# Smallholder Agribusiness Partnerships
Stakeholder Dialogue on Promotion of Consumption of Fresh Milk – Opportunities & Challenges
Smallholder Agribusiness Partnership Program (SAPP) funded by IFAD and implemented under MOA, with the assistance of Department of Animal Production and Health and other regional and national level agencies has initiated 10 projects under producer-public-private partnerships (4P) model covering 5977 smallholder farmers with the objective of increasing productivity and collection of milk through linking smallholder farmers to companies and assisting them by providing grant, credit and capacity building and institutional strengthening to improve their dairy farms.
Though there is a huge demand for fresh milk now in the country due to post-pandemic situations, SAPP observed that local companies have not shown much interest into fresh milk promotion and distribution. If the consumption of fresh milk (liquid milk) can be increased, importation of powdered milk can be reduced and thereby foreign exchange can be saved and general public can enjoy fresh milk with high nutrition value. With the promotion of SAPP, 02 Dairy Promoters (companies) have already started liquid milk distribution in main cities and is becoming popularized among general public. With those lessons learned, SAPP aim to bring SAPP dairy promoters, empowered dairy youth and other industry stakeholders to see the possibilities of promotion of liquid milk and distribution and also make a dialogue on other prevailing issues in the industry in a single forum.
SAPP Regional Offices
UVA Province
Mr.Chitrasena VidanagamageRegional Project Coordinator
Tel: 071 8116152
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Agrarian Service Center district office,Keppitipola road Badulla
Southern & Western Province
Mr. Sajith Samarasinghe
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 375 08 81
Email : [email protected]
Address: Smallholder Agribusiness Partnership Programme, No. 212/A, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya.
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 375 08 81
Email : [email protected]
Address: Smallholder Agribusiness Partnership Programme, No. 212/A, Nawala Road, Rajagiriya.
North Western Province
Mr. R. M. Gunarathna
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 329 50 13
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office,
Provincial Department of Agriculture, Dambulla Road,
Kurunegala.
North Central Province
Mr. Thissa Pallekumbura
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 376 00 28
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office,Provincial Department of Agriculture,2nd Floor, Kada 12, Anuradhapura
Tel: 077 376 00 28
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office,Provincial Department of Agriculture,2nd Floor, Kada 12, Anuradhapura
Central & Sabaragamuwa Province
Mr. R. M. Gunarathna
Regional Project Coordinator
Tel: 077 329 50 13
Email: [email protected]
Address: SAPP Regional Office, Department of Animal Production & Health, No.13, Peradeniya.