Nepal, Yanamani

Rao, E.J.O.

Swain, Braja B.

Teufel, Nils

Varijakshapanicker, Padmakumar

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Resources and ContactsTakahashi, K., Muraoka, R., & Otsuka, K. (2020). Technology adoption, impact, and extension in developing countries’ agriculture: A review of the recent literature. Agricultural Economics DOI: 10.1111/agec.12539Yitayew, A., Abdulai, A., Yigezu, Y. A., Deneke, T. T., & Kassie, G. T. (2021). Impact of agricultural extension services on the adoption of improved wheat variety in Ethiopia: A cluster randomized controlled trial. World Development, DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105605Email: v.padmakumar@cgiar.org, n.teufel@cgiar.orgThe Challenge• Objective: Improve livelihoods through increasing  dairy productivity with knowledge, inputs & services.• Problem: Public extension very limited and private suppliers focus only on specific products.• Question: How to sustainably  provide more effective support to farmers?Innovative Approaches forSustainable Supply ofKnowledge & Inputs toLivestock FarmersVarijaksha Padmakumar1, Nils Teufel1, Yanamani Nepal1, Braja Swain1, James Rao1 – 1 ILRIThe Pilot• 6 districts in Nepal’s Eastern Lowland• > 50 Village Livestock Promoters (VLP)• Coops provide access to farmers• Training by local partner• Technologies for dairy buffaloes:‐ Feeding advice with digital tool‐ Health support focusing on fertility‐ Promotion of AI • Income from public interventions (fertility clinics, animal registration)• Pre‐pilot with 10 VLPs, coops report improved milk production and fertilityThe Bigger Picture• Similar approaches are being implementedin Tanzania and Kenya• Comparable research designs to determineeffects of training approaches  & business models• Gender balance can be difficult to achieveThe Innovation• Identify local livestock experts• Train them in business development andimproved dairy management• They will then• Be linked to dairy coops• Establish network to upstream suppliers• Provide farmers with information and sell bundled inputs & services• Provide services for local administrationThe Research• VLPs split into 2 cohorts @ 14 VLPs• Staggered inclusion into programme• Data sources:‐ Monitoring of VLP business & development activities‐ Base‐ & endline surveys, 1000 potential VLP customers• Investigated outcomes:‐ VLP business success‐ Farmer adoption of technologies‐ Dairy productivity improvement• Results expected for Q4 2024This work/research was conducted as part of the CGIAR Initiative Sustainable Animal Productivity and is supported by contributors to the CGIAR Trust Fund.

Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Supply of Knowledge & Inputs to Livestock Farmers

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