White Revolution - Development Project Flashcards
Where?
Africa (Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda)
What is it ?
a project to create a surge in milk production
based on low-level technology
to improve their nutrition
improve income through employment
How?
improve genetic stock of dairy cattle
providing vetinary care
provide info to farmers
keeping milk cold
Why?
due to urbanisation
= people in cities need feeding!
population growth = need for increased protein production
Who provides?
World Bank
Bill + Melinda Gates foundation
Who benefits?
4 million people in East Africa !
small holders
widows
small - scale factors
What is Heifer International and what does it do?
US non-governmental organisation
donate pregnant heifers to farmers
(the calves are then donated to neighbours to make project sustainable)
provide intensive training beforehand
How many pregnant Heifers did they give in 2008-2012 ?
1200 to 600 families in Rwanda
What are the socio-economic impacts?
children in school from earnings employ people to tend to herds increased economic activity Nestle is interested in purchasing the milk local food Is cheaper than imported
What are the political impacts?
increased protein consumption = healthier population = reduced disease contraction = able to be educated = creates employment = reduced aid dependency = increased GDP
What are the environmental impacts?
taught how to appropriately manage cattle
landscape is suited for cattle herding so work with environment rather than against (e.g cotton)
how is it sustainable?
manure used for bio-gas cow rather than milk = long term donate calves to neighbours to involve more people milk is kept cold can increase herds pay for children to go to school provides education and healthcare low-level technology used health of population improved
what does the hub do?
aims to deliver services that are needed (chilling units, advisers, healthcare
