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Promoting sustainable production and food sovereignty, Reducing food loss and waste.

Project Description

CAISLEY further supports partners in the implementation of projects that build on a unique, lifelong animal identification that can be used for different applications – the so-called “multi-purpose LITS”. Currently, various pilot measures are being carried out in Africa, the Caucasus region and Central Asia. This includes use cases for the collection of data on milk yield, growth development and reproduction, the further breeding development of large and small livestock populations, animal health measures and the prevention of animal theft. In this regard, CAISLEY has been working for many years with ADT Project Consulting GmbH, which plans, prepares and implements comprehensive LITS. Examples are projects in Tanzania, Ethiopia, Jamaica and Suriname.

In addition, CAISLEY supports the African Dairy Genetic Gains (ADDG) program of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Ethiopia and Kenya through the National Animal Genetic Improvement Institute (NAGII) and the Kenya Livestock Breeders Association (KLBA) with its animal identification products, thus directly contributing to the formation of sustainable production systems that are better adapted to local conditions. In this context the use of the Caisley tissue sampling tag for genotyping offers an additional opportunity, especially for smaller, local populations, to contribute to their conservation and biodiversity. In Nigeria, we are working with the National Animal Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) to further develop the local Bunaji and Gudali cattle breeds. Since this year in Zambia small-scale dairy farmers have been using the CAISLEY animal identification products through the PAW Veterinary Group Ltd to manage their herds in a more needs-based and healthy way, reducing animal losses and underperformance caused by disease.

About the Institution

CAISLEY is the leading manufacturer of animal identification products in Germany with growing market shares in EU countries and abroad. The family-owned company, based in Bocholt in North Rhine-Westphalia, has been dedicated to the animal identification of farm animals for more than 30 years. CAISLEY’s visual ear tags, electronic ear tags with transponder and tissue-sampling ear tags are currently used in more than 70 countries worldwide. CAISLEY products are known for their animal-friendly design, high quality standards and exceptionally low loss rates. As an associate member of ICAR, CAISLEY offers ear tags that are approved by the International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR) and are widely used in official national livestock identification and traceability systems. CAISLEY’s products are suitable for a unique lifetime identification of livestock, ideally from birth to slaughter. In this way, they help to manage livestock in a resource-efficient and sustainable way, strengthen their health and effectively combat animal diseases, prevent animal theft and avoid conflicts between livestock farmers and crop producers.

Contact Person: Dr. Ferdinand Schmitt

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Promoting sustainable production and food sovereignty, Supporting resilient and sustainable supply chains, Reducing food loss and waste, Strengthening vulnerable groups.

Project Description

ATS Animal Traceability Solutions

With ATS, ADT and its partners offer a unique approach to the development and implementation of live animal traceability solutions. At its heart is the ATS platform, which is characterised by two key features:
– “parametrisation” – the core modules of the application are designed to be very flexible to adapt and design to different countries and facilities by modulating key parameters, rather than developing the full source code each time.
– “Open source” – the modular software architecture integrates the very specific functionalities of animal identification and traceability with the best available open source solutions for common functions such as user management, entitlement management, processing of GIS-related information, document management or reporting.

The development of the ATS application was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) under the Innovation Programme managed by the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE) and has already been successfully implemented in several countries (including Ethiopia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Suriname and Jamaica).

More information about ATS can be found here: https://www.animaltraceabilitysolutions.net/

German-Ukrainian expert dialogue on sustainable development of the fruit and vegetable sector

Within the framework of the BMEL’s Bilateral Cooperation Programme, ADT is conducting the “German-Ukrainian Expert Dialogue on Sustainable Development of the Fruit and Vegetable Sector in Vinnytsia” (DUALOG).

The aim of the project is the sustainable development of the fruit and vegetable sector in Ukraine, and specifically in the Vinnytsia oblast, in order to compensate for lost cultivation areas in the context of the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine and to ensure self-sufficiency.

The project pursues a holistic multi-level approach to strengthen the fruit and vegetable sector as a unity of policy, administration, teaching, extension and private sector production with a strictly regional approach.

Planned results:
– Result area 1: The legal and institutional framework for the production and marketing of fruit and vegetables in Vinnytsia oblast is strengthened.
– Result area 2: The offer in the field of vocational education and training as well as agricultural extension with regard to fruit and vegetable production in the Vinnytsia oblast is improved.
– Result area 3: Instruments for the financial promotion of strategic agricultural investments and business start-ups in the fruit and vegetable sector in the Vinnytsia oblast have been developed and implemented.

Target groups:
– Teachers and managers of the Illintsi Agricultural College (Illintsi)
– Graduates and selected units of the Illintsi Agricultural College in Vinnytsia in the fruit and vegetable sector (who benefit directly from the financial support under results area 3)
– Selected fruit and vegetable producers and other sector actors in Vinnytsia (who directly benefit from financial support under results area 3).
– Technical and managerial staff of the relevant departments of MAPE and MBW in the regional state administration of Vinnytsia oblast.
– Representatives of selected Territorial Communities (TGs) in Vinnytsia Oblast
– Staff of the Scientific and Methodological Centre for Higher and Secondary Vocational Education (WMZ VFPO)

More information about DUALOG can be found here: https://dualog-ukraine.de/

About the Institution

ADT Project Consulting GmbH (ADT) is a German consulting firm focusing on the planning and implementation of international projects in the agricultural sector. For more than 27 years, ADT has been active in over 70 countries in the context of development cooperation, economic cooperation and/or innovation promotion for various donors as well as for companies and associations in the agricultural and food sector.

ADT’s core technical competencies lie in its know-how on sustainable production systems and value chains in agriculture and animal husbandry, in excellent technical advice and training, as well as in the planning and development of specialised systems for animal health and food safety control, quality assurance in agricultural value chains, and traceability and origin assurance of agricultural products.

Special experience exists in the implementation of nationwide or regional training projects in the agricultural sector for various target groups, in the establishment of agricultural centres, and in advising ministries of education and agriculture on the modernisation of vocational education and training. Furthermore, there is also a well-founded competence in the methodological-didactic field as well as in the implementation of high quality standards in the vocational training of specialists and managers in the sector.

Contact Person: Aigul Lennartz