ACCELERATE DAIRY PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY PROJECT (ADAP) – TRAINING OF PO MANAGEMENT TEAMS IN ICT SKILLS
Implemented on behalf of Heifer International Uganda with support from aBi Developments Ltd, implementing a three years (2020-2022) dairy value chain project called “The Accelerate Dairy Production and Productivity (ADAP)” with the aim of supporting quality data management for Participating Organisations’ businesses and digitalizing milk records at PO through enhancement of the practical ICT skills for Participating Organisations’ personnel.
ADAP aims to increase dairy productivity, access to services, and markets for 3,500 smallholder dairy farmers in seven (7) Central Uganda Districts and milk shed. The project specific objectives are, (1) double Average Milk Productivity per cow per day from 5 to 10 litres; (2) established Private-led extension delivery mechanism; (3) improve financial services access; (4) strengthen institutional capacity and business management for 25 Producer Organizations and (5) increase Processor Capacity Utilization by 42%.