In recent months, Livestock and Fish value chain assessment activities have been carried out in Masaka district as part of the Uganda Smallholder Pig Value Chains Development (SPVCD) and Safe Food, Fair Food (SFFF) projects. On 22 April 2013, Pastor Lukwago, one of the farmers approached by the project team, was unfortunately unavailable to meet … Continue reading »
The Livestock and Fish team working on the smallholder pig value chain in Uganda recently held a workshop to identify potential best-bet interventions based on the value chain assessment work. Best-bets are interventions which better fit the prevailing conditions (constraints and opportunities) under which farmers and other value chain actors operate and have more chance … Continue reading »
On 6 February, the Smallholder Pig Value Chains Development (SPVCD) and Safe Food, Fair Food (SFFF) projects in Uganda launched their planned activities in Mukono District. Both projects are led by ILRI. The SPVCD project aims to improve livelihood security, incomes and assets of rural and urban smallholder pig producers, particularly women; the SFFF … Continue reading »
A group of eight facilitators are assisting the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in the Assessment of the Smallholder Pig Value Chains Development (SPVCD) project in Uganda. The team comprises four graduate students from Makerere University (two from animal science, one from agricultural economics, and one from veterinary medicine); one experienced livestock extension agent; an … Continue reading »
On Monday 19th November, the Smallholder Pig Value Chains Development (SPVCD) in Uganda project held a Workshop in Masaka (Uganda) to launch the Value Chain Assessment work in the district. The workshop participants included, local authorities, technical staff of the local government and the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), as well as leaders of farmers … Continue reading »
From 11-13 October 2012, the Smallholder Pig Value Chains Development (SPVCD) in Uganda project held a workshop that brought together 45 participants at Ridar Hotel in Seeta (Mukono). The objectives of the workshop were: to develop an Outcome Mapping strategy for the project and to initiate the site selection process. Present at the workshop were … Continue reading »
On 24 and 25 September 2012, the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish convened a meeting of ILRI staff to prepare an overall work plan for Value chain development activities in the Uganda smallholder pig value chain. The meeting aimed to: Develop a common understanding of the Program’s objectives for the value chain and … Continue reading »
Wambizzi Cooperative Society Ltd is a Ugandan piggery cooperative founded in 1971 and is running the only registered pig abattoir in Kampala. Following an invitation by the cooperative’s management to visit the abattoir, Safe Food Fair Food project conducted a qualitative survey on slaughter hygiene in August. The preliminary findings were presented on 16 Aug … Continue reading »
Fish are a significant source of income and food security in Uganda, highly vulnerable to climate and non-climate related drivers of change. This working paper from the WorldFish Center examines the vulnerability of the fish sector in Uganda as it relates to the predicted impacts from climate change and variability, using the concept of the … Continue reading »
Over the past three decades pig production has become an increasingly important activity in Uganda, as indicated by the increase in pig population from 0.19 to 2.3 million. In 2011, Uganda had the highest per capita consumption of pork meat in Sub-Saharan Africa (3.4 kg/person/year). Pigs in Uganda are mainly kept by women as backyard … Continue reading »
