1. SETTING THE SCENE
Experiences & lessons learnt with improvement
production, input supply and services
Bram Wouters
Wageningen UR Livestock Research

2. Context and objective
Some characteristics of production, input supply and services
Key issues and solutions
Presentations

3. The Value Chain
Inputs Farmer Colle Consumer
Processor Retaile
Services Producer ctor r Market

4. Inputs/ resources
Land
Feeds
Seeds
Breeds (cattle)
Fertilizer
Water
Veterinary Medicines
Equipment
Labour
Credit/ loans

5. Issues related to inputs/resources
Availability and access to land (tenure issues, competing
claims etc.)
Availability, access and quality of feeds (concentrate
feeds, supplements etc)
Availability and quality of cattle (crosses, pure-breds etc)
Labour quality (education, skills etc)
Organisation of input supply (private sector, farmers
associations/ cooperatives, business hubs)
Availability and costs of credit/loans

6. Services
Veterinary Services
AI
Advisory services
Quality measurement and monitoring (milk, feed)
Management information services (breeding, milk
recording)
Recording and data base management (milk recording,
identification & registration)
Maintenance services
Financial services

7. Issues related to services
Availability and quality of services
Role of government/ private sector in provision of
services (animal health, AI, advisory services)
Organisation of services by private sector
(farmers associations/cooperatives, private
companies)
Improving capacity of service providers

8. Issues related to milk production at farm level
Feeding, breeding, disease prevention (interaction
feeding, fertility, mastitis)
Cost price and business orientation
Farm management/ hygiene and raw milk quality
Farmer capabilities (education, skills)
Capacity building farmers, advisors (training, use of
advise & information)

9. The Country Presentations
What are experiences and lessons learnt?
Vietnam:
Mr. Luu Van Tan
Dairy Farming in Vietnam.
Philippines:
Mrs. Victoria O. Espaldon
Sustainable livelihood and small holder dairy farming in
the Philippines. Some insights and challenges.
Indonesia
Mr. Yusup Munawar
Role of cooperatives in input supply and services: the role of GKSI