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Denmark funds Bangladeshs sustainable dairy value chain

Published : Friday, 28 June, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 151
Business Correspondent
Danida Green Business Partnership (DGBP) of Denmark is funding a dairy    project in Bangladesh titled "Green Dairy Partnership in Bangladesh" creating a sustainable and productive dairy value chain model in Southwest Bangladesh.

Valued at approximately Tk 25.4 crore (DKK 25.5 million), the kick-off event of this project was held in Dhaka on Thursday, says a press release.

The project is pioneering a green, sustainable, and commercially viable dairy business, targeting a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and a 30 percent increase in income for 10,000 farmer households with a scaling potential of 50,000.

Additionally, this 5-year project has the ambition to ensure that 80 percent of the targeted farmers are women. Subsequently, the project will streamline milk collection and processing in the Southwest Bangladesh, while introducing more sustainably produced dairy products in the market.

The kickoff event was attended by secretary, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock; Sayeed Mahmood Belal Haider, director general, Department of Livestock Services Md Reajul Huq, and head of trade and Danida business in Danish embassy Ali Mushtaq Butt along with representatives of the project partners.

Implementable by Solidaridad Network Asia, the project features Pran Dairy as the key commercial partner while partners Arla Foods Bangladesh, IDRN-Bangladesh Agricultural University, SEGES Innovation, and The Danish Agriculture & Food Council will be playing key roles.

By adapting Danish expertise on sustainable dairy farming from Arla Foods and SEGES Innovation under the BIG FIVE concept, the project model aims to assist in PRAN Dairys business through realizing multiple ambitions.

The key levers of the BIG FIVE concept: feed efficiency, feed balance, animal robustness, manure handling and efficient use of land, is anticipated to affect 25 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions reduction.

The additional 5 percent is planned to be achieved through process optimization: energy, food waste and packaging. The project is also expected to deliver proof-points, managed by IDRN together with SEGES Innovation, to guide the green transformation of the dairy industry in Bangladesh.

Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, chairman & CEO, Pran-RFL Group, said: "Pran Dairy is collaborating closely with dairy farmers across different regions of Bangladesh to create a sustainable and productive dairy value chain."

Irene Quist Mortensen, head of international sustainability, Arla Foods, said Arla Foods will aid to the agendas of the Bangladesh government regarding dairy sustainability and self-sufficiency, employment, equality, and reduction of CO2 emissions."

Selim Reza Hasan, country manager, Solidaridad Network Asia, said the Green Dairy Partnership project is developing a business case for farmers and the private sector for production and supply of carbon neutral quality milk.



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