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 Uganda
From 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