Community Dairy Development Program

Community Dairy Development Program (CDDP) has been started in District Lodhran to build sustainable livelihoods for vulnerable communities living in poverty. The CDDP addresses the needs of marginalized groups including women in rural areas. It seeks to reduce poverty, promote gender equality and build financial resilience of communities by developing and enhancing the livelihood opportunities through Dairy Development

Key Activities of the Program

  • Advisory services for animal housing
  • Advisory services for Animal Nutrition
  • Advisory services for Animal Health
  • Advisory services for Animal Breed
  • Provision of Farmer Extension Services trainings (Farmer Discussion Group, Farmer Field Day)
  • Formation of Community Based Organizations (CBO, Milk Cooperatives)
  • Linkage development with Market, Financial Institutions and Milk processors.
  • Exposure visits
  • All kind of treatment of sick animals at their door steps.
  • Artificial insemination for both buffalo and cow with local and imported semen as well, for breed improvement.
  • De worming for control of exo and endo parasites
  • Seasonal vaccination for control of out breaks of FMD, HS and ETV like diseases.
  • Provision of mineral mixtures to tackle the deficiency of mineral elements.
  • All medicines are provided to farmers at invoice price and services are free of cost.

Facts and Figures

Number of Beneficiaries

47,322

Working On

Milk Production
Milk Marketing

Program Components

Model Farms
Community Farms
Extension Activities

Program Donors