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Introduction
The demand professional knowledge of milk processing as recently increased in consortium countries. Increasing demand for training is mainly expressed by farmers and their (family) members who are interested on-farm dairy processing on smaller scale. This is mostly these high drop in milk prices in recent decades to farmers points, are not able to cover production costs. The only way to keep farm live as value processing the milk dairy products.
Aim
With MILK-ed project, at developing training programme to equip farmers with the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies for establishment on-farm dairy processing multifunctional activity. To ensure the sustainability of small farms, the backbone of all rural areas, to provide farmers with knowledge and skills to diversify their farms ensure are not dependent on only one source of income.
Objects
To offer LEARNERS free access to the dairy processing course, which corresponds to their training need and can be recognized as part of formal or non-formal (NVQ) education
To enable EXPERTS (teachers and trainers) in field of dairy production exchange of knowledge and skills
To promote RURAL DEVELOPMENT and the existence of dairy farms, by encouraging farmers to participate in multifunctional activities on farms related to dairy processing