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Contributions to the improvement of the value chain “milk” in Oblast Kaliningrad
Contributions to the improvement of the value chain “milk” in Oblast Kaliningrad
The German-Russian project aimed to increase the competitiveness of the dairy sector in the Oblast Kaliningrad in the Russian Federation and by this to contribute to the development of rural areas in the Kaliningrad region. The political project partner on the Russian side is the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery of the Oblast Kaliningrad. Operating partners are the milk producers’ association of Kaliningrad (APM), the National Technical University of Kaliningrad (KSTU) and the Animal Breeding Organisation of Kaliningrad (KTZ) which was founded within the framework of the project in 2009 as new service and extension provider for dairy farms in the Kaliningrad region.
The project programme included five major components:
- Policy advice to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishery and all involved parties within the value chain of milk production and processing
- Planning, preparation and implementation of a commercial extension service for dairy farms in the Kaliningrad region
- Training and education of farm management specialists
- Establishment of new service provider for livestock breeding and production (KTZ)
- Strengthening of the German-Russian co-operation in the dairy sector and dissemination of project results.
The Project contributed significantly to the overall development of the dairy sector in the Kaliningrad region and supported an increase of the milk production output by more than 20 % within the last three years.
- Analysis of the organisation of the dairy sector on macro-, meso- and micro level, identification of actors in the value chain of milk production and processing and their contribution to the overall output; monitoring and economic analysis of dairy farms, elaboration of a support programme for small scale dairy farms; improvement of services for analyses of feed quality and milk hygiene
- Policy advice to all involved parties
- Planning and preparation of a concept for setting-up an extension service for dairy farms in the Kaliningrad region
- Training of advisors in Russia and Germany
- Provision of technical lectures, practical training seminars and field days, which are well received by students and lecturers of the KSTU as well as by technical specialists and executive staff of milk producing enterprises covering forage production, feed analysis, feeding, reproduction, breeding, management, hygiene, milking, marketing and others
- Planning and introduction of a commercial service provider for livestock breeding and production with the following services: extension on cattle breeding, extension on farm management and economics of milk production, milk recording, milk laboratory analysis, artificial insemination, claw trimming, reproduction services
- Organisation of seminars and conferences on dairy sector development
Russian Federation
BMELV Co-operation programme
BMELV
11/2006 – 12/2012
1.268.886
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Institute for Animal Breeding at University of Kiel (CAU)
