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= = =Welcome to the More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Project=

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= About the project: = The MoreMilkiT project aims to achieve inclusive growth and reduced poverty and vulnerability among people with dairy- dependent livelihoods in selected rural areas in Tanzania. The project is primarily targeted at pre-commercial marginalized smallholder cattle-keeping men and women who do not currently participate fully in dairy value chains.
 * This is a 'workspace' for people working in the project.**

The project's goal is for an inclusive and reduced poverty and vulnerability among dairy-dependent livelihoods in selected rural areas in Tanzania.
 * Goal:**

Rural poor are more income secure through enhanced access to demand-led dairy market business services and viable organizational options
 * Outcome:**

These aims are to be achieved through the 'four-year project' with research-for-development objectives to:
 * Objectives:**
 * Develop scalable value chains approaches with improved organization and institutions serving resource-poor male- and female smallholder dairy households;
 * Generate and communicate evidence on business and organizational options for increasing participation of resource-poor-male and female-headed households in dairy value chains;
 * Inform policy on appropriate role for pro-poor smallholder-based informal sector value chains in dairy sector development.

Read the full and [|brochure]

Other projects and activities contributing to the Tanzania dairy value chain include MilkIT and Safe Food Fair Food

Quick links

 * Partnerships
 * [[file:Maziwa Zaidi terms of engagement with stakeholders - revised 8Oct2014.docx|Principles of Engagement When Working With Stakeholders]]
 * [[file:livestock-fish/tanzania_vca_toolkit_june2012.doc|Tanzania Dairy Value Chain Assessment Toolkit]]
 * Tanzania theory of change outputs
 * About Value chain Development in Tanzania (on the Livestock and Fish wiki page)

News and Updates

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 * [|Boost to smallholder dairy value chains in Tanzania as new artificial insemination technology launched]
 * [|Local government authorities in Tanzania commit to support continued growth of producer groups created by the MoreMilkiT Project]
 * [|MoreMilkiT producer groups review shows steady progress towards sustainability in Tanzania]
 * [|Tanzania milk traders identify business strengths and weaknesses]
 * [|Tanzania livestock development plan to boost dairy farmers’ incomes]
 * [|More milk in Tanzania – mid-term update reports progress and lessons]
 * [|White gold: Milk business improving lives of Tanzania traders]
 * [|Empowering Tanzania milk traders to transform their businesses]
 * [|New USD18 million program to modernize livestock breeding in East Africa]
 * Call to scrap VAT on dairy products in Tanzania to increase their consumption
 * [|Tanzania livestock minister pledges government support for the country’s dairy farmers]
 * [|Agro-pastoralist cattle keepers in Tanzania to benefit as dairy processor agrees to buy their milk]
 * [|New study calls for more awareness and promotional campaigns to boost milk consumption in Tanzania]
 * [|Animal genetics project to review and improve Tanzania’s dairy herd for higher milk yields]
 * [|ILRI review assesses dairy development successes and failures in Tanzania]
 * [|Dairy researchers say efficient systems key to boosting milk production in Tanzania]
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 * [|‘White gold’ improves lives of women in western Tanzania]
 * [|Starbucks Foundation’s USD 750,000 grant to help Tanzania farmers complement coffee farming with dairy]
 * [|Biogas changes lives of dairy farmers in southern Tanzania]
 * [|Tanzania dairy sector gets USD1.5 million boost through East Africa Dairy Development project grant]
 * [|Reviews highlight successes and challenges of Tanzania dairy innovation platforms]
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 * [|Milk Innovation platforms in Tanzania lauded for solving dairy farmers' problems]
 * [|Tanzania Dairy Development Forum improves dairy management by widely sharing information]
 * [|Study shows how Tanzania dairy farmers stand to benefit from improved commercial feeds]