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CALPI (Capitalisation of Livestock Programme Experiences India)

Key message: CALPI, a Development Programme with Livestock-Livelihood focus, works through partners with outreach to influence the frame conditions.

Description

CALPI is a programme of SDC-IC focused on livestock based livelihood systems in India. It seeks to capitalize on SDC - IC's rich experiences in the livestock sector so as to significantly influence the policy frame conditions in such a way that the priorities and challenges of the rural livelihood systems are effectively addressed and the rural poor, particularly women, benefit from the emerging opportunities. This objective is envisaged to be achieved through projects focused on seven thematic areas namely:
(i) Livestock Policy Development,
(ii) Livestock Service Delivery,
(iii) Livestock Environment Interactions,
(iv) Professional Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Education,
(v) Knowledge Networks and Research Partnerships,
(vi) Livestock Products Marketing and
(vii) Human and Institutional Development.
CALPI supports its project partners through a variety of forms ranging from conducting studies, promoting contacts, networking, stimulating dialogues, supporting events, facilitating discussion platforms, testing approaches or models through pilot activities, strengthening the work of strategic partners, addressing specific needs of collaborators, etc.

Local partner: State AHD of Chhattisgarh & Andhra Pradesh,AP Agri Univ.ASCI,UPDASP,SURE, Samuha,Seva Mandir,Sampark,WOTR,Wassan,KLDB,CEE,CMS,XIM-B,SEVA, KRAPAVIS, ANTHRA, RLEK,LPPS,Jan Jagran,MARAG

International partner: LEAD Global (FAO), IWMI,PPLPI (FAO), ILRI,ETC, InfoAgrar

Fact sheet

Type: Trust fund project
Start: 2002 End: 2007 Status: Closed
Joint venture with: PPLPI of FAO, LEAD Global of FAO

Region: South Asia

Country: India

Working domain: Natural Resource Management | Rural Economy

Key topic: Advocacy and lobbying | Milk processing and marketing | Livestock production and management | Policy framework | Management of land, water and soil in marginal environments | Genetic resources and biodiversity conservation | Common property resources: pastures and shifting cultivation | Gender awareness building | Rural livelihoods and poverty | National level | Human resource and institutional development | Knowledge management and innovation

Funding source: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Staff

Project responsible: Abraham Joseph

Responsible at Delegation/Representation: Rupa Mukerji

Responsible at Head Office: Annet Witteveen

Contact

Address:
B-34, Sarvodaya Enclave, New Delhi-110017, India

Phone: 91-11-26868536 Fax: 91-11-26567738

E-Mail: calpi@spectranet.com

Resp. for this entry: akjoseph

Achieving more together

Helvetas and Intercooperation entered a strategic partnership in 2008. Within the next 12 months, they will become one organisation under the name of HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation.