Tzdairy march2012
The Smallholder Dairy Value Chain in Tanzania: Stakeholder Meeting Morogoro, Tanzania, 9 March 2012
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
AGENDA
| 8:30 | Registration and coffee | Moderator/presenter |
| 9:00 | Welcome and introductions [spectrum exercise] Objectives of the meeting |
L. Kurwijila / P. Ballantyne |
| 9:30 | PRESENTATION] - Irish Aid/MilkIT projects - Gates data project linkagesPRESENTATION |
A. Omore/ B. Maass/ A. Gelan |
| 9:50 | PRESENTATION] Buzz groups |
B. Maass |
| 10:50 | Coffee | |
| 11:10 | PRESENTATION] Perspectives from development actors and from research actors |
Group ‘Soft Talk’ Interviews / P.Ballantyne |
| 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 2:00 | Learning from current expertise | Working Groups |
| Groups 1 and 2: Development actors & private sector Group 3 : Research Group 4: Linkages and Coordination |
P.Ballantyne facilitation | |
| 4:30 | Way forward/next steps | L. Kurwijila / A.Amore / B. Maass |
