Rwanda - Dairy Cattle Development Support Project (PADEBL)

The Dairy Cattle Development Support Project is part of the operating strategy of the Government of Rwanda and that of the African Development Bank in Rwanda. It is a priority project which mainly seeks to promote the intensification of existing farms faced with the ever-diminishing arable and grazing lands. Basically, it involves the poorest population, who live on farming activities. The project should contribute to sustained increase in milk and meat production, through the introduction of appropriate technological packages into stockbreeding in villages and periurban areas. Foodstuffs of animal origin should be effectively controlled by setting up a control service. Credit should enable operators to develop their livestock activities. The expected increase in production under the project is estimated at 209,000 litres of milk and 7,900 tonnes of meat at full development. The main components of the project are: A) Outreach and Extension Activities; B) Intensification of Cattle Breeding; C) Veterinary Activities; D) Promotion of Livestock Products; E) Institution Building; and F) Project Management.