies for piloting Funded • Main: More. Milki. T (Irish Aid) • Others: o Milk. IT – Feeds (IFAD) o SFFF 2 – Food safety (BMZ) o LDIP - Data (BMGF/WB) - CRP 2 link o CGP– Gender (IDRC) o EADD CE - mobilisation for EADD 2 (BMGF) Potential new funding proposals • More. Milki. T 2 (Irish Aid) • ADRAS: ASF consumption (AUSAid) • BMZ small grant • EADD 2

More. Milki. T/Irish. Aid is delivering CRP 3. 7: Activities in 2012 Output 1: Current status of the Tanzanian dairy sector assessed and appropriate entry points and partners for promoting a more pro-poor development orientation identified 1. 1 Understand policy environment: Report being finalised 1. 2 Consult stakeholders: Completed: Major meeting on 9 Mar 12 in Morogoro 1. 3 Develop and implement value chain assessment tool: Completed. Report being finalised Output 2: Strategy for strengthening the policy environment for propoor dairying developed 2. 1 Develop a pro-poor strategy : Outcome Mapping done; National Dairy Dev Forum agreed 2. 2 Improve quality assurance services: Lo. A with Tanzania Dairy Board (TDB) being developed 2. 3 Initiate process of strengthening of actors and their organisations: Initiated through TDB Output 3: Sites appropriate for piloting pro-poor dairy development interventions identified and available best bet interventions adapted to the context Key. Tanzanian successes: Major Irish. Aid funding, integration of other smaller projects; identification entry points; pro-poor in sites. GIS selection DDF formation 3. 1 Developofand implement tool fororientation site selection: maps, and tools developed

List of Contributors to Tanzania Dairy • • • ILRI Amos (Animal health/Food safety + VC coordination, CRP 3. 7/4. 3) Derek, Acho (VC assessment/ conceptual framework - Irish. Aid, LDIP/CRP 2) Isabelle (Irish Aid, EADD) Delia (Food safety, SFFF 2) Ben, Brigitte, Alan, Fredy (Feeds, MILKIT) Julie, Okeyo (Breeding assessment, other areas being discussed) Phil, Delia (Animal health) An + Jeannette (GIS site selection) Michael, Nancy , Jane (M&E/IA) Pamela, Elizabeth (Gender through CGP, Irish. Aid) Salim (VC post doc, Irish Aid) New feeds and animal health postdocs – (to be recruited) Nat Research and Dev Partners • • • SUA (Irish. Aid Project Coordinator) TALIRI –Tanga (Milk. IT) Tanzania Dairy Board Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Dev (MLDF) Heifer – Tanzania, SNV, Lo. L (partners in Dairy Dev Forum) EADD 2 Country Working Group Irish Researchers at Teagasc, UCD (options being explored) Bf. R – Germany (SFFF 2) WFC – Potentially through ADRAS