Our Work

IESC uses a market-driven approach with local actors across the milk value chain to facilitate investment, strengthen buyer-seller relationships, improve local extension services,
and build local trade association capacity. The program empowers farmers, fosters entrepreneurship, and enables public-private collaboration to deliver sustainable locally led
solutions. A notable collaboration includes facilitating the efforts of the Government of Sri Lanka to develop the national dairy development policy and strategy through public-private dialogue. The program improves the availability of quality products and services—such as feed or artificial insemination—for dairy farmers. We introduce and train on best practices in dairy farm management and improve quality standards and sanitary practices on the farm, at collection, and during transport. The program also connects buyers, sellers, suppliers, and service providers, along the dairy value chain with up-to-date information and communication technology platforms, including a mobile app that quickly matches people with dairy goods and services in their area. IESC leverages its database of highly skilled volunteer experts to provide targeted, demand-driven assistance to dairy entrepreneurs.