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 »
Earlier this year, ILRI and ICARDA joined national partners in two ‘feed assessment’ projects in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Livestock Feeds project (funded by ACIAR) and the ‘QuickFeed‘ early win project of the Africa RISING program both set out to test a suite of rapid diagnosis tools to identify promising feed and fodder interventions. At the … Continue reading »
On May 28-29, 2012 the Ethiopian Livestock Feeds Project held a synthesis workshop at ILRI in Addis Ababa. The project team, including the core partners from the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research and the Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, had been working together to refine various tools including FEAST, Techfit and a simple value chain … Continue reading »
On 6-7 August 2012, the ILRI-led project called ‘More Milk in Tanzania: Adapting dairy market hubs for pro-poor smallholder value chains in Tanzania’ (More Milk IT) held an outcome mapping workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The workshop brought together project collaborators, consultants and potential key stakeholders. The aim was to create a vision for both … Continue reading »
Senior management leaders from ILRI and WorldFish came together on Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 August at WorldFish headquarters in Penang, to share their experiences and lessons as partners in the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish. As in building any partnership it was a great opportunity to track current progress, and identify any … Continue reading »
On Friday 6 July 2012, we convened a ‘Small Ruminant Value Chain Consultative Meeting’ in Ethiopia. Led by scientists from the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas and the International Livestock Research Institute, we aimed to arrive at a common understanding of the goals, objectives and implementation approach of the program, discuss … Continue reading »
Last week, the International Livestock Research Institute convened a synthesis workshop of the ‘fodder and feed in livestock value chains in Ethiopia’ project. Funded by the the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), this short project aimed to develop and refine tools for the rapid assessment of feed resources – that will allow effective … Continue reading »
Early last week, the CGIAR Livestock and Fish Program convened an internal meeting to take stock of plans for the proposed work on smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam. Participants came from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). This was a first opportunity for the various participants … 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 »
