Sep 2014

Spent Malt as Cattle Feed: Sustainable Business Model

Background•Agricultureandlivestockaretheintegralpartoffarmingsystemandimportantsourcesoflivelihoodsinruralareas.Livestock,especiallydairyisoneofthemajorsourcesoflivelihoodforlandlessyouthandwomen.Healthandproductivityofmilchanimalsislargelydependentonfeedavailabilityaswellasitscostandquality.Spentmaltisgoodfeedmaterialforlivestockforimprovinghealth,milkyieldandfatcontent.

Spent malt•Spentmaltisabyproductofbrewingindustry,consistingoftheresidueofmaltandgrainwhichcontainscarbohydrates,protiens,ligninandwater-solublevitaminsasanimalfeed.

• Itisquitepalatableandisreadilyconsumedbyanimals.

Spent malt as a business model•ItisasuccessfulbusinessmodelinFasalvadivillage,MedakdistrictandreplicatedinAdarshawatershed,Kothapallyvillage,Shankarpallymandal,RangaReddydistrictinTelanganastate.

•TejasriwomenSHGhasundertakentheresponsibilityoftransportationanddistributionofspentmalt.

•Trainingoncare,handlingandmaintenanceofspentmaltwasgiventowomenSHGandfarmers.

Benefits to farmers

•Fifty-fourbeneficiaryfarmersareutilizingthespentmalt(1080kg/day)andfeeding268milchanimals.

•Totalmilkproductioninthevillageisabout1250lit/dayanduseofspentmaltasanimalfeed,increasedmilkproductionof1.5liter/animalperdaywasobserved.

• IncreasedgrossincomeonmilkproductionisaboutRs12950/daywithanetincomeofRs9710/day.

• IncreasednetincomeofRs.291420permonthwithanaveragenetincomeofRs.5400perfamily.

Benefits to SHG•SpentmaltisprovidedbythebreweryatthecostofRs.1.75/kgandSHGissellingatRs.3.0/kg.

•TejasriwomenSHGhasprovided397882kgofspentmaltandearnedanetprofitofRs22020during12monthsperiodaftermeetingalltheexpenses.

Dairy activity with improved breeds of cows and buffalos in Kothapally village

Launching of Spent Malt activity in Kothapally village on 17 June 2013 (left), feeding and testing the acceptability of spent malt by buffalo (right)

Use of spent malt has increased milk production in Kothapally village

Visits of Sri Dinakar Babu, IAS, Medak district collector and other dignitaries (left) and foreign visitors (right) to the villages