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Status: Closed

ISNRMPA (Indo Swiss Natural Resources Management Programme Andhra Pradesh)

Key message: Human and Institutional Development for effective service delivery in the livestock sector.

Description

HID-Supporting the Animal Husbandry Department in establishing the State Management Institute for Livestock Andhra Praesh (SMILDA). In the context of emerging privatisation demands, new definition of roles and tasks, a change in the work culture within AHD in order to meet the quality standards for service delivery has been acknowledged. These HRD concerns aim at promoting and strengthening a favourable environment for personnel and organisational development of AHD.
VLDA-As part of Breeding Restructuring Operations in Andhra Pradesh establishing farmer based organisation to provide doorstep services for improving breeds in the villages through village associations. At the state level the Andhra Pradesh Livestock Development Association has been formed. District level associations have been formed to support this activity. All these organisations aim to provide quality breeding services at the doorstep of the farmer with cost recovery for the services rendered.It was experienced that transforming a government run set up into a farmer based organisation is a slow process, which in its initial stages require substantial external guidance and direction.

Local partner: Visakha Livestock Development Association and Andhra Pradesh Livestock Development Association

Fact sheet

Type: Trust fund project
Start: 2000 End: 2005 Status: Closed
Joint venture with: Government of Andhra Pradesh, Visakha Livestock Development Association and Andhra Pradesh Livestock Development Association

Region: South Asia

Country: India

Working domain: Natural Resource Management | Local Governance and Civil Society

Key topic: Organisational development | Self-help groups and CBOs | Livestock production and management | Policy framework | Wasteland development | Rural livelihoods and poverty | OD / ID | Capacity building

Funding source: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Staff

Project responsible: Rebecca Katticaren

Responsible at Delegation/Representation: Rupa Mukerji

Responsible at Head Office: Philippe Vaneberg

Advisors, programme officers: Rebecca Katticaren

Contact

Address:
8-2-351/r/8, Road No. 3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500 034

Phone: 0091-40-2335 6273/2335 6274 Fax: 0091-40-2335 6275/2335 1194

E-Mail: hyd2_isnrm@sancharnet.in

Resp. for this entry: rkatticaren

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.