
Partners
Donors

Jersey Overseas Aid
Formed in 1968, Jersey Overseas Aid (JOA) is an international aid agency funded by the States of Jersey. As well as funding for humanitarian assistance in emergencies, JOA funds projects targeting sustainable development in three targeted focus areas: Dairy for Development, Financial Inclusion and Conservation Livelihoods. JOA currently funds the entirety of the Society’s overseas development projects.
Government Institutions

Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB)
The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) is an autonomous agency of the Government of Rwanda, focused on development of the national agricultural sector. RAB was the Society’s key partner in a two-year feasibility study (2021 – 2023) looking at options for development of RAB Songa Station into a centre of excellence for dairy cattle breeding. The Society previously partnered with RAB along with Send a Cow on the Jersey Inka Phase II project, with RAB providing support with extension, training and research activities and ensuring that activities were aligned with government priorities and other initiatives for agricultural development.

The Ministry for Fisheries and Livestock (MFL), Zambia
Under the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ), the Ministry for Fisheries and Livestock (MFL) oversees the development and management of the fisheries and livestock subsector in Zambia and holds a portfolio of responsibility, including policy and legal development, promotion of production and productivity, animal health, research and development and extension and advisory services. The Society began partnering with MFL during the planning stage of the ‘Jersey breed focussed Dairy Development in Zambia project’ (2023-2025) and acts as a key support and facilitation partner.
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)

Ripple Effect (formerly Send a Cow)
Ripple Effect is an International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) established in the UK in 1988. Their work focuses not only on improving farming practices for food security and good nutrition, but on wider aims of increasing gender and social inclusion and developing the business skills and market linkages of smallholder farmers. The Society has partnered with Ripple Effect in Rwanda as the main implementing partner on Jersey Inka Nziza (Phases I and II) and the current Ongera Amata project.


World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
The International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), also known as ‘World Agroforestry’, is a centre of science and development excellence that harnesses the benefits of trees for people and the environment. ICRAF supports governments, development agencies and farmers to utilise the power of trees and sustainable practices to make farming and livelihoods more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable at scale. The Society began partnering with ICRAF in 2023 on the Ongera Amata project, Rwanda, where their primary focus is the supply of improved cattle fodder.
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is a global humanitarian organisation, founded in 1956, with a long and successful history of providing humanitarian relief and implementing development initiatives. The organisation works in a range of countries and development sectors worldwide, with a particular focus on livelihoods projects, humanitarian aid and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). The Society cooperates with ADRA’s Zambia team as the key implementing partner on our three-year Dairy for Development project in Zambia, and technical support to a four-year ADRA-led, JOA-funded, dairy project in Nepal entitled the Enhanced Rural Artificial Insemination (TERAI) project.

WeForest Zambia
WeForest is a non-profit organisation dedicated to conserving and restoring threatened forest landscapes in biodiversity hotspots through collaboration with governments, local organisations and communities. Its mission is to protect the ecological integrity of these landscapes while improving the well-being of the communities that depend on them. The Society partners with WeForest Zambia on the Copperbelt Dairy Expansion project (CDE), which aims to tackle challenges related to dairy feed unavailability, inaccessibility, unaffordability for smallholder dairy/cattle farmers, contribute towards the reduction of methane foot prints for dairy farmers and strengthen the adoption of agroforestry practices in the Copperbelt region.
Producer Associations



Shire Highlands Milk Producers Association (SHMPA)
The Shire Highlands Milk Producers Association (SHMPA) has been the main actor in smallholder dairy development in Malawi since forming in 1985. It is a dairy producers cooperative of over 10,000 farmers, who supply over 90% of Malawi’s domestic milk supply. The Society has worked with SHMPA since 2018 as the key implementing partner in our Malawi Dairy Growth project (Phases I, II and III). More recently, SHMPA acted as the primary host of the 2023 African Jersey Forum Conference held in Blantyre, hosting delegates from across the continent for study tours, cultural visits and a day of technical presentations.
Malawi Milk Producers Association (MMPA)
The Malawi Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is the umbrella body representing smallholder dairy farmers in Malawi, established in 1985. Alongside SHMPA, MMPA’s board also includes representation from Mpoto Dairy Farmers Association (MDFA) and the Central Region Milk Producers’ Association (CREMPA), representing Northern and Central Malawi respectively. The Society partners with MMPA on a pilot Jersey breeding scheme in central Malawi, which began in 2024.
Dairy Association of Zambia (DAZ)
The Dairy Association of Zambia (DAZ) is a national membership-based organisation with a country wide representation, representing all categories of dairy producers, processors and dairy-related agribusiness. DAZ is an in-country implementing partner on the JOA-funded Copperbelt Dairy Expansion (CDE) project, supported by the Society. The association’s offices are located in Lusaka within the Agricultural and Commercial Showgrounds, with field offices in the Copperbelt supporting project implementation.
Technical Partners




​Pan Livestock Services Ltd
PAN Livestock Services Limited (PAN) has close academic links with the Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics Research Unit (VEERU) at the University of Reading. The Society is partnering with PAN to support our livestock related activities in Malawi and Zambia, as well as in Rwanda, where the Society collaborated with PAN Livestock and the Rwandan government to develop a national cattle
database.
Dyneval Limited
Dyneval Limited is based in the Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, Dyneval have developed innovative technology that can provide precise automated measurements of semen quality using portable equipment: the Dynescan. Dyneval act as a technical partner to JOA-funded dairy development projects led by the Scoeity, including in Rwanda and Zambia.
AbacusBio
AbacusBio is a UK-based organisation, working globally in value chain consulting and genetic improvement programmes in both the crop and livestock sectors. This includes genetic and genomic evaluation and selection index creation, to facilitate organisations and industries to structure their breeding goals across sectors. AbacusBio is currently providing technical expertise to the development of a Genetic Evaluation Management System based on a Rwandan Dairy Profit Index, in JOA-funded, Society-led research.

The Dairy Group
The Dairy Group is a UK-based dairy consultancy business, working throughout the UK and overseas. The Society currently works solely with Mr Ian Ohnstad, an internationally recognised specialist who leads The Dairy Group’s team of milking technology specialists, who provide independent advice on milking parlour specification and operation, hygienic milk production, mastitis control and dairy building design. Ian has previously worked with the Society on its Ethiopia project and, more recently, provides technical support to the Ongera Amata project in Rwanda.