The Peru New Zealand Dairy Support Project (PNZDSP) was a New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT) initiated project funded with a contribution of NZ$4m through the New Zealand Aid Programme as well as through funding support from Peru Government Agencies including the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Peru (MINAGRI).
Read MoreIt is with great sadness that we learned that Julio Cesar Bustios passed away due to Covid 19 in Cajamarca, Peru. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
Read MoreA few weeks back, when travelling internationally was still a normality, Jon Manhire visited Colombia to support the launch of phase 3 of the Colombia Dairy Value Chain Project. He also made a visit to Peru to review the recent progress of the Peru New Zealand Dairy Support project. Check out the latest update from the fields in the Andes Mountains.
Read MoreHow to equip thousands of widely dispersed farmers across the Peruvian Andes with the knowledge of how to apply good dairy farming practices and improve their families’ livelihoods? By training a small number of farmers to become extension agents in their local area. At the start, the New Zealand Peru Dairy Support project encountered many difficulties by employing state-run Research & Extension professionals. Since then, local smallholder farmers have been taking on the role as an extension agent instead, and three years down the track, the project is starting to see excellent outcomes with good prospects for the future.
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