smallholder pig value chain development in uganda

SMALLHOLDER PIG VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA

Danilo Pezo (ILRI)CGIAR Research Program on

Livestock and Fish Value Chain Development Team Meeting

Nairobi, 5-8 March 2012

IMPORTANCE OF PIG PRODUCTION

Pig numbers in Uganda, 1961-2008 (Source: FAOSTAT | © FAO Statistics Division 2010 | 14 September 2010; MAAIF/UBOS 2009)

Uganda ranks 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa in pig population, and has the highest per capita consumption (3.4 kg/person/year)

STRUCTURE OF THE PIG SECTOR

STRUCTURE OF THE PIG SECTOR

ACTORS IN A TYPICAL PORK VALUE CHAIN

Farm-level The pig farmer

Inputs & Services Pig breeder Vet / Animal Health

worker Agrovet / feed shop

owners Extensionists Feed manufacturers and

suppliers Transporters- feed

Post-farm Live-pig traders Transporters Slaughterers Pork Butchers Pork processors- large and

medium Supermarkets/ pork joints Consumers

REPORT OF A STAKEHOLDER MEETING

THE SMALLHOLDER PIG VALUE CHAIN:AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH AND

POVERTY REDUCTION(Kampala, 14th June 2011)

SOME CONSTRAINTS IN THESMALLHOLDER PIG VALUE CHAIN

- AT FARM LEVEL -

CONSTRAINTS IN THESMALLHOLDER PIG VALUE CHAIN

- AT MARKET LEVEL -

OPPORTUNITIES…..

OPPORTUNITIES…..

OBJECTIVES

KEY ACTIVITIES (OBJECTIVE 1)