Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2018
Smallholder pig farmers in East Africa report that lack of feed, seasonal feed shortages, quality... more Smallholder pig farmers in East Africa report that lack of feed, seasonal feed shortages, quality and cost are key constraints to pig rearing. Commercially prepared pig diets are too expensive and people and pigs compete for food. Smallholder farmers typically feed nutritionally unbalanced diets, resulting in low average daily gain (ADG) and poor farmer profits. Our objective was to compare the ADG of Ugandan pigs fed forage- or silage-based or commercial diets. Ugandan weaner-grower pigs were randomly assigned to forage- or silage-based diets or commercial diet. Pigs were weighed every 3 weeks from 9 to 32 weeks of age. Pen-level ADG and feed conversion were compared across diets using multiple linear regression. The ADG of pigs fed forage- or silage-based diets was lower than those fed commercial diets between 9 and 24 weeks of age ( p  < 0.05). Between 28 and 32 weeks, pigs fed forage-based diets had lower ADG than those on other diets ( p  < 0.05). Least squares mean ADG (...
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce p... more The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and Southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. ilri.org
300 farmers were involved with gender representation of 52%, 38% and 10% male, female and youth, ... more 300 farmers were involved with gender representation of 52%, 38% and 10% male, female and youth, respectively Introduction Feeds and feeding are major constraints in improving dairy production in Tanzania. Improper feed strategies due to information gap on feeds and feeding situation. A Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) was designed to assess feeds and the feeding situation and optimize utilization of available resources. FEAST was applied within the MilkIT project in Tanzania.
Key messages  Fodder marketing is a fast growing enterprise aiming to alleviate fodder shortages... more Key messages  Fodder marketing is a fast growing enterprise aiming to alleviate fodder shortages in smallholder dairy farms particularly in the urban and peri-urban areas of Tanzania.  Increasing urbanization has led to an increase in the number of dairy farmers (some landless) in urban and peri-urban areas due to the rising demand for milk. Consequently there is a rising demand for fodder.  Fodder marketing offers a business opportunity to the unemployed and poor who have limited ability to undertake high capital investments.  Improving the efficiency of fodder markets makes dairy farming more profitable and provides income generation opportunities particularly to women and youth. Opportunities to invest and scale  Government should recognize the fodder value chain as a business system and establish policy and institutional support structures and services for fodder businesses.  Public-private partnerships to develop a practical feed quality assessment system and build the ca...
A presentation prepared for the 5th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture and the 18th Annu... more A presentation prepared for the 5th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture and the 18th Annual Meeting of the Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), Addis Ababa, October 25-28, 2010.
Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2018
Smallholder pig farmers in East Africa report that lack of feed, seasonal feed shortages, quality... more Smallholder pig farmers in East Africa report that lack of feed, seasonal feed shortages, quality and cost are key constraints to pig rearing. Commercially prepared pig diets are too expensive and people and pigs compete for food. Smallholder farmers typically feed nutritionally unbalanced diets, resulting in low average daily gain (ADG) and poor farmer profits. Our objective was to compare the ADG of Ugandan pigs fed forage- or silage-based or commercial diets. Ugandan weaner-grower pigs were randomly assigned to forage- or silage-based diets or commercial diet. Pigs were weighed every 3 weeks from 9 to 32 weeks of age. Pen-level ADG and feed conversion were compared across diets using multiple linear regression. The ADG of pigs fed forage- or silage-based diets was lower than those fed commercial diets between 9 and 24 weeks of age ( p  < 0.05). Between 28 and 32 weeks, pigs fed forage-based diets had lower ADG than those on other diets ( p  < 0.05). Least squares mean ADG (...
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce p... more The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock. ILRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in East, West and Southern Africa and South, Southeast and East Asia. ilri.org
300 farmers were involved with gender representation of 52%, 38% and 10% male, female and youth, ... more 300 farmers were involved with gender representation of 52%, 38% and 10% male, female and youth, respectively Introduction Feeds and feeding are major constraints in improving dairy production in Tanzania. Improper feed strategies due to information gap on feeds and feeding situation. A Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) was designed to assess feeds and the feeding situation and optimize utilization of available resources. FEAST was applied within the MilkIT project in Tanzania.
Key messages  Fodder marketing is a fast growing enterprise aiming to alleviate fodder shortages... more Key messages  Fodder marketing is a fast growing enterprise aiming to alleviate fodder shortages in smallholder dairy farms particularly in the urban and peri-urban areas of Tanzania.  Increasing urbanization has led to an increase in the number of dairy farmers (some landless) in urban and peri-urban areas due to the rising demand for milk. Consequently there is a rising demand for fodder.  Fodder marketing offers a business opportunity to the unemployed and poor who have limited ability to undertake high capital investments.  Improving the efficiency of fodder markets makes dairy farming more profitable and provides income generation opportunities particularly to women and youth. Opportunities to invest and scale  Government should recognize the fodder value chain as a business system and establish policy and institutional support structures and services for fodder businesses.  Public-private partnerships to develop a practical feed quality assessment system and build the ca...
A presentation prepared for the 5th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture and the 18th Annu... more A presentation prepared for the 5th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture and the 18th Annual Meeting of the Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP), Addis Ababa, October 25-28, 2010.
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