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The Milky Way Signature Program seeks to transform Nepal's dairy sector by significantly improving its productivity, efficiency and business ecosystem, with the primary objective of helping 500,000 smallholder farming families increase their incomes while reducing the country's heavy dependence on imported dairy products.
The Milky Way program addresses challenges facing smallholders, including low productivity, underdeveloped dairy markets and weak agricultural support services, through a systems-level, holistic approach in partnership with public and private stakeholders at the global, national, regional and local levels.
The ambitious 10-year program is a joint initiative of the government of Nepal, the government of South Korea and Heifer International.
An overview of the Milky Way Signature Program, a joint initiative of the Government of Nepal, the Government of South Korea and Heifer International.
Download About Milky Way BriefAn in-depth look at the Milky Way Signature Program, which seeks to transform Nepal’s dairy sector and put 500,000 farming families on the pathway to earning a sustainable living income.
View PDF About Milky Way ReportIn this interview with a Korean dairy farmer, he reflects on receiving livestock from Heifer during the Korean War and later contributing to a partnership that sent 100 Holstein heifers to Nepal.
Read More About A Conversation with Jaebok Lee, Heifer Recipient Turned DonorRukmani’s rise from farmer to leader, driven by Heifer’s Milky Way program, sparks a dairy farming shift in her Nepalese village.
Read More About Milking Confidence: The Transformation of Rukmani AdhikariThe Milky Way program is driving sustainable change in Nepal’s dairy sector, supporting smallholder farmer incomes, increasing milk production and advancing the local government’s goal of raising dairy standards.
Read More About The Milky Way Program: Nepali Smallholders Lead Dairy Sector TransformationA government-to-government initiative, facilitated by Heifer International, saw the transfer of 100 high-quality heifers and 20 breeding bulls from South Korea to Nepal, with the aim of transforming Nepal’s dairy sector — and the lives of smallholder farmers.
Read More About Historic Gift from South Korea Aims to Transform Nepal’s Dairy Sector
