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Development of agricultural consultany services for dairy farms in the Moscow and Tatarstan regions in co-operation with the dairy processing industry.

The main objectives of the project were the transfer of technical know how of milk production and the strengthening of managerial capabilities of milk production managers and economists of large scale dairy farms.

The consultation of the agricultural farms follows a systematic approach of combining technical and business aspects of dairy farm management in a continuous improvement cycle of analysis and implementation of improvements and their controlling of sustainable application. This process shall result in an optimisation of the milk production system combined with an increased profitability of the farm.

The project undertakes the following measures:

• Introduction of a systematic methodology of analysing the profitability of milk production (application of a software programme Milk Manager)
• Training of farm economists and zoo technicians in order to improve their technical and managerial skills in dairy farm management including business planning, human resource management and controlling,
• Assisting in the optimisation of technical areas of dairy farm management such as cattle feeding, fodder production, milk quality, cow housing, calf raising, breeding and reproduction

• Development and implementation of a viable consultancy system for diary farms to achieve milk production and high quality of profitable milk
• Provision of education and training for agricultural advisers and farm managers
• Provision of consultancy in economical and technical areas of milk production
• Introduction of the dairy farm management and controlling systems "Manager Milk"
• Advice in cattle breeding, milk hygiene, fodder production herd management, veterinary
• Advice and assistance in the development of profitable milk production on large scale farms
• Initiation of a private advisory service for dairy farms