DaIMA – Dairy Interventions for Mitigation and Adaptation
As GCF’s first dedicated livestock programme, DaIMA aims to strengthen climate resilience, reduce emissions across the dairy value chain and improve the livelihoods of dairy farmers in East Africa.
The dairy sector in East Africa, including Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania, faces significant challenges due to climate change. Dairy farming is a major contributor to these countries' greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and climate change's effects threaten its long-term sustainability. Many dairy farmers struggle with limited market access, challenges in sourcing local feed and fodder, inadequate extension and financial services, and difficulties in risk management. The sector is further impacted by low livestock genetic potential, herd management issues, animal diseases, insufficient extension support, limited awareness of climate-resilient and low-carbon practices and technologies, rangeland degradation and gender inequalities.
DaIMA has a comprehensive and holistic approach to improve all aspects of the dairy sector, from improving policy, institutional and service delivery environments to building the capacity of smallholder farmers, including women, youth and marginalised groups. It will improve access to finance and innovative technologies offering mitigation and adaptation benefits. As a result, dairy farmers and processors will be encouraged to adopt more efficient, climate-resilient practices that enhance incomes and lower production costs.
Key activities include strengthening national capacities and enhancing an enabling environment for a low-emission and climate-resilient dairy sector, enhancing income and productivity for smallholder dairy farmers, cooperatives and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by promoting sustainable climate-resilient and low-emission growth pathways, and establishing a Green Dairy Financing Facility in the four target countries to enhance access to finance for dairy value chain actors, including farmers, cooperatives, SMEs and technology providers.
Project timeline
Pipeline
23 May 2023 • 773 days
Concept note received
23 May 2023
Funding proposal received
04 Oct 2024
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
20 Mar 2025
Cleared by iTAP
09 Jun 2025
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
01 Jul 2025
Approved
03 Jul 2025 • 25 days so far
Approved by GCF Board
03 Jul 2025
FAA executed
03 Jul 2025
Under implementation
To be completed
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing
Instrument | Amount |
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Grant | USD 132,500,000 |
Loan | USD 17,500,000 |
Total GCF Financing |
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USD 150,000,000 |
Co-financing
Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
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Co-Financing | Loan | USD 193,280,237 |
Co-Financing | In-kind | USD 14,746,830 |
Co-Financing | In-kind | USD 233,280 |
Total Co-Financing |
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USD 208,260,347 |
GCF Contacts
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GCF Independent Integrity Unity (IIU)Phone +82 32 458 6714 (KST)
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Entity

International Fund for Agricultural Development
Director, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division
Via Paolo di Dono 44, Rome, Italy
Senior Climate Finance Specialist, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division (ECG)
Via Paolo di Dono, 44, Rome, Italy
More contacts
National Designated Authority
The National Treasury
Principal Secretary
Treasury Building 12th Floor, Harambee Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya
Programme Manager, National Coordination (FLLoCA)
Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Finance
Rwanda Environment Management Authority
Director General
Vice President's Office
Permanent Secretary
Principal Forest Officer, UNFCCC National Focal Point
Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Permanent Secretary / Secretary to the Treasury
Ag. Director Debt and Cash Policy
Ag. Commissioner, Development Assistance and Regional Cooperation Department
Head, Climate Finance Unit
Documents
Title | Type | Date |
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Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP269: Dairy Interventions for Mitigation and Adaptation (DaIMA) | Environmental and Social Safeguards report | 28 May 2025 |