“For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you took care of Me; I was in prison and you visited Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or without clothes and clothe You? When did we see You sick, or in prison, and visit You?’ And the King will answer them, ‘I assure you: Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.'” Matthew 25:35-40
SRI LANKA
For 30 years Tamils Tigers fought for an independent homeland. Govt defeated the Tamil Tigers in May Approx. 70,000 killed in the last phase of war and 300,000 displaced. Population21,866,445 Religions Buddhism 70.19% Hinduism 12.61% Islam 9.71% Christianity 7.45% Other 0.04%
Context War, Displacement & Grief Loss of livelihood & lives savings Displacement of animals Collapsed social structure Middlemen milk procurement
Transforming Lives… with Hope
From: Traditional Farming to Modern Farming Warm chain management to Cool chain management Middlemen to Direct Marketing Violence & Suspicion to Peace building Hopelessness to Hope
Small-holder Farmer Investment Mobilize & Establish Dairy Farmer Cooperatives Trainings & Workshops in cattle management, Disease control, good farming practices, business plans…. Develop Model Farmers and individual Farm Plans
Community Dairying Investment Improve Quality and quantity raw milk -Breeding -Feeding -Animal Health
-Clean milk production and handling -Semi-intensive farming -Changing attitudes without changing routines
-diverse farming approach -Peace building -Exposure visits -Value addition
Raw Milk Temperature Measurements – Farmer to MCP to MCC (Average 32c) Cold Chain Infrastructure Investment
Temperature & Humidity Measurements (Solar Loading) Collection from DFSs to MCC Ambient temperature – Farmer to MCP to MCC
Measuring milk quality
Preserve quality from milking to chilling Improve farm capacity DAIRY FACTORY
Animal Insurance, Evacuation & Preparedness Plan Community Disaster Resilience Invest. Elevation Milk Route
Flooding Drought
Impact
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