Project Description
The Project`s goal is to facilitate the growth of the Ukrainian dairy industry by improving the operational efficiency and the productivity of dairy producers, by improving farmer access to inputs, services and financing and by supporting the modernization of the dairy processors.
The Project will achieve its goal through three objectives:
OBJECTIVE 1. Improving the operational efficiency and productivity of dairy producers
OBJECTIVE 2. Improving farmer access to inputs, services and financing.
OBJECTIVE 3. Improving the capacity of milk processors to export their products.
The Project will be implemented in two phases as follows:
PHASE 1: The pilot phase. The objective of Phase 1 is to confirm the proof of concept.
PHASE 2: The roll-out phase. During this phase the Project will scale up those initiatives which will prove to be successful during the pilot phase.
This Project will serve as a platform on which IFC will build partnerships with dairy industry stakeholders with the aim to increase the cost-efficient output of high quality milk and to support the consolidation and modernization of the milk processing industry so that it will become competitive on global export markets.