Business Service Market Development Project [BSMDP]

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Funded By
Department for International Development (DFID)
Impact Area
Kenya – Kakamega, Bungoma, Butere-Mumias and Vihiga
Dates
May 2005 – August 2006
Business Service Market Development Project was supported by Department for International development (DFID) and implemented by Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) in partnership with Agricultural Market Development Trust (AGMARK) from May 2005 to August 2006 in Kakamega, Bungoma, Butere-Mumias and Vihiga in Western Kenya.
As a result of the business management , technical training and credit guarantees, stockists were able to increase the products available to the farmers. This in turn increased sales and profitability of the stockists.
Man in reddish-orange shirt with hand on equipment amidst shelves of colorful agricultural products, promoting business service market development

Goal

To strengthen the delivery of dairy inputs and veterinary services to smallholder dairy farmers.

Objective

To increase accessibility and affordability of dairy inputs and services by smallholder farmers and thereby improve productivity, incomes and food security.

Activities

  • Trained Animal Health technicians in Artificial insemination (AI).
  • Supported Animal health technicians acquire AI kits continue to provide services to farmers.
  • Trained Agrodealers in Business Management and Technical knowledge on Dairy Inputs.
  • Linked dairy Input supply companies to Agrodealers to continue to provide goods and services to smallholder farmers.
  • Established a database of dairy input dealers.
  • Established database of dairy input companies.
  • Supported AI service providers to provide insemination services.
  • Demand creation activities; field visits, field days, exhibitions, agricultural shows.
  • Facilitated linkage meetings between Dairy input supply companies, Agrodealers and smallholder farmers.

Key Achievements

44
Agrodealers trained on Business Management
177
Agrodealers trained by input supply companies on dairy inputs
1,112
Smallholder farmers trained by input supply companies on dairy inputs
3
Field days Conducted
6
Exhibitions Conducted
6,790
Smallholder farmers participating in field days & exhibitions
65
Artificial insemination & veterinary service providers trained
348
Number of Artificial inseminations facilitated
12
Dairy input companies participating in project activities