Innovation+platforms

Here we will collect information and documentation on
 * the formation of innovation platforms, including their members and their main objectives (dairy marketing, feeding)
 * the institutional structure
 * notes/minutes of meetings
 * proposed interventions/technologies

=ACROSS COUNTRIES: Innovation Platform (IP) performance= From October 2013 to March 2014, a study each in India (by Shanker Subedi, Research Fellow at ILRI and MSc student at University of Hohenheim, Germany) and Tanzania (by Diep Pham, Research Fellow at ILRI and MSc student at University of Bonn, Germany) on IP performance has been conducted under the guidance of Jo Cadilhon (ILRI-Nairobi). Both fellows were trained on IP performance and carried out their field research from December 2013 to mid-February 2014, after which they compiled their experiences and analyzed the data. A preliminary interpretation of data was presented at ILRI on 14 March 2014. This research undertakes an empirical validation of a [|conceptual framework] by Cadilhon (2013) based on the structure-conduct-performance model to assess the impact of innovation platforms econometrically. Two abstracts/papers from the study in Tanga have been presented at two international conferences (Cadilhon et al. 2014; Pham et al. 2014) - see here.

All can be contacted via email: Jo Cadilhon -- j.cadilhon (at) cgiar.org -- direction of the studies Shanker Subedi -- s.subedi (at) cgiar.org -- study in India Diep Pham -- d.pham (at) cgiar.org or diep.pham (at) uni-bonn.de -- study in Tanzania

=TANZANIA=

National Platform - Dairy Development Forum (DDF)
The DDF was launched on 22 February 2013; see some background information on its implementation. The DDF maintains its own Wiki for sharing information by all dairy value chain stakeholders in Tanzania. The Secretariat for the DDF is performed by the Tanzania Dairy Board ([|TDB]). Until the DDF Wiki will be fully functional, we keep reports and minutes, especially from the DDF Advisory Committee here.



The 4th DDF meeting held in October 2014, had one day dedicated to the theme of "**Business solutions for year-round availability of quality feeds for dairy in Tanzania **" - see here for keynote presentation and further information.

Regional Dairy Platforms

 * Tanga Dairy Platform - existing since December 2008
 * Morogoro Dairy Platform - launched on 25 April 2014

Village Innovation Platforms
We are documenting the process of IP establishment in 8 selected villages with short summaries from Morogoro and Tanga regions.

In addition, meetings are documented in Excel sheets that we will deposit hereunder: