The improvement of the Cattle production sector in North Lebanon, through the expansion of the nutrition, reproduction and dairy sectors

Duration
July 2009 - July 2011

Financing
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade-General Directorate of grains and sugar beat

Budget
633.000 USD

Area
Cazas of Akkar, Zgharta, Minnieh, Dennieh, Becharre, Koura, Batroun and Jbeil in North Lebanon

 

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Objectives
Improving the quality and the quantity of milk and reducing production costs through the adoption of good practices via both training and monitoring programs in addition to putting the necessary technical inputs at the disposal of the targeted cooperatives.
Producing specialized high quality crop mixtures through the establishment of a modern laboratory to strengthen the integrated channel (mix the crops, compress it and market it).
Improving the reproductive process trough the introduction of techniques of early detection of pregnancy and treatment of infertility and the adoption of artificial insemination, which help the development of birth control.
Installing pellet units.
Improving the quality of milk during storage, saving it into pellets and marketing it in a safe environment.
Enhancing the capacities of dairy units for production within the specifications and standards recognized through the organization of training programs.

Beneficiaries
Forage growers
Animal breeders
Cooperatives active in the agricultural field and particularly in the fields of forage cultivation and cattle production

Undertaken Activities

1- Development of cattle breeding and improvement of the reproduction
Create a training program for cattle breeders
Early detection of pregnancy
Artificial insemination
Interest in the health status of cows

2- Improvement of the cattle's' nutrition
Pellet production
Development of forage cultivation in rural regions
Expansion of forage cultivation in Akkar/North Lebanon.

3- Improvement of the quality of milk
Storage mechanism and milk collection
Improvement of the quality of dairy production