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token projects are engaged. Risks: farmers may not be in position for capital investment in animal housing to meet the GMP requirement. 3 Less than 10% farmers have received relevant trainings in hygienic milk production. Infrastructure and hygienic facilities are poor. Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS) - translation into programmes of dairy value chain development. Dairy is priority two of the first five commodities identified for VC development. Harmonized raw milk standards are yet to be formulated. Country level programme in line with ADS is absent. Promotional support for improvement of infrastructure including milk chilling facilities. Standards be worked out in two steps set voluntary standards in a participatory way Build on mandatory standards based on voluntary standards The standards need to be customized to Nepalese needs and comparable to international standards Technical assistance for standard formulation and harmonization - concerned market players are (DLS, MOLD, NSC, MOAD and NBSM. Facilitate in planning for harmonization of standards for dairy sub-sector. 4 There is wide gap between GMP draft and current practices in adoption of GMP steps - awareness, keeping methods, implementation of Dairy Development Policy (2008) Limited implementation capacity Market actors not prepared Mass awareness, Capacity building both in technical and governance part in M4P approach (DFTQC, DLS, MOLD,