The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Enhancing Livestock Productivity.
Determinants of Milk Production in Nyabubare Sub County, Bushenyi District, Western Uganda
Abstract:
This study was conducted to determine the factors responsible
for low milk production in Nyabubare sub-county, Bushenyi
district, Uganda. Dairy farming is a major activity in this subcounty,
with communities almost entirely dependent on it for
their livelihoods. A survey was carried in which stratified random
sampling was used to select a study sample of 50 farms from
four parishes; 17 farms from Nyabubare, 15 farms from
Nyarugote, 10 and 8 farms from Kahungye and Kizinda,
respectively. Data were collected using semi-structured
questionnaires and personal observations. The data collected
were analysed using SPSS computer package. The study
revealed that the major constraints to milk production in the
sub-county included: uneducated farmers (40%), keeping of
local cattle breeds, practicing poor grazing systems such as
continuous grazing, lack of supplementary feeding, and
inadequate deworming of animals. Others included use of poor
methods of insemination and use of poor breeding bulls. It is
recommended that exotic breeds of dairy cattle be adopted,
collective marketing be devised and that farmers be trained in
improved dairy cattle management.
Cette étude a été menée afin de déterminer les facteurs
responsables de la faible production de lait dans le sous-comté
de Nyabubare, en Ouganda. La production laitière est une
activité importante dans ce sous-comté, avec les communautés
presque entièrement dépendantes d’elle comme leurs moyens
de subsistance. Une enquête a été réalisée, celle dans laquelle
l’échantillonnage aléatoire stratifié a été utilisé pour sélectionner
un échantillon d’étude de 50 fermes de quatre communes : 17
fermes de Nyabubare, 15 fermes de Nyarugote, 10 et 8 fermes
de Kahungye et Kizinda, respectivement. Les données ont été
recueillies à l’aide de questionnaires semi-structurés et des
observations personnelles. Les données recueillies ont été
analysées à l’aide du progiciel SPSS. L’étude a révélé que les
principales contraintes à la production laitière dans le sous-comté
comprenaient: les fermiers sans instruction (40%), le maintien
des races bovines locales, la pratique des systèmes de pâturage
pauvres tels que le pâturage continu, le manque d’alimentation
supplémentaire, et le déparasitage médiocre des animaux.
D’autres ont inclus l’utilisation de méthodes d’insémination
pauvres et des taureaux d’élevage médiocres. Il est
recommandé que les races exotiques de bétail laitier soient
adoptées, la commercialisation collective soit conçue et que les
fermiers soient formés à une meilleure gestion des bovins laitiers.
Language:
English
Extended abstract under Enhancing Livestock Productivity
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2012
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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