World Bank will finance US$ 500 mln for development of the livestock sector and related milk and meat processing industries. The proposed project will focus on : (i) increasing the productivity of producers through improving feeding, animal health, breeding and husbandry practices; (ii) supporting market linkages for small and poor farmers and value addition and product diversification; and (iii) enhancing climate resilience of dairy and meat production systems.

Agriplan has be assigned to evaluated investments in dairy and meat processing and to recommend on climate smart technologies.