1. Group discussions 1 st Advisory Council Meeting Dehradun 01/06/2012 Nils Teufel MilkIT

2. Group discussions 1.Innovation platforms: – “How can innovation platforms support development and dissemination of new technologies for dairy development?” – Himmothan, GBPIHED, Elks, AHD 2.Marketing constraints: – “What are you most interested in for overcoming institutional and marketing constraints in the dairy sector?” – Aanchal, Ajeeveeka, ULDB, Chirag 3.Feeding constraints: – “What should MilkIT produce to help with improving productivity of dairy animals among small holders through better feeding, breeding & health?” – GBPUAT, FD, VPKAS 01/06/20122

3. Grp 1: Innovation platforms 01/06/20123 M. Chauhan (Himmothan) R.S. Negi (Anim Husb Dep) R.S. Rawat (GBPIHED)S. Jarial (ILRI – ELKS) R.C. Rajaguru (For Dep)

4. Grp1 Innovation platforms Value of innovation platforms – Contribute by bringing in technologies, pilot them, scale it up – By creating platform at different levels, knowledge sharing at right levels – By creating awareness, demonstration wider audience, feedback, knowledge documentation – Difficulties & risk: – Sustainability, ownership, scope – Compendium of successful experiences – Malavika: Ownership for sustainability (who owns) – Negi: What about the costs for maintaining platform – Malavika: which scale? block level officers/ paravets/ ext. workers don’t talk to each other, maybe that would be useful – NGOs do talk to each other – Padma: what is the actual income contribution of milk, what can actually be improved through more milk 01/06/20124 Most important

5. Additional input on innovation platforms (later) Padma: expand the innovation platforms to include other actors who work in different fields (e.g. breeding, health, small ruminants etc.). Offer the platform as a useful and efficient approach to get collaboration & knowledge exchange going. Malavika: Support communication between local government officials and practitioners. They have only few opportunities for exchange. 01/06/20125

6. Grp 2: Inst. & mrktng constraints 01/06/20126 Atul Shah (CHIRAG) Pankaj Kumar (For Dep) Pawan Kumar (Ajeevika-IFAD) A.K. Negi (UCDF-Aanchal)

7. Grp 2: Institutional constraints Baseline survey – Market research (Milk production groups) demand/supply gap production, status/potential Tiwari: consider own consumption requirements (nutritional security) Others: but we are just talking about selling surplus Awareness of group formation – Benefits – Approach (evaluation of form of organisational structure) – Business plan (economics of group activities for sustainability) Malavika: Use federations to market more products. Pawan: Develop a variety of successful business models; MilkIT can bring together knowledge of successful innovations, compendium (specific examples) – Marketing – Incentives Capacity building – NGOS can be roped in 01/06/20127 Most important

8. Grp2: Marketing constraints Infrastructure – cold-storage/chain – collection points (suggestions for linking remote villages) Value addition (Amul example) (Lepcha: think of cheese as in Sikkim) (Malavika: Minimum amount is so low that any processing is difficult, starting dairies with 50l/d) as soon as area is increased, transport becomes too expensive) Pricing (amount, quality) Identification of markets Collection process Standardisation Up-scaling 01/06/20128 Most important

9. Grp 3: Feed constraints 01/06/20129 V. Padmakumar (ILRI-ELKS) T. Ravichandran (ILRI-MilkIT) S.T.S. Lepcha (For Dep) T.P. Tiwari (GBPUAT) J.K. Bisht (VPKAS)

10. Grp 3: Feed constraints Feeding – Choice of fodder For lean period (Apr-Jun, Dec-Feb) Fodder trees (Bhimal, oak) Perennial grasses (broom, napier, congo) – Dual purpose crops: wheat, barley, paddy (suitability), depends on area – Use of weeds (Natal grass?) – Improvement of existing feeds Urea treatment, UMB, suppl green fodder, concentrates, suppl with area specific minerals – Reduce wastage/feeding – Fodder banks (Negi: GoU is putting fodder banks in each block) Breeding – cross-breeding – red. calving interval – red. AFC Health – Deworming, ext. parasites – Promotion of EVM (ethnoveterinary system) – Vaccination (FMD, HS) (Negi: cold chain); Negi: improve evidence-based veterinary services, not effectively targeted, also information links (helpline). 01/06/201210 Most important

11. Chairman’s conclusions – Milkanimals (5l milk/d) – Teaanimals (1l milk/d) – Dunganimals (no milk/d) 01/06/201211 In livestock development, we should consider the requirements and opportunities of 3 animal types: