DAIRY AFRICA INITIATIVE

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DAIRY AFRICA INITIATIVE

• United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
• Sustainable Modernization of Agriculture Rural
  Transformation
• UNECA SMART

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Background Justification

• Dairy products comprise one of the biggest
  components of total food imports into Africa
• The current level of Dairy production in Africa
  is amongst the lowest in the world
• Increased Dairy production would make a major
  contribution to food security in Africa
  particularly protein
• Dairy has the capacity to increase economic
  growth and create job opportunities using
  existing natural resources and linkages through
  the value chain of the Dairy industry

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Background Justification 2

• Wealth Creation as a result of the Dairy Africa
  Initiative will contribute significantly to
  poverty reduction particularly in rural areas in
  line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
• Dairy will make a significant contribution to
  sustainable crop/livestock integration improve
  soil fertility through nutrient recycling
• Development of the Dairy sector will enhance
  efficient utilization of Agro-industrial
  by-products
• Dairy Africa will contribute substantially to the
  objectives of the Comprehensive African
  Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP)

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VISION

• Sustainable Dairy Development in Africa

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MISSION

• To establish procedures that will lead to
  enhanced sustainable Dairy production in Africa
  in order to address food security, create wealth
  reduce rural poverty through the Dairy value
  chain

• To contribute to
• Food security by substantially satisfying the
  dairy product needs of Africa (CAADP)
• Reduce the dependence in Africa on imported
  dairy products
• Poverty reduction by modernizing the dairy
  sectors (SMART)
• The generation of rural employment through
  engagement / involvement of the dairy
• value chain (MDG)

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Objectives

• Empower and create financially self sufficient
  and profitable dairy industries
• Maximize the economic dairy potential of African
  countries
• Develop dairy in an Ecologically sustainable
  (environmentally friendly) manner
• Develop models that are replicable
• Increase total national milk production
• Increase per capita consumption of dairy products
• Increase productivity of the dairy cow
• Positively influence policy on dairy in Africa

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Modus Operandi

• Develop a Dairy African Structure that dovetails
  with the various levels of political structure of
  the AU
• Dairy Africa Initiative (UNECA)
• National Dairy Organizations
• Regional Dairy Organizations
• At each level involve the following role players
• Primary Dairy Industry Organizations
• Secondary Dairy Industry Organizations
• Dairy / Livestock Research and Extension
• Policy Makers

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Modus Operandi continued..

• 2. Create an efficient Network for the free flow
  of and access to information
• Website, e-mail, experts from each target group
• Share research, standards, training material,
  promotion material, market information, best
  practices, experience
• 3. Create a Data base of Contacts
• Suppliers throughout the value chain, Markets,
  Mentor base, twinning possibilities, investment
  opportunities
• 4. Develop Policy Proposals to Further the goals
  of MDG, CAADP SMART through Dairy
• Individual Countries, African Regions, AU Trade
  blocks

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Workshop Agenda

• Review of 1st workshop in Nigeria
• Background and Justification
• Vision
• Mission
• Objectives
• Modus Operandi
• Structure Implementation
• Timeline
• Funding
• Follow up after Cameroon