assessing smallholder pig value chains in uganda: tools used at the farmers’ node
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Assessing Smallholder Pig Value Chains in Uganda: Tools used at the farmers’ node
Emily A. Ouma1, Danilo Pezo1, Michel Dione1, Kristina Rösel1 , Lawrence Mayega2, David Kiryabwire3, Gideon Nadiope4 and Peter Lule1, 5. 1 International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); 2 Masaka Municipality; 3 Mukono Municipality; 4 Volunteer Efforts for Development Concerns (VEDCO) and 5 Makerere University.
Introduction Over the past three decades pig population has increased from 0.19 to 3.2 million, and in 2011 Uganda had the highest per capita consumption of pork in Sub-Saharan Africa (3.4 kg person-1 year-1).
More than 1.1 million poor households (18% of the total population) own pigs, mostly managed by women and children as a crop-livestock systems’ backyard activity.
The pig production and marketing in Uganda is dominated (90%) by a large informal subsector (i.e., farmers, traders, butchers, and retailers), with poorly organized markets and limited access to services and information. The number and types of actors in the smallholder pigs value chains is large, diverse and complex, therefore different tools and techniques need to be used for the assessment of the value chain.
The VCA Tool kit components Seasonal calendar Institutional interactions Production systems Social capital – involvement in
collective action and benefits. Activity clock – gender roles in
production and marketing Decision-making and control of
resources Livelihood analysis – income sources Value chain mapping Animal health Breeding Feeding Food safety and nutrition
Pictures
Application of the VCA Tools Launching workshops with local
authorities and technical staff
Random selection of farmer participants
Introduction of VC tool to all farmers in
a plenary.
Farmers distributed at random in
groups, with two facilitators per group,
to work on specific tools. Mixed or
gender disaggregated groups according
to the nature of the tools applied.
Plenary session to review/discuss
constraints and opportunities identified
in small groups working with specific
technology components.
Separate session with key-informant at
village level.
Selection of Target Sites
Geographical targeting using GIS information.
Stakeholder consultation of GIS report and identification of soft criteria.
Participatory selection of districts by stake-holders.
Minimum checklist for selection of counties & sub-counties. Includes scoping visits and key-informant interviews.
Scoping of pre-selected sub-counties Final selection of sites
Purpose In the present contribution are described the
process followed for assessing the farmers’
node of the smallholder pig value chain in
three districts of Uganda, as well as some of
the tools and techniques applied.
Emily A. Ouma
[email protected] ● Box 24384 Kampala ● +256 39-2-081154/5
Kampala Uganda ● ilri.org
This project is funded by IFAD/EU
This document is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution –Non commercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License June 2012
September 2013
VCA Tools Development
Review and adaptation of tools used in other CRP 3.7 projects, as well as in the Livestock Data Innovation in Africa project (CRP 2.3).
Tool-kit harmonized with the Safe Food Fair Food project (CRP 4.3).
Tool-kit engendered where appropriate.
Selection and training of facilitators
Tool-kit tested in Matuga (Wakiso).
Tool-kit shared with other projects: the L&F Pig VC - Vietnam, and the SLU/SIDA project “Assessing the impact of African Swine Fever in smallholder pig systems and the feasibility of potential interventions”
Actors in a Typical Pig Value Chain
Training of facilitators on the application of the VC tools
Farmers working on the seasonal calendar