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Capacity Building, Conclusions & Recommendations

DIFS Live Dairy Cattle Feed

CLOSING WORKSHOP DIFS LIVE PROJECT

JAKARTA, NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Content of presentation

Approach and main activities of DIFS Live Dairy Cattle Feed

Capacity building activities of DIFS Live Dairy Cattle Feed

Conclusions and recommendations of different components: ➢Improvement fodder supply and quality➢Improvement of concentrate feed production ➢Capacity building➢Project approach

OUTCOME

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Quality fodder & quality concentrate feed supply

Better Feeding

Increased Milk Production

Increased dairy farmer income

Goal Dairy Cattle Feed:Improving milk production and increasing dairy smallholder income.

Strategi program /percontohan pakan

Hijauan: peningkatan pasokan dan kualitas pakan hijauan

Pakan konsentrat: meningkatkan pasokan pakan konsentrat yang berkualitas baik

Peningkatan kapasitas: pelatihan untuk penyuluh, staf koperasi,dan peternak

Strategi ini diterapkan secara terpadu dengan menerapkan percontohan pakan di Koperasi Sapi Perah : KPGS Cikajang, Garut dan KPSP Saluyu, Kuningan

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Project approach Public private cooperation:➢Public parties: Directorate DAF, Provincial and local DINAS,

➢Knowledge institutions (Wageningen University and Research, IPB Bogor) and

➢Private sector companies (Trouw Nutrition Indonesia, Heritage Seeds (Barenbrug company) and Ottevanger

Feed pilot approach:

Develop feed pilots with selected dairy coops (KPGS Cikajang and KPSP Saluyu)

Assist dairy coop to improve concentrate feed production and quality

New innovations to be tested in each coop on demo farms in 3 selected farmer groups

Introduction of feed advisors at coop level to guide feed pilot

Capacity building by means of training of trainers, follow-up advice to farmers, farmer2farmer training

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Improvement Fodder Supply and Quality

• Introduction and testing of new forage varieties• Establishment of bulking plots for plant

material• Silage making of whole plant maize and maize

stover• Feasibility of commercial fodder production

Concentrate Feed Improvement

• Advice on SOP’s for improved concentrate feed production

• Production and on-farm testing of improved concentrate feed meeting SNI standards

• Manual and SOP’s for Quality Control and Quality Assurance concentrate feed production

• Improvement of concentrate feed facilities including establishment of mini- lab at KPGS Cikajang (model)

Capacity Building

• Introduction of feed advisors at coop level

• Training of trainers: technical training and training on communication and extension

• Training of farmers using the demo farmers for farmer2farmer training

• Development of leaflets Development of video for sharing results and farmer testimonies

How did it work out with the feed advisor?

2 feed advisors were recruited from existing staff of coop: combined task of animal health and feed advisor

Project trained the feed advisors with technical knowledge on feeding and on communication and extension skills

Feed advisors worked together project field officer in the selected farmer groups on:➢Providing advice and monitoring of the demo farms

➢Training of farmers individual advice to farmers on rations

➢Farmers appreciated the role of the feed advisor (results of end line survey):

Farmers opinions about usefulness feed advisor

Farmers who got training and advice from feed advisor were interviewed

Farmers scored the usefulness of the feed advisor on by scoring (1= not usefull at all; 5= very usefull)

Dairy coop Average score usefullness Coop should continue with employing feed advisor

KPGS Cikajang(N=115)

3.9 93% of farmers agree

KPSP Saluyu(N=63)

4.2 98% of farmers agree

Capacity building

Training of trainers (including demo farmers):

Technical Curriculum: theory and practical training:➢Basic principles of ruminant nutrition and dairy cattle feeding➢Assessment of the feeding situation of a cow /herd by using and evaluation of:▪ Cow Signals▪ Feed signals▪ Environment (barn, feed trough, water supply)▪ Feeding practices of the farm ➢Relation animal health, cow fertility and feeding➢Dairy cattle rationing

Training communication and extension skills

Involvement of demo farmers: farmers in the farmer groups were invited on the demo farms to see demo’s on feed and water trough, silage making etc

Farmer to farmer training: demo farmers shared their experiences with farmer group leaders and other farmers :Introduction of new fodders, silage making,

Use of improved concentrate feeds and

Better feeding practices (improved feed and water trough etc.)

Field officers and feed advisors trained interested farmers and did follow up farm visits to advice on feeding in the selected farmer groups

Capacity building Farmers

Project products to assist with capacity building on feeds and dairy cattle feeding

Book “ Cow Signals” translated into Bahasa Indonesia

Leaflets with information for farmers on:➢ Improved fodders: Mulatto II, Taiwan Napier, Napier grass Odot and Indigofera➢ Small scale silage making➢ Concentrate feed supplementation with different fodder rations➢ Improved concentrate production

Video with among others project farmers sharing their experiences with improved feed supply, feeding and feeding practices (will be shared on social media)

Conclusions, Recommendations,Discussion

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Improvement fodder supply and quality

Lack of land on farms for fodder production is a major limitation for improving cow productivity on small scale dairy farms: Government, coops and land owning companies should work together to

make more land available for dairy farmers

Improved forage species like Odot, Taiwan Napier and Mulatto II (in lower areas) and Indigofera are high yielding, produce good quality fodder:Coops and government agencies should facilitate the establishment of

multiplication plots where farmers can collect planting material

Conserved feed like maize silage is much better for dry season feeding of high productive cows than rice straw Coops should facilitate with credit the equipment for ensiling and

purchase of maize

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Improvement concentrate feed production

Concentrate feeds produced by dairy coops often do not include a good mineral pre-mix while the nutritive values are often below SNI Dairy coops should give farmers more choice by producing concentrate feeds with

different qualities at different prices

There is no supervision by government on concentrate quality and feed safety in feed plants of dairy coops producing low quality feeds Feed plants of dairy coops should implement a basic QA/QC system and be supervised

and audited by government feed inspectors

Raw materials used to produce concentrate feeds are often many and of unknown origin and quality Dairy coops should be better assisted regarding purchase of raw materials and feed

formulation (GKSI?)

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Capacity building

Feeding is a major limitation to improve productivity and farmers need much training and advise to improve feeding practices and feed balanced rations The dairy coops are in the best position to provide advice and training to their farmers

by employing special feed advisors

Pilot or demo farms are useful to test new feed innovations and to disseminate knowledge by means of farmer2farmer exchange Much attention should be paid by coops and other to create good examples on pilot

or demo farms and to farmer2farmer exchange and advise

Expertise on dairy cattle feeding is available at different institutions and companies in Indonesia but there seems little coordination and cooperation Public private cooperation could assist to develop curricula to train teachers of

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Terimah Kasi / Thank you▪Website: www.difslive.com

▪Contacts:

bram.wouters@wur.nl

amin.sutiarto@trouwnutrition.com

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