This livestock project would complement the SDC portfolio addressing livestock productivity and production management issues (health, breeding, management). A Model Herd Program shall allow local herders supported by their locally trained veterinarians to develop quality animals with increased production, decreased birthing loss, greater financial return from animal products finally leading to smaller herds. The project would focus on yak and camel herding, which are ancient and traditional livelihoods of herders living in high mountain, dessert and semi dessert zones.

The project in brief

Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner International or foreign NGO Swiss Academic and Research Institution Other international or foreign NGO North Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss Universities or FHS
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF    4’970’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    4’630’688
Project phases	Phase 2 01.01.2012 - 31.12.2016   (Completed) Phase 1 01.07.2008 - 31.12.2011   (Completed)

Further technical details

• Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	OTHER MULTISECTOR EDUCATION
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Rural development Vocational training
  Cross-cutting topics	The project promotes biodiversity as a priority. The project promotes biodiversity. Specific project on gender equality The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme. The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes. The project also supports partner organisation improvements
  Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
  Finance type	Aid grant
  Aid Type	Project and programme contribution
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Project number	7F06231