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Dairy Quick Scan Sudan the Netherlands, October 2016 Report for: Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland Dairy quick scan Sudan The Netherlands, October 2016 THE FRIESIAN FOTO 1 The Friesian – Dairy Development Company Table of content Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 5 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 2. Country profile ................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.1 Land features .......................................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Demographics ....................................................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Eastern Sudan ....................................................................................................................................... 11 2.4 Economics ............................................................................................................................................. 12 3. Dairy sector in Sudan ..................................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 General facts ......................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Dairy farming ........................................................................................................................................ 13 3.2.1 Types of dairy farms ............................................................................................................................. 13 3.2.2 Dairy farming economics...................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.3 Breeds and AI ....................................................................................................................................... 19 3.2.4 Dairy farm management and housing .................................................................................................. 20 3.2.5 Milking .................................................................................................................................................. 20 3.2.6 Feeding ................................................................................................................................................. 21 3.2.7 Animal health and food safety ............................................................................................................. 22 3.2.8 Conclusions .......................................................................................................................................... 23 3.3 Milk processing sector .......................................................................................................................... 23 3.4 Milk/dairy products marketing ............................................................................................................. 25 3.4.1 Loose selling of milk ............................................................................................................................. 25 3.4.2 Supermarkets ....................................................................................................................................... 26 3.4.3 Dairy markets ....................................................................................................................................... 26 3.4.4 Conclusions dairy marketing and processing ....................................................................................... 27 3.5 Research, education and extension ...................................................................................................... 27 3.6 Finance .................................................................................................................................................. 28 3.7 Equipment and input supply sector ...................................................................................................... 29 3.8 Governmental policy ............................................................................................................................. 30 4.1 Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats ............................................................................... 32 4.2 Opportunities for the Dutch dairy sector .............................................................................................. 32 4.2.1 Knowledge ............................................................................................................................................ 33 4.2.2 Live animals and semen ....................................................................................................................... 33 4.2.3 Dairy equipment and utensils .............................................................................................................. 34 4.3 How to get access to the market? ........................................................................................................ 34 2 Reference list ......................................................................................................................................................... 36 Appendix 1 ............................................................................................................................................................. 38 Appendix 2 ............................................................................................................................................................. 39 Appendix 3 ............................................................................................................................................................. 41 Disclaimer The views expressed in this report are those of the expert team of The Friesian and are based on the information collected/provided as well as own observations. They do not necessarily reflect the views of customer/client. All information and data related to this report (as provided during the project) and/or the views and findings reflected in this report is treated by The Friesian Dairy Development Company as confidential and will not be disclosed to any other party, unless approved in writing by client/customer (Non-Disclosure Agreement). No reproduction, redistribution or commercial use of all or any part of this document is permitted without prior written permission of The Friesian Dairy Development Company and client. 3 List of abbreviations AAAID Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development B2B Business to Business CBPP contagious pleuropneumoniae (cattle disease) CBS Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek CRV Cooperative Rundvee Verbetering FAO United Nations Food And Agriculture organisation Feddan unit area (1 feddan = 0.42 hectare or 1.038 acre) GDP Gross Domestic Product ha hectare (2.46 acre) HF Holstein Friesian (cattle breed) IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development JV Joint Venture K 1,000 units km² Square kilometre (100 hectares or 247,1 acre) L Litres M Million MW Mega Watt NGO Non Governmental Organisation NIRS Near-infrared spectroscopy PSI Private Sector Investment programme (Netherlands Government /RVO) PTC/DTC Practical Dairy Training Centre/Dairy Training Centre, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands T Tons SDG Sudanese Pound UHT Ultra High Temperature UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees USAID US Agency for International Development US Unites States US $ United States dollar WHO World Health Organisation WUR Wageningen University and Research WWS World Wide Sires $ United States dollar 4 Executive Summary The goal of this quick scan is to have insight in the specific constraints and requirement for the development of the Sudanese dairy sector as well as to make an overview of possible business opportunities for Dutch companies that will contribute to the development of the Sudanese dairy sector and for bi-lateral B2B activities. The scan is implemented in three steps i.e. (1) a desk study to get some general orientation on the dairy sector, followed by a field visit (2) mainly aiming at the dairy sector in and around Khartoum and a second visit (step 3) targeted at meeting the major commercial stake holders in the dairy sector and a site visit to eastern Sudan. In terms of land size, Sudan is 22 times larger than The Netherlands. The amount of irrigated farmland already covers halve of the size of The Netherlands. The country has 36 million inhabitants and over five million people live in the capital Khartoum. The Nile is a vital source of water and energy (hydropower). Dairy is an important feed source for the people of Sudan. Estimation of dairy consumption varies between 80 and 120 litres of milk per capita per year. The economy of the country is slowly growing and there is demand for knowledge, goods and dairy animals. In past several Dutch companies exported cattle and milk processing equipment to Sudan. There are 40 million cattle in Sudan, of which most of them are of the local Zebu breeds. Beef production is the main focus of the livestock sector, however the interest for dairy farming is growing.
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