Rapport de validation du programme d'accélération de l'élevage sensible au genre-chaine de valeur lait

Siagbe G, Derenoncourt M, Atadokpede M, Ouedraogo I. 2025. Rapport de validation du programme d'accélération de l'élevage sensible au genre-chaine de valeur lait. AICCRA Report. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA)

The implementation of an acceleration program requires a participatory and inclusive approach to determining objectives, business selection criteria, and training content, as well as identifying opportunities for collaboration. For the Gender Smart Livestock Accelerator (GSLA), led by the Alliance Bioversity & CIAT Alliance in collaboration with ILRI under the AICCRA program, the program design was finalized through a one-day validation workshop attended by nearly 30 resource persons. This workshop refined the program’s objectives, areas of intervention, training content, and potential partnerships for delivering training and financing companies. Prior to the workshop, stakeholder consultations were held from the last quarter of 2024 until April 2025, to gather their opinions on the program, identify the training modules, and define collaboration areas. Participants in the program include Individuals, Sole Proprietorships, Single-member, Limited Liability Company, Cooperatives, and Economic Interest Groups operating throughout the dairy value chain. The selected training modules are:

Technical modules: · Climate change, climate-smart agriculture—climate information service related to livestock farming. · Animal health. · Feeding. · Good practices (milk quality, processing, and storage). · Circular economy.

Business development and leadership modules: · Leadership · Business management, simplified accounting/market access/calculation/pricing · Business creation (formalization process). · Financial intermediation. · Awareness of existing policies and programs supporting livestock farming in Senegal. · Guide for women entrepreneurs. · Organizational dynamics.

The key recommendation is to foster effective collaboration between livestock sector stakeholders and financial institutions to ensure high-quality training and improved access to finance by the end of the program.