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• joined and became an active member of the livestock platform and Livestock Task Force;
• organised dairy good practice events at woreda and zonal levels;
• participated in various technical working groups and multi-stakeholder meetings to contribute to cross-organisational learning, collaboration and knowledge sharing;
• facilitated exposure and learning visits;
• developed and disseminated extension related and good practice materials in dairy production, processing, marketing and development;
• shared the knowledge materials organising events.  

 

The project developed and disseminated nine practice briefs, eight farmer extension materials and nine extension training manuals under the mentioned themes.

Practice briefs:

• Adoption of improved dairy technologies in Ethiopia,
• Bridging the dairy feed gap,
• Dairy Cooperatives, Empowering women in the dairy value chain,
• Enhancing access to dairy inputs,
• Increased income from dairy,
• Optimising smallholder dairy production,
• Reaching 65,000 dairy farmers, and
• Supporting Ethiopia’s dairy sector. 

 

Farmer extension materials:

• Calf management,
• Cow management,
• Dairy housing and manure management,
• Dairy business management,
• Forage development,
• Forage development and management,
• Hygienic milk production and
• Young stock management. 

 

Training manuals:

• Dairy Cattle Health Management,
• Dairy Cattle Feeding and Nutrition management,
• Breed Improvement and Fertility Management,
• Dairy Farm Management,
• Dairy Housing and Manure Management,
• Farm Economics,
• Forage Production and Management,
• Hygienic and Quality Milk Production and
• Young Stock Management.