Program Objectives   The Maziwa Zaidi (MZ) research for development (R4D) program in Tanzania has been implemented since 2012. MZ is implemented under the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Livestock (formerly Livestock and Fish) with International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) as the CGIAR centers involved. The program…

Phase II core project Agri-entrepreneurship, technology uptake and inclusive dairy development in Tanzania Dairying is widely recognized as one of the most promising agricultural pathways towards prosperity. Growing out of the smallholder dairy research for development activities developed under the first phase of Maziwa Zaidi (MZ) program: https://maziwazaidi.org/projects/. The proposed intervention for MZ Phase II…

Value chain assessments and household surveys were carried out to identify the following main constraints: lack of economies of scale in milk marketing because volumes produced by smallholders are small; inability to access capital to invest in inputs or basic services, let alone to improve productivity; absence of a mechanism to source milk from small…

MZ has since 2012 tested various interventions focusing on selected pilot sites in Tanga and Morogoro regions. The interventions mainly involved a) market linkages to overcome market barriers using dairy market hubs for improved access to bundled input and services, and to leverage technology interventions; b) innovation platforms/alliances at community and national levels for co-learning,…

After learning valuable lessons from the Theory of Change that guided implementation of Phase I,  a revised Theory of Change (ToC) has been developed to guide Phase II core project. An important indicator of change along the revised ToC impact pathway would be more inclusive dairy agribusinesses applying new innovations that increase profitability and generate…