Global South- South Expo A presentation from Solution forum 3 organized by FAO As the world searches for solutions to global development challenges, especially aimed at achieving sustainable development, food security and poverty eradication, the promotion of the “Green Economy,” has become increasingly important. A Green Economy requires effective mechanisms that will safeguard ecological systems, reduce the impact on the use of natural resources, and stabilize the economy and secure people’s livelihoods. This is why the session forum facilitated by FAO will showcase a variety of initiatives based on agro-ecological approaches to agriculture, forestry and fisheries management that address several facets of the needs of society. South-South and triangular cooperation have the potential to trigger, accelerate and facilitate the process of technology development, transfer, and the capacity-building necessary for their expansion and up-scaling.

1. DAIRY INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
IN AFGHANISTAN
Mr. Ghulam Zekria Ahmadzai
Chairman of the Kabul Dairy Union
Kabul, Afghanistan

2. OUTLINE
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Background
Project activities
Results
Lessons learned
Scaling up and challenges

3. BACKGROUND
 German funded project with 1600
beneficiaries
 Targeted areas: Kabul, Logar, Wardak,
Balkh and Kunduz provinces
 Objectives:
 Assist farmers to increase cattle production
 Develop processing and marketing
structures for dairy products
 Develop organizational structures for the
management of the dairy schemes

4. INCREASE CATTLE PRODUCTION
 Improvement of genetic
potential
 Health Services
 Fodder Crop Activities
 Animal Feed production in AFG
 Improvement in cattle housing
 Training and capacity building

5. Organizational Structure for the Dairy Unions
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6. RESULTS
River of Milk
(3 minute video)

7. LESSONS LEARNED
 Decision making power of women
increased from 35% to 66%
 The participatory approach encouraged
community participation
 Establishment of the Milk Collecting
Centers was a key facility
 Farmers were motivated to participate in
the dairy business

8. SCALING UP AND CHALLENGES
 Scaling up
 National level expansion (USD 30 million)
 Three projects with funding from IFAD, Italy
and IFAD/MAIL totaling USD 20.6 million
 Challenges
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Need for market expansion
Competition of dairy imports
Environmental changes
Security