How to Effectively Monitor SD-WAN and SASE Environments with ThousandEyes
Update on dairy value chain development in Nicaragua and Honduras
1. Update on dairy value chain
development in Nicaragua and
Honduras
Michael Peters and Rein van der Hoek (CIAT)
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish
Planning Meeting
ILRI Nairobi
27-29 September 2011
2. Why?
Dairy products important dietary component across social strata
Consumption growth rates 6.7/11.7% Honduras/ Nicaragua
Per capita consumption low (100 kg milk equivalent/year)
Urbanization/population growth, 56 million people, 40% in cities in 2030
400,000 small scale livestock producers in Central America (1/2
Honduras/Nicaragua), 75% of income from milk sales
Dairy sector 2nd fastest growing livestock sub-sector in region
Growing diversity of consumer preferences > opportunity for small
industries to enter into market niches
3. Limitations
Poor quality and productivity (5 to 10 milking cows,
30 animals per farm, 3 to 5 l milk/cow/day)
Strong seasonal variation of production and prices
Market linkages and organizational capacity weak
Lack of information and technology
Lack of quality based incentive systems
Lack of integration with formal sector
4. Projects and capacities
to build on: Projects
CFC ‘Enhancing Beef Productivity, Quality, Safety, and Trade
in Central America’ ILRI/CIAT
‘Value chain focus and targeted interventions can be effective in
generating benefits to small cattle producers, but best
opportunities for dairy production’
Tropileche ILRI/CIAT
Technology driven projects
5. Projects and capacities to
build on: Partners
Long term presence in region/staff placed in Managua,
expertise in forages/feeds and value chains
Old and new partners NARS, INTA,DICTA, CATIE,
Universities in region, international NGOs such as
CRS, local and regional NGOs (SERTEDESO, SIDE,
FIPAH)
Link with private seed sector
6. Projects and capacities to build on:
Improved forages, processing,
working with farmers
Highly productive forages with adaptation to
drought and/or water-logging
Forage conservation technologies directed at
smallholders
Farmer based seed supply and concentrate
production
Experience with value chain work in Central
America
Working with farmers
7. Engagement as part of CRP
Communication with old (NARS, SIDE) and new
partners (CRS),
Side and CATIE were part of consultation on
priority themes and priority regions (link with CRP
1.2, see also next 2 slides)
Need for additional expertise in M&E and gender
analysis (through CRP); Animal health (but focus is
on service provision
8. Drought prone areas in Central
America
< 4 dry months
4-6 dry months
> 6 dry months
sequía
Drought prone
Fuente: FAO, 2002
9. Priority regions
Nicaragua
Las Segovias
Matagalpa
Chinandega
León
Carazo
Raan
Honduras
Yoro (Centro - Norte)
10. Entry points to enhance smallholder dairy
production: Overcoming production, supply
and market constraints
Production: Enhancing dairy productivity and quality
Supply: Overcoming seasonal variation and improving quality
and hygiene
Market/Institutions: Responding to increasingly stringent food
safety standards for internal and external markets (trade
liberalization and urbanization)
Other considerations: Social justice (gender, value chain
equity), ecological footprint and market differentiation
11. Planned activities: Overcoming the
constraints
Improved forage, pasture and silvopastoral systems for higher productivity
and seasonal stability
Improving milk quality/hygiene through better processing techniques
Value chain analysis focusing on improving economic conditions at
producer level
Facilitating integration of informal stakeholders (small farmers, processors
and traders) to more dynamic, differentiated markets
Enhancement of partnerships around specific market opportunities for the
establishment of business models
Capacity building including technological innovation, farm management and
linkage with service providers and industry
Emphasizing the concept of eco-efficiency
12. Outcome pathway
certifications of private aninal health services/small holder
Social justice along value chain; ecological sustainability
Outcome: Actor(s)
Increased competitiveness of informal
Changes enabling environment: Recognition of
actors in dairy value chains
Marketing: Link smallholders with formal
markets, year round availability of Research:
SIDE;CATIE;
Supporting:
devlopment;
differentiated high quality dairy products NARS
Associations
Transport and processing: Provide Supporting
Research:
consumers year round with high quality SIDE, CATIE
Supporting:
NARS,
dairy producs: traceability systems Development
Farm and community level - Improved
production
productivity, milk quality and hygiene,
efficient input services, strengthen local Research:
NARS;SIDE;
Supporting:
Developmen;
dairy clusters, seed supply systems CATIE Association;NGOS
13. Gaps
Adoption of forage grasses in LAC will happen, but M&E and
gender analysis to strengthen
Regional focus of private sector seed partner
Integrated analysis and innovation of value chains
Secured funding for working with partners, operations and staff
Resource mobilization:
Proposal CFC – advanced to Project pipeline
Collaboration CRS – link with long term initiatives for improved
livelihoods, food security and NRM
Editor's Notes
Sertedeso = Marlen Ibeth posas Dicta = Conrado Burgos INTA = Martin Mena