By Heifer Staff Writers | n/a
Initiated in 2008 and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the East Africa Dairy Development project has provided extensive training on dairy husbandry, business practices and operation, and marketing of dairy products to 203,778 dairy farmers in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. Twenty-seven milk collection hubs were developed, 10 existing hubs were improved, and 82 producers’ organizations were formed by 2012. Since then, EADD has grown to be one of the leading market-oriented development initiatives in eastern Africa, earning the farming families more than $131 million. The second phase of the program is strengthening the approach implemented in its first four years to make the project scalable and replicable. EADD II expanded into Tanzania while continuing work in Kenya and Uganda, and it is employing new technologies and practices around fodder production, alternative energy sources and milk transport systems. The project prioritizes social capital and gender equity to increase impact, and will benefit 136,000 primary beneficiaries with proven benefits for their families and communities.
IMPLEMENTATION YEARS
2014–2018
THIS PROJECT WILL
1 Achieve sustainable livelihoods for 136,000 smallholder farm families in East Africa
2. Work with 43,000 dairy farmers in 33 hubs in Uganda
3. Work with 58,000 dairy farmers in Kenya to strengthen EADD I hubs, pilot innovative techniques and build capacity of the Kenya Dairy Farmers Federation
4. Work with 35,000 farmers in Tanzania, identified as the highest potential dairy growth area
The project develops key linkages in each country with key players in the industry. EADD II is seeking private sector partners who can bring and add value in the areas of milk production, access to credit, milk processing and value addition, breed improvement, sustainable feed systems, water management, milk storage, packaging and product transportation.
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