Farmer Participatory Need-based Extension (FPNE) approach: a sustainable model adopted by cooperative milk unions in Andhra Pradesh, India

摘要

Fivemilkproducerscooperativeunions,fromthestateofAndhraPradeshinIndia,triedadoptionofFarmerParticipatoryNeed-basedExtension(FPNE)approachwiththeobjectivesofimprovingtheproductivityandqualityofmilkproductionbyimprovingeffectivenessandefficiencyofservices,farmerawarenessandfunctioningofvillage-leveldairycooperativesocieties(DCS).TheNationalDairyDevelopmentBoard,Anand,facilitatedtrialsforadoptionofFPNEbythecooperativemilkunions.ThepaperdescribestheprocessofadoptionofFPNEapproachstartingwithorientationandsensitizationofthecooperativemilkunionstaffforparticipatorysituationanalysis,identificationandcharacterizationofpriorityneeds/constraintsandactionstakenbythecooperativemilkunionstoovercomesomeofthem.nbsp;Themainoutcomeoftheprocessis-sensitizationofmajorstakeholderslikemanagementteam,extensionofficersandproducermembersofthecooperativemilkunionstowardstheneedtocontinuouslyinteractforsustainedimprovementinproductivityandqualityofmilk.Anotheroutcomeistherealizationtoestablishlinkageswithotherorganizations,fromrelatedfields,toovercometheconstraints.Thetrialsalsoshowedthatparticipatoryandsystemsapproachcanhelpinin-depthunderstandingofruraldairybusinesssystems,perceptionofproducers,particularlythatofwomenproducers,identificationandcharacterizationofconstraintsandinchoosingappropriateapproachesortechnologiestoovercometheconstraints,withdueinvolvementofproducers.Theexercisehasdrawnattentiontowardsneedtoimproveservices,inputs,fodderresource,someanimalhealthproblems,typesofdairyanimalspreferredandinformationneedsoftheproducers.