The smallholder pigs in-depth value chain assessment in

Uganda: How was it conducted?

“Workshop: In-depth smallholder pig value chain assessment and preliminary identification of best-bet interventions, Kampala, 9-11 April

2013”

Danilo A. Pezo, Emily A. Ouma, Michel Dione and Kristina Rösel

Outline of the Presentation

Selection of target sites (districts/sub-counties/villages)

Development and testing of the VCA tool-kit

Selection and training of facilitators The VCA tool-kit components The application of the VCA tool-kit

Contacting partners at district level Selection of farmers Launching workshops FGDs (Farmers and key-informants)

Data input and analysis

Selection of Target Sites (1)

Step 1: Geographical targeting using GIS characterization (pig density, poverty level & market access).

Step 2: Stakeholder consultation of step 1 and definition of “soft” criteria.

Step 3: Participatory selection of districts by stakeholders (Outcome Mapping & Site Selection Workshop, Oct. 2012)

Step 4: Minimum checklist to gather data for more specific site selection (counties and sub-counties).

Step 5: Analysis of steps 1-4 and final site selection.

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Selection of Target Sites (2)

For each district, 4-6 sub-counties with high pig population (MAAIF/UBOS Livestock Census 2008) were selected.

Consultations with partners (DVOs, NAADS staff and local NGOs) in each of the selected districts to identify the value chain domains within the sub-counties was done.

Site scoping with a minimum checklist administered to few farmers and actors to validate the value chain domains in each sub-county and also identify villages to be targeted for the value chain activities.

Selection of Target Sites (3)

District County Sub-county Dominant value chain domain

No. of villages sampled

         

Masaka Bukoto Kkingo Rural –rural 3

Bukoto Kyanamukaka Rural-rural 3

Bukoto Kabonera Rural-urban 3

Masaka Municipality Kimanya-Kyabakuza* Urban-urban 2

Masaka Municipality Katwe-Butego* Urban-urban 2

Masaka Municipality Nyendo-Ssenyange* Urban-urban 2

       

Kamuli Bugabula Kitayunjwa Rural-rural 2

Bugabula Namwendwa Rural-rural 2

Buzaaya Bugulumbya** Rural-rural 4

       

Mukono Mukono Mukono town council Urban-urban 2

Mukono Goma Urban–urban 2

Mukono Kyampisi Rural-urban 4

Mukono Ntenjeru Rural-rural 4

List of counties and sub-counties selected in each district, based on presence of dominant value chain

domains, and number of villages sampled

35 villages selected: 18 Rural – Rural, 7 Rural – Urban and 10 Urban - Urban

Development & Testing of the VCA tool-kit

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.

Tool-kit tested in Matuga (Wakiso). Tool-kit shared with the Smallholder

Pig VCs project in Vietnam.

The VCA tool-kit components

Seasonal calendar Institutional interactions tool Production systems tool Social capital – involvement in collective action and

benefits. Activity clock – gender roles in production and

marketing. Decision-making tool –decision making and control

of resources. Livelihood analysis – income sources. Value chain mapping Animal health Breeding Feeding Food safety and nutrition

Selection & Training of Facilitators

Partners were contacted to propose candidates for the facilitators short-term positions.

Eight facilitators were selected from a list of 18 applicants. Two were maintained as replacement option.

Two facilitators are graduate students at Makerere University, sponsored by ILRI. They will use some VCA data for their thesis.

All facilitators were trained and participated in testing the VCA tool-kit.

The application of the VCA tool-kit at district / village level (1)

Farmers for VCA sessions selected at random from lists provided by local partners

Launching workshops with district authorities and technical staff.

Review of VCA tool-kit with district technical staff, and coordination of field work.

The application of the VCA tool-kit at district / village level (2)

Plenary session to introduce all participants to the VCA tool-kit.

Farmers’ focus group discussions.

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.

The application of the VCA tool-kit at district / village level (3)

Separate focus group discussion with key-informants (information at village level).

Plenary session to review/discuss constraints and opportunities identified in small groups working with specific technology components.

The application of the VCA tool-kit at district / village level (4)

Key informants Mixed group

Only women Plenary sessionAfter a long VCA week, a socialgathering in a pork joint

Data Input and Analysis

A SUMMARY OF RESULTS OBTAINED WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE ILRI – UGANDA

TEAM IN THIS WORKSHOP

Farm Systems:Breeding

Growing/Fattening

Inputs and

ServicesPig breeder

Vet / Animal Prod extension services

Agrovet / feed shop owners

Feed manufacturers and

suppliersTransporters- feed

Post-farmLive-pig traders

TransportersSlaughterersPork Butchers

Pork processors- large and medium

Supermarkets/ restaurantsConsumers

ACTORS IN A TYPICAL PORK VALUE CHAIN

VCA – Other Actors (1)

INPUTS/SERVICES Feed input stockists and

millers. Vet drugs stockists. Service providers:

Veterinarians/AHA/paravets Owners of village breeding

boars Extension staff (public and

private) Credit

VCA – Other Actors (2)

OUTPUT Traders of live pigs (including

collectors and transporters) Slaughterhouses/abattoirs Processors (formal-Fresh

Cuts/Quality Cuts) Retailers (meat/processed

products) – butcheries, supermarkets, pork-joints

Consumers – preferences for different pig/pork product attributes – potentials for a choice experiment study.

Ugandan future pig famers

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