LIVESTOCK II

closed

The proposed project would consist of: (a) the establishment of about 450 new dairy farms each of which would initially have 8 heifers (estimated cost: $11.2 million, including contingencies); (b) the continuation of the development begun as part of the (First) Integrated Dairy Beef Project on about 400 dairy farms by increasing the numbers of heifers on each to ensure their long-term financial viability (estimated cost $2.7 million, including contingencies); (c) (i) the expansion of existing processing plants which produce baby milk-powder, sterilized fluid milk, and whole milk powders; (ii) the diversification of present plants to include production of butterfat, evaporated milk, and powdered coffee creamer; (iii) the establishment of two milk collection centers; (iv) the provision of approximately 50 small milk cooling units; and (v) the construction of a frozen milk products plant at Yeongnam (estimated cost: $8.8 million, including contingencies); and (d) the expansion of technical services for both farm development and milk processing (estimated cost: $1.8 million, including contingencies).