Village livestock promoter business model to improve access to livestock inputs and services
James Rao, Nils Teufel, Padmakumar Varijakshapanicker, Yanamani Nepal, Braja Swain
SAPLING Steering Committee Meeting
Kathmandu, 09 January 2023


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SAPLING


SAPLING:
Sustainable 
Animal 
Productivity for 
Livelihoods,
Nutrition and 
Gender inclusion
Vision
By 2032, sustainable, competitive, inclusive and resilient buffalo value chains drive improved livelihood, enhanced food and nutritional security, and promote equitable growth of men and women
Problem
Low economic and non-economic returns (benefits) limit livelihood opportunities of  buffalo keepers and other value chain actors
                 Outputs/Outcomes (2032)
1. Buffalo productivity increase 30-40% 
2. Buff milk consumption increase 15% 
3. Livelihoods of buffalo hh improve 20%

Co-designing
About the innovation: Village livestock promoter business model to improve access to livestock inputs and services
COOPERATIVE
The Challenge
Objective:	Improve livelihoods through increasing 
	dairy productivity with knowledge, inputs & 	services.
Problem:	Public extension very limited and
	private suppliers focus only on specific products.
Question:	How to sustainably  provide more effective 
	support to farmers?
Village livestock promoter business model to improve access to livestock inputs and services
Varijaksha Padmakumar1, Nils Teufel1, 
Yanamani Nepal1, Braja Swain1, 
James Rao1 – 1 ILRI
The Innovation
Identify local livestock experts
Train them in business development and improved dairy management
They will then
Be linked to dairy coops and establish network to upstream suppliers
Provide farmers with information and sell bundled inputs & services
Provide services for local administration
 Role of VLPs
  (intergrated delivery of inputs & services)
Training 
of 
Farmers

(Feeding Rproduction Breeding)


Feed Balancing 
(App)
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Arrange Concentartes



Forage Seed
(Berseem)

Maize seed
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(Silage-F/I)


Chopping Service

(Self or link with others)
 


Treatment of Straw 


(Self or link with 
Industry)


Village Livestock Promoter
SAPLING
COOP
MUNICIPALITY
FEED IMPROV.
GENETIC IMPROV.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Support organising FC & Data recording
         DATA RECORDING
Connect farmers with govt. programs, fin. Institutions, insurance companies, agrovets and other livestock projects in the Municipality
Fertility clinic
    Fertility clinic, Feed advice
Input supply
Other services
VLP Payments

Tasks	Rate (NPR)	No/month	Total (NPR)	
1. Conducting farmer training	1000/class	9/12	750	
2. Changing farmer feeding practice
(use of OFA, supply of concentrate as per OFA, use of chopped straw/fodder, use of feeding trough, use of proper fodder storage structure)	3000/farmer/year if all practices are followed
(1000/farmer if only partially changed)	15/12

15/12	3750


1250	
3. Supporting forage cultivation and silage making	1000/farmer/year	20/12	1666	
4. Supporting fertility clinic	1000/day x 3 days per camp	3/12	 750	
5. Data recording 	1000/day (7 farmers)	50/12	4166 	
6. Basic incentive	7500/month (by Coop)	12/12	7500	
7.Other expenses (Fuel, Mobile) 	Actual based on bills          @5000 approx. (by Coop) 	12/12	5000	
TOTAL per month			24832	
NPR 25000 x 75% / (x LPD x 30 days) PER LIT PER FARMER 
Fertility clinic
Fertility clinic
Feed inputs
Sustainability of VLPs

Sustainability through a business model
After one year, based on the performance and interest of the VLP, s/he will be supported to set up a business enterprise around Genetic Improvement, Feed business or Animal Helath Cate


Scores:
-2=large -ve impact
-1=small -ve impact
0=no change
1=small improvement,
2=large improvement

PR= Productivity    EC=Economic.     EN=Environmental.    HC=Human Condition.   SO=Social
WP-1 Genetic, Reproductive, Feed interventions: Trade-off analysis
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VLP business model: Impact on gender
Improved knowledgeon feeding, breeding and animal reproduction 
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THANK YOU