Presented by Danilo Pezo (ILRI) at the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish Value Chain Development Team Meeting, Nairobi, 5-8 March 2012

1. 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

2. 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)

3. STRUCTURE OF THE PIG SECTOR

4. STRUCTURE OF THE PIG SECTOR

5. ACTORS IN A TYPICAL PORK VALUE
CHAIN
Farm-level Post-farm
 The pig farmer  Live-pig traders
 Transporters
Inputs & Services  Slaughterers
 Pig breeder  Pork Butchers
 Vet / Animal Health  Pork processors- large and
worker medium
 Agrovet / feed shop  Supermarkets/ pork joints
owners  Consumers
 Extensionists
 Feed manufacturers and
suppliers
 Transporters- feed

6. REPORT OF A STAKEHOLDER
MEETING
THE SMALLHOLDER PIG VALUE CHAIN:
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH AND
POVERTY REDUCTION
(Kampala, 14th June 2011)

7. SOME CONSTRAINTS IN THE
SMALLHOLDER PIG VALUE CHAIN
- AT FARM LEVEL -

8. CONSTRAINTS IN THE
SMALLHOLDER PIG VALUE CHAIN
- AT MARKET LEVEL -

9. OPPORTUNITIES…..

10. OPPORTUNITIES…..

11. OBJECTIVES

12. KEY ACTIVITIES (OBJECTIVE 1)