Increased Food Security through Dairy Development [at USAID’s Development Grants Program]
Source: DGP – RFA – Request for Applications No. M/OAA/GRO/EGAS-DGP-10-001
Agriculture Sector Capacity to be developed under this component.
Among responsive proposals in this area might be those that:
- Educate consumers on the role of milk and dairy products in the diets of children, women and persons with chronic illnesses, reducing under-nutrition that results in poor child growth and development;
- Support demonstration and extension of new, appropriate dairy production and marketing technology and management systems that will results in increased supplies of milk and dairy products and increased smallholder income;
- Support democratically-managed development of producer associations such as cooperatives that assist small farmers with production, procurement, processing and or marketing of milk and milk products;
- Lead to privatization of dairy-related services and input supply, particularly integrated veterinary and dairy cow breeding services;
- Offer innovative small farmer training and extension services;
- Strengthen services related to regulation of milk and dairy product quality;
- Support dairy processing and retailing innovation and cost controls that keep dairy product prices affordable for consumers;
- Enhance the capacities of women to participate in dairying as primary producers, cooperative members and sector leaders; and
- Improves natural resources management on small farmer dairy farms.
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