Animal Diseases / Animal Health / ASF / East Africa / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Uganda / Value Chains

Multiplying local value chain facilitation capacities in Uganda

The project on ‘assessing the impact of African Swine Fever in smallholder pig systems and the feasibility of potential interventions‘ recently began field work in Gulu district (Uganda). To characterize the smallholder pig systems and animal health constraints, project staff used some components of the value chain assessment toolkit developed by the Smallholder Pig Value … Continue reading

Africa / Animal Health / ASF / East Africa / LIVESTOCK-FISH / Pigs / Uganda

Uganda workshop kicks off project to assess the impact of African swine fever

On 13 May 2013, the “Assessing the Impact of African swine fever (ASF) in smallholder pig systems and the feasibility of potential interventions” project held a kick-off workshop in Kampala. Led by the Swedish Veterinary Institute (SVA), the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Makerere University, the project is … Continue reading