The TMC programme is a systematic capacity-building and quality-assurance framework designed to enhance the skills, hygiene practices, and safety standards of informal dairy value chain actors, including producers, traders, sweet makers, and cottage processors. It addresses critical challenges in the unorganized dairy sector, such as poor milk safety, lack of formal regulation, high rates of milk spoilage, and weak compliance with food safety norms. By replacing purely punitive enforcement with community-led monitoring and structural incentives, it bridges the trust deficit between traditional market actors and regulatory authorities to deliver hygienic milk to consumers.
Why it can be scaled: The framework is highly adaptable, partner-ready, and functions seamlessly with existing local government departments. It builds self-sustaining community accountability via the HMMC, which dramatically minimizes the recurring operational costs of long-term field oversight.
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