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Feed Investment Study: Summary

Workshop on Feed Technology Screening and Prioritisation, Dehra Dun, India, 19-22 September 2011

Shirley Tarawali

Key issues Past feed research “supply focused” Feed in VC context – different approach:

– Demand for livestock commodity• Feed as ONE technology element• Technology as ONE VC element

Investments impacting on feed important:– Productivity – market engagement– Environment (trade-offs)– Equity– Economics (not just producers)

Public and private sector dimensions– Private: producers, providers, individuals, corporate – Public: from research/extension ......to.....enabling environment;

regulatory Complex

– Simplify?– Systematic?

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Consider...

Framework to classify feed dimensionsSome findingsBroader issues that may impact

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Framework

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Feed typeNatural grazingPlanted pasturesOther planted foragesCrop residuesCrop by productsOther by productsGrainsRoots and tubersMineral etc supplementsBalanced concentrates

Own farm

Community

Market

Policy

Feed source

Opportunities to increase feed:

Produce more --- Utilize better --- Import

This framework:

Seems to workAllows for technology

and non dimensions to be articulated

Considers dynamicApply in context of

specific commodity VCAllowed some initial

quantitative evaluation

Tweaking! Consider different

“levels” Limited prioritisation Limitations of “expert”

consultation – non quantitative

Articulation of diversity?

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Natural grazing

Planted pastures

Planted forages

Crop residues

Crop by-products

Other by-products

Grains

Roots & tubers

Mineral/vit suppl

Balanced concentrates

Source of feed (%DM)

2010

2030Own farm

Community

Market

“intensification”

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Natural grazing

Planted pastures

Planted forages

Crop residues

Crop by-products

Other by-products

Grains

Roots & tubers

Mineral/vit suppl

Balanced concentrates

Source of feed (%DM)

2010

2030Own farm

Community

Market

“intensification”

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Produce more Utilize better Import

Policies Knowledge and service provision Technologies

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Policies Knowledge and service provision Technologies

Produce more

•Institutionalise multi dimensional crop improvement•Improve access to HY forages and crops•Evaluate price-policy issues•Improve water productivity

Utilize better

•Knowledge services:•Sourcing, balancing, targeting rations•Processing of feeds

•Governance of feed quality; water•Access to service delivery

Import•Improve marketing•Provision of knowledge, market info, credit•Incentives for small scale entrepreneurs

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Policies•Infrastructure•Community based NRM•Support BDS•PP consortia for food-feed crops•Governance of NR•(PES)

Knowledge and service provision

•Developing BDS:•Knowledge•Inputs•Credit

Technologies

•Farm management•Crop husbandry•Food-feed crops•Forages•Water harvesting•Processing•Feed storage•Balanced rations

Produce more Utilize better Import

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Policies

Knowledge and service provision

Technologies

In general..... Investment in infrastructure Combinations of public and private investments

– Facilitation of adoption/mkt participation• Reduced transaction costs – improved access to services and information –

smallholders and other market agents

Technologies– Often private (individual)– Bundle with other technologies– Intersection of policies and institutions

Increasing animal numbers – attractive for private investment BUT negative environment:– Private investment in better feeding plus incentives to reduce transaction

costs (access to feeds, participation in product markets) BDS – multiple dimensions Innovation system approaches

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To consider.... Different levels.... From farm through community, local,

national policies and institutions provide important context

Seasonality? Are there some “must haves”?

– Context – eg specific growing livestock commodity value chain– Information to guide options?

• “Level” of intensification.... Dynamic?• Institutional “diagnosis”• Market engagement• .....etc

Current and potential feed resources

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