Bwire, Julius M.N.

Kimambo, Abiliza E.

Laswai, Germana H.

Lukuyu, Ben A.

Maass, Brigitte L.

Mangesho, Walter E.

Wassena, Fred J.

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AcknowledgementIFAD for financial support through the MilkIT Project.Past dairy feeding interventions and lessons learnt in Tanzania 1Kimambo, A.E.,1Laswai, G.H., 2Bwire, J.M.N., 3Wassena, F.J., 1Aboud, A.O.A 2Mangesho, W. 4Lukuyu, B. and 5Maass, B.L. 1Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3004, Morogoro, Tanzania, 2 TALIRI Tanga,  3CIAT Morogoro, 4ILRI Nairobi, 5CIAT Nairobi1. Message • Feeding interventions could increase milk production from dairy cattle in Tanzania. • Why is adoption of these interventions so low? Plate 1: Fodder garden technology Introduced in 1960s and 1980s on small scale farms in Kilimanjaro  region Tanzania Plate 2: Molasses urea storage tanks built in the villages as supply depots in Kilimanjaro in mid 1980s (now unutilized)Plate 3: Compounding  home made dairy concentrates 2. IntroductionSeasonal variations in quantity and quality of animal feeds is a common problem in Tanzania. In most cases animals are poorly fed, hence their production potentials are not realized. A number of practical feeding interventions have been tested in different parts of the country, some showing positive results but adoption is low. 3. Objectives To review some of the past feeding interventions  and adoption status for teasing out the possible lessons learnt and strategies to be taken for improved uptake of dairy production technologies and innovations 4. Methodology Information  on past dairy feeding interventions were obtained from published articles in local and international journals, proceedings, grey literature including PhD thesis, MSc dissertations, research, consultancy and agricultural reports backing up with personal experience. ConclusionsThere is not only a need to change approaches or the method of dissemination of some proven technologies to farmers, but also location-specific socio-economic conditions need to be investigated. Use of innovation platforms is being advocated for in Tanzania. Past dairy feeding interventions in Tanzania included:• Cultivation of fodder grasses  (Plate 1)• Alkali treatment of crop residues• Strategic harvesting and utilization of crop residues for dry-season feeding • Use of urea molasses mixtures and blocks (Plate2) • Home-made dairy concentrates and supplementation (Plate 3) • Use of water melonsAdoption and sustainability of these interventions has been limited (≤ 15%) despite of their technical merits 5. Findings • Short duration of promotional projects • Relatively high capital investments • Technical versus socio economic dimensions of the technologies, neglecting gender issues • Minimal foundation for trans-generational transfer of technologiesPossible reasons for low adoption Presented at 6th All African Conference on Animal Agriculture, 27-30 October 2014, Nairobi, Kenya

Past dairy feeding interventions and lessons learnt in Tanzania

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