Initial information on site selection for Uganda pig value chain projects

Emily Ouma

More Pork by and for the Poor Project Inception and Planning Workshop, Mukono, Uganda, 27-28 May 2014

Site selection• Selection of potential sites for:

– CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish.– Irish Aid funded Uganda smallholder pig project.

• ProcessStep 1: Geographical targeting using GIS characterization.Step 2: Stakeholder consultation of step 1 and definition of “soft” criteria.Step 3: Minimum checklist to gather data for more specific site selection (counties and sub-counties).Step 4: Analysis of steps 1-3 and final site selection.

• What is your contribution to this process?– Help us identify other non-GIS criteria for site selection (local knowledge).– Confirm whether the potential sites (GIS-characterisation and soft criteria

) are appropriate.

GIS Characterization • Based on 2 basic criteria:– Pig population density– Poverty levels

• Targets 3 types of pig value chains:Rural – urbanPeri-urban - urbanRural – rural Largely determined by market accessibility.

Average herd density per district

Pig density per district-overall

Masaka

Mukono

Kayunga

Mpigi

Tororo

Rakai

Kumi Sironko

Pig population density

Map A: Pig densities per district

Pig density per district-cut off

Rakai

Lyantonde

Kayunga

Tororo

Pig population density - cut off of 20 heads/Km2

Percentage of population living on less than 1.25$ per day

Where are the poor?

Map B: Percentage of people living on less than 2$ per day

Location of the poor – cut off 50 %

Pork consumptionMost of the pig meat consumption is in the urban areas

Source: FAO livestock consumption data, 2012

Map C: Combining A & B, districts with high poverty levels, and high pig densities

Target sites

Travel time (hrs) to nearest city with more than 50,000 persons

Market access

Districts with high potential for selection-based on GIS characterization

District RegionKayunga CentralMukono CentralBukedea EasternKumi EasternSoroti EasternTororo EasternKasese WesternHoima WesternKibaale WesternKabarole Western

Other “soft criteria” for selection-not covered by spatial analysis

District Region Comment

Masaka Central Highest pig density in Uganda (>50 heads/km2)

Kamuli Eastern Pig density (10-20 heads/km2)

Gulu Northern - ASF project- High pork

consumption- Poverty

Lira or Pader

Northern - Source of pork for Gulu

• Potential partnerships during RRA.

• Others?

Potential districts – scoring exerciseDistrict Region

Kayunga Central

Mukono Central

Masaka Central

Bukedea Eastern

Kumi Eastern

Soroti Eastern

Tororo Eastern

Kamuli Eastern

Kasese Western

Hoima Western

Kibaale Western

Kabarole Western

Gulu Northern

Lira/Pader Northern

Activity• Define the “soft criteria” for site selection.• Propose list of eligible sites for the pig VC

matching with agreed criteria (soft criteria and spatial analysis).

Next steps

• Site scoping visits by end of June 2014.• Adaptation and implementation of toolkit for Rapid

Value Chain Assessment (VCA) ready by end June 2014.

• Conclusions on project sites – mid July

• Baseline and diagnostic surveys at selected project

sites: Aug – Sept 2014.