March 2013 Info Update: towards aid stability

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Hello and welcome to the latest from NZADDs. From now on, we’re going to put these Info-Updates on our website so you can also read them at: www.nzadds.org.nz

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Today:
  • New NZADDs Commentary
  • NZ Aid Programme Strategy blog
  • New Handbook on Capacity Development
  • New Oxfam NZ Research on NZ Private Sector and Sustainable Development
  • Not-so-new NZ Aid Programme Humanitarian and Disaster Risk Reduction Policies and Strategies

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NZADDs Info-Update Feb 2013: Cows Without Borders and More!

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Hello and welcome to the NZADDs info-update for Feb 2012.

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Cows without borders!
Burma News International reports that:

[Update: you can read the consultants’ report on this project here. Note that they do not recommend dairy as the most effective means of assistance.]

“New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key recently toured Myanmar’s major cities of Yangon and Naypyitaw and pledged NZ $6 million in development funding for a model dairy farm, the first of its kind in Myanmar…Over the coming five years, their flagship [dairy] project in Myanmar will be the model dairy farm, which aims to engage 20 to 25 local farmers, each with around 10 dairy cows, in a small-scale cooperative farming basis. New Zealand dairy experts will assist with quality control, feedstock, milk processing and development and general expertise and guidance on the cattle’s upkeep.”