PROJECT TITLE:

Introducing of new Capacities and Innovative Technology in Livestock Farming, in line with Agriculture Products Required from Internal and External Market

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:

The global objective of this grant scheme is to support improved access to and competitiveness on the national and international markets for Kosovo's agri-rural goods and services.

LOCATION:

Vriqec, Kamenice, Gjilan/Gnjilane

SECTOR:

Agriculture

DURATION:

23 months (02/01/2020 – 12/31/2021)

VALUE:

Total: 353,238.5€ ; EU contribution (64%):

BENEFICIARIES:

Target group: Malsia Foods SH.P.K. owner, current staff, new employees, 23 members of cooperative integrated, 75 beef cattle farmers horizontally integrated, construction companies and other suppliers. Finale beneficiaries: consumers, milk processors and meat processors, private business clients (restaurants and markets) etc.

PROJECT PURPOSES:

Intends strengthening the sustainable development of the company and other regional farmers to access in local and regional market through increasing milk capacities, improve animal welfare/standards and improvement cooperation integration and efficiency of primary producers.

ACTIVITIES:

-New Cowshed for 70 new cows’ capacities with free-range system (including complete veterinary room and equipment), (cow rest station, headlocks, rubber carpets, brushes, drinking troughs), animal welfare international standards, including septic tanks; -Advanced milking system 2*3 (6 cows milking at once), including electronically managing the cow milking process; -Milk collecting point for 3,000 L milk/daily (3 milking tanks by 1,000 L and milk analysing equipment for primary production and for in-farm cheese production where; -Prepare animal food 1,500 T/year for supplying local farmers 1.5-2T/hour– purchase and installation of animal feed preparation line for 75 beef/milk farmers everyone with more than 15 Catlles; -Environment-friendly tractors with a front loader, feed mixer for tractors, the trailer for organic manure, the trailer for tractor, 1 baler machine; Solar panels 15 KW;

RESULTS:

-The new cowshed 700 sqm; -Increase production of milk by 140%; -Increasing additionally milk cows to 70; -Increase milk collection for 3,000L/per day which will ensure the 70 local farmers to the consistent delivery of their product (milk); -Milk production to increase by 500,000 L/per year; -Additionally, 24 farmers and in totally 47 farmers become members of the cooperative (horizontal integration)