In keeping with the mandate of RA 7884, the NDA--in cooperation with dairy cooperatives, partner-donors such as local government units and other entities--undertakes milk feeding projects to raise the nutritional level of malnourished children. Improvement rates are monitored accordingly. The NMFP also creates additional income opportunities for the dairy farmers who supply the needed milk. Local Milk Trusts are created to facilitate payment to the farmers. A Philippine Milk Fund has been established through a public-private effort to widen the coverage of the NMFP.