feedback


 * __ What has worked? __**
 * Groups well-established
 * Maziwa Zaidi slogan well-known
 * IP members aware of their needs
 * Women participation is noticeable
 * Strong links among implementing partners
 * Group members well-engaged

**__ What can we improve? __**


 * Farmers awareness of project objectives, especially in Masatu village
 * Farmer’s understanding of the difference between and innovation platform (IP) and farmer group
 * Farmers’ understand of the relationship between the different projects and the Maziwa Zaidi concept
 * Access to milk markets and sources of input supply
 * Farmers’ exposure to business innovations and husbandry practices through exchange visits
 * Functioning of IPs by facilitating their establishment at a higher level (district rather than village level)

**__ What has been missed in implementing the project? __**
 * Involvement of other value chain actors
 * Understanding the relationship between Tanga Dairy Cooperative Union (TDCU), a secondary cooperative, and the 3 primary cooperatives in Tanga district, and the implications of the relationship for the project
 * Developing the capacity of farmers with respect to animal husbandry
 * Farmers’ expectation that project funders are responsible for providing the necessary project inputs, i.e., ideas and logistics
 * Adapting some of the potential solutions to farmers’ needs
 * Emphasizing skills on group dynamics
 * Emphasizing the difference between IPs and farmer groups