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Rehabilitation of the dairy sector in Iraq

Project Title: Rehabilitation of the dairy sector in Iraq
Location: Dewanieh.
Project Reference Number: A5-13
Implementing Agency:  UNIDO
Collaborating Agency:  FAO
Start date: 13/06/2004
End date: 30/12/2007
Value: US$ 2,937.550
Counterpart Line Ministries: Ministry of Industry.

Key Objectives

  1. To contribute to economic recovery and employment generation in Iraq through the rehabilitation and the development of the agro-industrial sector

  2. Create jobs and increase the income level of the households in the targeted communities and contribute to food safety (using clean water and heat treatment) and food quality (vitamins, reinforcement of milk and dairy products)

  3. Address the humanitarian needs by providing locally available and safe basic food needs.

  4. Rehabilitation of a selected milk processing units at selected facilities. (rehabilitation in the broader sense of making it again a viable part of the food supply chain)

  5. Repair of above mentioned facilities

  6. Upgrading of the production lines

  7. Skills development for enterprise staff as well as public service employees and creation of a pool of trainers to sustain the project activities, and creation of capacity to replicate it in other places.

  8. Development of community based supply chain for milk, in order to enhance the quality and quantity of milk supplied to the dairy processing industry while improving incomes generated by animal husbandry.

Major Project Outputs

  1. The processing facilities of the selected dairy(s) repaired are able to produce according to modern food standards.

  2. Basic installations for energy (power, heat, air, cooling,) and the water supply system repaired or replaced.

  3. Liquid milk and milk products line repaired and/ or renewed (from processing to packaging).

  4. Enterprise quality control laboratory established and equipped.

  5. Waste water effluent minimized and processing residues used for animal feed.

  6. A pool of national experts created to support the upgrading of other enterprises of the sector throughout the country.

  7. Staff skills upgraded in terms of technology and safety (personnel and product).

  8. Management skills upgraded in all economic aspects of managing a dairy plant.

Contact PersonPerson

Mr. Karl Schebesta

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