Introducing the proposed Uganda smallholder pig
value chain development project, 2019-2021
Ben Lukuyu, Emily Ouma, Jane Poole, Alice Njehu, Michel
Dione, Karen Marshall, Christoph Weber, Birthe Paul,
Isabelle, Baltenweck, Iddo Dror, Chris Jones, Michael Peters,
Ulf Magnusson
Livestock CRP Uganda country stakeholder workshop
Kampala, Uganda, 2 July 2019

Constraint analysis based on the value chain
assessments
Low productivity and
poor reproductive
performance
Unstable pig/pork supply
(quality and quantity) to meet
market demand
Feed un
availability
and
accessibility
Low
capacities in
feed
conservation
strategies
Poor
implementation
of quality
assurance
systems for both
inputs and pork
Poor quality of
commercial feeds
Poor feed and
feeding
practices
Knowledge gaps
in feed ration
formulation
Seasonal
availability and
variability of
raw material
for feed
formulation
High disease burden
(esp. ASF, parasites&
other pathogens)
Lack of disease
diagnostic and
surveillance
capacities
Poor husbandry
practices including
waste
management
Low financial
capacities
Knowledge
gap in
application of
biosecurity
practices
Low market
value for pigs
Ineffective
agrovet drugs
(esp.
dewormers)
Low pig
producer
prices/low
profits
High transaction
costs for farmers
and aggregators –
high cost of doing
business
Scattered and
poorly
coordinated
smallholder
pig farmers
Lack of trust and
transparency in
pig trade
Low capacity in
pig weight
estimation
Poor access to
inputs and
services, incl
MIS especially
women/low
bargaining
power
Low access to market-based
opportunities for farmers,
especially women
High pig
mortalities
Poor pork handling
and hygiene
practices at
slaughter and retail
nodes
Knowledge
gap on best
practices for
pork
handling
Overall constraints
– high level
Underlying causes –
low level
Underlying causes –
intermediate
Knowledge gap on
appropriate
breeds & breeding
practices

Improving incomes of pig value chain actors through
contractual arrangements and sustainable integrated
technology packages
Rationale
 Best-bet interventions pilot tested
singly since 2012
 Low uptake due to financial
constraints and market inefficiencies
o Dione et al (forthcoming) – Training of
smallholder pig farmers on biosecurity:
impact on KAP
o Asindu et al (2019) – Farmer demand
and willingness to pay for sweet potato
silage-based diets as pig feed (60:40
ration)
o Ouma et al (2018) – ASF control and
market integration and ex-ante impact
assessment

Improving incomes of pig value chain actors through
contractual arrangements and sustainable integrated
technology packages
 Environmental sustainability interventions at
production node not tested
 MSc study (Paul Zaake) to assess heat stress
status for pigs shows need for awareness
raising on heat stress adaptation options
 Interventions to address gender based
constraints in accessing inputs and services
and potential role in pork markets not tested
 New project focusses on supporting stronger
and more profitable market linkages between
pig aggregators (buyers) and pig producers
through contractual arrangements
→ incentivize uptake of production based
interventions

Input and service
providers
Producers Pig collectors, traders,
wholesalers
Pork joints
Smallholder pig
farmers
Smallholder pig
farmers
Smallholder pig
farmers
Market supply
Contracts elements
- pricing terms
- supply quantities
- supply quality
- timing
Backward linkages (e.g. check-
off arrangements/contracts)
Consumers
Aggregators
Aggregators
Inputs and
services
- Feeds
- Veterinary
drugs
- AI
- Advisory
services
(herd
health)
Contractual arrangements

Value chain stakeholder vision
 “Development of an efficient, all-inclusive and sustainable
pig value chain for safe and affordable products by 2023”

Primary objectives
 Pilot and evaluate contractual arrangements between pig
market aggregators and pig farmers (with backward linkages to
input suppliers)
 Develop, implement and evaluate a gender inclusive integrated
technology package (health, genetics, feeds, climate smart
options) for improving pig productivity and incomes,
incentivized through contractual arrangements
 Assess the potential for achieving sustainable impact at scale

Outcomes
 Farmers supply better quality pigs to pig aggregators for
higher income
 Aggregators have increased market opportunities and
income
 Input suppliers and service providers have increased
market opportunities and income
 Value chain actors benefit from enhanced business
linkages and social learning

Project theory of change

Partnerships
 Private sector
o Pork joints in Kampala and Masaka and pig aggregators
o Feed companies
o ICT companies
o Pig farmers
o PPM (U) Ltd
 Research
o Makerere University
o NaLIRRI
 NGOs
o ISU-UP
o Eco - ventures International
o Farm Radio
o VEDCO
o VWB
 Government
o MAAIF
o NAGRC&DB
o District Local Governments

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