Kurundupotha –Kurundupotha –Hamannapahuwa Hamannapahuwa Model Dairy Village Model Dairy Village

ProjectProjectPreliminary reportPreliminary reportGovernment Veterinary officeGovernment Veterinary office

Department of Animal Department of Animal Production and Health (NWP)Production and Health (NWP)

BingiriyaBingiriya

Village SelectionVillage Selection

• When the Model Dairy Village project was given to Bingiriya, three villages came in to our minds which are capable of handling such a task, but the obvious choice was Kurundupotha-Hamannapahuwa.

The procedureThe procedure

First the village had to be approved First the village had to be approved by the Divisional Agricultural by the Divisional Agricultural Committee then the Technical Committee then the Technical committee which consists of VS,LDI,AI committee which consists of VS,LDI,AI and APRO Should endorse itand APRO Should endorse it

Then the project report should be Then the project report should be approved by the Provincial Director approved by the Provincial Director (NWP) through District Veterinary (NWP) through District Veterinary Surgeon (Kurunegala) and Subject Surgeon (Kurunegala) and Subject Matter Specialist.Matter Specialist.

Selection of farmersSelection of farmers

Applications were called from the Applications were called from the interested farmers.interested farmers.

Around forty applications receivedAround forty applications received Each and every farm was visited and Each and every farm was visited and

selected the most creditable farmers.selected the most creditable farmers. First we were asked to select twenty First we were asked to select twenty

farmers but we managed to squeeze farmers but we managed to squeeze another six farmers in to the projectanother six farmers in to the project

About the village….About the village….

There are two milk collecting centers There are two milk collecting centers in the village.in the village.

There are about seventy five farmers There are about seventy five farmers involve in dairy farming.involve in dairy farming.

About the milk collecting About the milk collecting centers…..centers…..

Started six years ago.Started six years ago. Forty five milk suppliers.Forty five milk suppliers. Kurundupotha primary milk collectors Kurundupotha primary milk collectors

corporative society.corporative society. Daily milk collection about two hundred Daily milk collection about two hundred

liters.liters. They supply a cup of milk to Sunday They supply a cup of milk to Sunday

DHAMMA SCHOOL students free of DHAMMA SCHOOL students free of charge.charge.

CTMU collecting center CTMU collecting center

This is located at H. This is located at H. P. Siripala’s house.P. Siripala’s house.

No proper place to No proper place to collect milk they collect milk they use the veranda of use the veranda of the house.the house.

Kurundupotha Milk producers Kurundupotha Milk producers Welfare Society.Welfare Society.

Started four years agoStarted four years ago There are about thirty milk suppliers.There are about thirty milk suppliers. Daily milk collection about seventy Daily milk collection about seventy

liters per day.liters per day. Nestle is the collecting company.Nestle is the collecting company.

Next slides will show you…..Next slides will show you…..

• The situation of the farms before the project.

• The improvements under the project.• Note the cattle sheds and the

pasture.

H. P. Siripala’s farm

His cows..

His pasture…..

Site of the new shed….

His new shed

A closer look at the Same shed…

E. P. Chandrapala’s cowshed…

His pasture

His new shed

P.Parwathie’s farm then…

Her pasture..

Her new shed…

See the water supplying system consist of a barrel and

PVC pipes.

And her pasture…..

– She has no land of her own and lives in abject poverty, still she spent more than twenty five thousand rupees for the shed.

J. P. Jayalath’s farm before….

• Well he had no cow shed !

• This is at the outset of the project

This is his pasture and cows

His pasture..

His new shed…

K. P. Gnnawathie’s farm….then

• Her pasture

Her shed

Her shed now…..

• Not completed

W.A. Sisira Premachandra’s farm

• He had no cow shed

• This is at beginning of the project !

His cattle …..

• How he feed them….

His pasture…

Siripala Kulasekera’s farm

Pasture at the beginning…..

His new shed…

Along with the old one…..

R.P. Weerasighe’s shed…..

His pasture then…

His new shed

His pasture now…

Jagath Pushpakumara’s shed then…

His pasture then…

His shed now…

A pit for a bio gas unit is ready!

H.P. Abeyrathne’s shed then…..

His pasture and cattle

His cattle shed now….

H.P. Kulathilaka Premalatha

• Her shed then…

Her pasture

Her new shed

R. P. Nilamanie Gunathunga’s farm then……..

• sheds

Pasture…

Her new shed ….

• With the old one…

J.P. Ekanayaka’s shed then

He is ready …..

His new shed…

E.P.P. Wimaladasa’s farm then…

• No shed

His shed now….

• Still under construction

R. M. Dharmasena’s farm then…

His cows

His pasture..

Cow shed is still under construction..

L. Subasinghe’s farm then….

His pasture …

His cow shed now…

His pasture now…

L. Rathnayake’s farm then…..

site of the intended shed…..

New shed…

H. P. Jayasekera’s farm then…

His pasture…..

New Shed

Pasture and vegetable…

K. P.Ananda’s shed then…..

• The shed..

His pasture over looking the tank…

New cow shed under consruction…

S.R. Samarasinghe’s farm then ....

• Didn’t have a cattle shed.

• This is what he construct.

R. P. Somarathne’s farm then…

His pasture

His cattle..

Cow shed under constrution..

Pubudu Sujith Abeyrathna’s farm then…..

His cattle…

New cow shed under construction…

His pasture….

M.I.M. Mansoor’s farm then…

• He had no cattle shed

• This is where he hoped to build the new one !

His new cow shed…

• He is the only one who used timber for the cattle shed !

• All the others used concrete posts for their sheds.

• Those posts were cost Rs. 3200.00.

Upali Gunawardena’s shed then…..

His new shed under construction….

E.P. Gunarathne’s farm then…

New shed….

Pasture…

A monthly meeting

L. Gunarath menike’s farm then…

Her pasture..

Her new shed…

Her pasture….

About the project…..About the project…..

The project report was officially The project report was officially approved on 24 th June 2004.approved on 24 th June 2004.

Each farmer was allocated Rs 10000.00 Each farmer was allocated Rs 10000.00 for the new shed.for the new shed.

It was decided to complete the project It was decided to complete the project at the end on the month of July 2004.at the end on the month of July 2004.

As at today 1As at today 1stst September 2004 all but September 2004 all but one shed is still under construction.one shed is still under construction.

Bingiriya government Bingiriya government veterinary surgeon Dr. veterinary surgeon Dr.

Sanjika Perera and tharana Sanjika Perera and tharana livestock development livestock development instructor Mr. Jayantha instructor Mr. Jayantha Rathnayaka thank……Rathnayaka thank……

Dr. Amarasiri Chandrasoma, Provincial Director (NWP) Department of Animal Production and Health for the trust he place on us and his valuable guidance.

Dr. Dharmadasa Kaluarachchi, Subject Matter Specialist DAP&H (NWP) for his support in selecting the farmers and for his thoughtful advices on the day of field visit.

Dr. Nimal Thilakarathna, District Veterinary surgeon (Kurunegala) DAP&H (NWP) for his advices on the process on selection of the village and the farmers and his guidance.

And…. Mrs. Kekulandara. Subject matter officer,DAP&H (NWP)

for always there to help and actually been a part of the project at the grass root level with us.

And all those who help us in various ways in the provincial Director’s office.

Dr. Susantha Suputhantri VS Marawila and mrs. Wimalawathie LDI Marawila and the farmers of Maningala Model dairy village for the their support on the field visit.

And Mrs.Priyanthi Abyerathne Livestock Development Instructor for writing the project report neatly and helping us to select the farmers.

And Mr. Darmapala LDI andthe staff of the veterinary office Bingiriya for all the support they have given us to make this project a success.

And the farmers of Kurundupotha-Hamannapahuwa…..

Without whose enthusiasm and sacrifice the whole project would have been a distant dream !

Not the end…• This is only the beginning………