Presented by D. Mutetikka at the Workshop on In-depth smallholder pig value chain assessment and preliminary identification of best-bet interventions, Kampala, 9-11 April 2013
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Successes and failures with technology interventions on pig feeding promoted in Uganda
1. Successes and Failures with
Technology Interventions on Pig
Feeding Promoted in Uganda
D. Mutetikka
“Workshop: In-depth smallholder pig value chain
assessment and preliminary identification of best-bet
interventions, Kampala, 9-11 April 2013”
3. Introduction
Overall Objective
• Increased productivity and marketed share of
output for economically active smallholder
pig farmers
Immediate Objective
• Widespread adoption of pig productivity
enhancing technologies that respond to
constraints of poor feeding, inappropriate
breeding, disease control and
improved marketing.
4. Status of feeds industry
• A number of manufacturers
• Ugachick, Formula feeds, Kagodo,
Nuvita, Bulemezi.
• Roadside feed mixers
• Home mixing
• On-farm feed production
5. Major Players
• Makerere University
• MAAIF
• National Agricultural Research
Organization (NARO)
• NAADS
• AICAD
• VEDCO and SG2000
• CARITAS
• Private Individuals
6. Major Players
Makerere University
• Characterization of pig feeding
systems and feeding resources.
Activities
• Conduct baseline survey to and characterize
system.
• Identify available feeding resources
7. Major Players
Nutritional characterization of existing
feeding resources, to develop
appropriate feeds and feeding strategies.
Activities
•Determine chemical composition and physical
properties of feed resources
•Formulate appropriate diets
8. Major Players
Processing to improve availability of
nutrients.
•Suitability of the different brans for
feeding growing pigs (wheat, rice and
maize)
9. Major Players
MAAIF
• Feed quality campaign-radio and TV
programs
• Developing an animal feeds policy
• Storage, mixing, and processing
• Follow up and enforcement-none
• No minimum standards for operating a
feeds store.
10. Major Players
National Agricultural Research Organization
Activities
Livelihoods analysis followed by ranking
•Best bet interventions tested with farmers
11. Major Players
NAADS
A government parastatal
Activities
Training of farmers on husbandry
Provision of inputs
Formation of enterprise groups
Acquisition of inputs
12. Major Players
AICAD – African Institute for capacity
Development
Activities
Develop capacity through training using
expertise in Universities
Follow up of trainees and using ex-trainees as
trainers
13. Major Players
• SG2000
• Use of QPM
• To reduce cost of feeds because QPM
is better in protein quality. (more
tryptophan and lysine).
• Support farmers with seed, pigs and
pass on young pigs. A contract with
the farmers.
15. Challenges
• Limited resources for investment (farmers)
• Poor business disposition/acumen
• Seasonal supply of feeds/resources
• Fluctuations in prices of feeding inputs
16. Way Forward
Develop feeding calendars for different agro-
ecological zones
Operationalize the animal feed policy
Develop strategies to reduce the costs of
feed inputs
More fully exploit locally available feed
resources
Pig management strategies to match
availability of feed resources with objective
of minimizing costs
Stratify the pig industry into farrow to wean
and wean to finish operations
Hinweis der Redaktion
The primary discipline used for genetic improvement of domestic animals is animal breeding. Until technologies are developed to change the DNA of existing animals (i.e. gene therapy), the only way to change populations of animals is through animal breeding. Animal breeding involves making decisions about which animals contribute gametes to the next generation and how those gametes are allowed to join to form zygotes which develop into new animals. Genetic improvement implies a change in the DNA of a population. Genetic improvement also implies a change toward some goal. Let’s look more carefully at this definition of animal breeding.
The primary discipline used for genetic improvement of domestic animals is animal breeding. Until technologies are developed to change the DNA of existing animals (i.e. gene therapy), the only way to change populations of animals is through animal breeding. Animal breeding involves making decisions about which animals contribute gametes to the next generation and how those gametes are allowed to join to form zygotes which develop into new animals. Genetic improvement implies a change in the DNA of a population. Genetic improvement also implies a change toward some goal. Let’s look more carefully at this definition of animal breeding.