This study was undertaken to assess the potential for sweet potato silage making business by estimating sweet potato vines and root wastage and assessing the economic feasibility of investing in sweet potato silage. Information was collected through key informant interviews, secondary data review...
Asindu, M.
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Elepu, G.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Kyalo, G.
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Lule, Peter M.
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Naziri, D.
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[Sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in Uganda: an opportunity for investment in silage technologies]
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Sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in Uganda: an opportunity for investment in silage technologies
Ouma, Emily A.
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Dione, Michel M.
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Birungi, Rosemirta
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Lule, Peter M.
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Mayega, L.
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Dizyee, K.
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[African swine fever control and market integration in Ugandan peri-urban smallholder pig value chains: an ex-ante impact assessment of interventions and their interaction]
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African swine fever control and market integration in Ugandan peri-urban smallholder pig value chains: an ex-ante impact assessment of interventions and their interaction
Pig production has increasingly become an important activity, especially among smallholder farmers in Uganda in the past three decades as evidenced by a dramatic rise in pig population from 0.19 to 3.2 million. This is linked to the rise in demand for pork due to changes in preferences. Per capit...
Ouma, Emily A.
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Dione, Michel M.
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Lule, Peter M.
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Roesel, Kristina
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Pezo, Danilo A.
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[Characterization of smallholder pig production systems in Uganda: Constraints and opportunities for engaging with market systems]
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Characterization of smallholder pig production systems in Uganda: Constraints and opportunities for engaging with market systems
While animal health constraints have been identified as a major limiting factor in smallholder pig production in Uganda, researchers and policy makers lack information on the relative incidence of diseases and their impacts on pig production. This study aimed to assess animal health and managemen...
Dione, Michel M.
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Roesel, Kristina
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Kungu, J.
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Lule, Peter M.
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Pezo, Danilo A.
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[Participatory assessment of animal health and husbandry practices in smallholder pig production systems in three high poverty districts in Uganda]
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Participatory assessment of animal health and husbandry practices in smallholder pig production systems in three high poverty districts in Uganda