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Emma Naluyima(Smallholder Farmer, Private Veterinarian)
Livestock and household-level economic
development: An example from Uganda
Raising cattle
Raising pigs
Growing matooke
(cooking banana)
Producing fish, fodder, vegetables and fruits
Expert panel: Sustainable solutions for the livestock sector. the time is ripe! 10th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, Berlin, 19 January 2018
Key messages Small scale integrated livestock farming is
feasible, productive and profitable
It has made a difference to my family’s livelihood by supporting mine and my children’s education, providing stable income.
Research solutions need to be shared more widely and training provided. I have been able to set up a school to provide a foundation for local children.
Livestock is fundamental to life in UgandaFrom the start:
The founder of the BUGANDA KINGDOM called Kintu owned a cow and practiced integrated farming
Today:
As well as food and income, people use livestock as a ‘bank’ and ‘insurance’ (eg school fees, medical, dowries and to support crop production)
Here’s how it works for me and my family
My farm: One Acre Unlimited
One quarter: raising pigs
One quarter: raising cattle
One quarter: growing matooke (cooking banana)
One quarter: producing fish, fodder, vegetables and fruits
My farm: One Acre Unlimited
Raising cattle
Raising pigs
Growing matooke
(cooking banana)
Producing fish, fodder, vegetables and fruits
1st Quarter: pigs
Dung
Urea/manure
Maggots (feed for fish and chickens)
Earthworms and pesticide from vermiliquid
Biogas
And all of this before:
…..pork
Raising cattle
Raising pigs
Growing matooke
(cooking banana)
Producing fish, fodder, vegetables and fruits
2nd Quarter: raising cattle
Five zero grazed cows on 0.1 acre
By using manure to enrich the soil 1 m2 can feed a cow by planting maize for silage
This is profitable!
Each cow gives 20 litres/day, which can be sold for US$ 3000 over a year
Dung is used for biogas
Slurry from biogas is used as fertilizer
Raising cattle
Raising pigs
Growing matooke
(cooking banana)
Producing fish, fodder, vegetables and fruits
3rd Quarter: matooke
• Using slurry from cows and urine from cows and pigs as fertilizer
• 30 bunches a month, each sold for a minimum $10
Raising cattle
Raising pigs
Growing matooke
(cooking banana)
Producing fish, fodder, vegetables and fruits
4th Quarter: fish, fodder, vegetables and fruits• An 8m X 15m area can have
10 tanks each with 1000 fish
• 10,000 kg of fish harvested in six months: 10,000 X $2.5 = $25,000
The same space can yield 4,800kg tomatoes with a value of $2,700 over six months
Raising cattle
Raising pigs
Growing matooke
(cooking banana)
Producing fish, fodder, vegetables and fruits
Key messages Small scale integrated livestock farming is
feasible, productive and profitable
It has made a difference to my family’s livelihood by supporting mine and my children’s education, providing stable income.
Research solutions need to be shared more widely and training provided. I have been able to set up a school to provide a foundation for local children.
THANK YOU
