SMALLHOLDER PIGVALUE CHAINSIN EAST AFRICA

Tom Randolph (ILRI) ILRI/ASARECA Cysticercosis Workshop

ILRI, Nairobi, 21 September 2011

Background information

Pig production- a dynamic and rapid growth sector in the region

The trend- a fast growing sector in Uganda, possibly in Kenya and Tanzania

A rising demand for pork and pork products Increasing human population Changing tastes

Meat production in Uganda

Type Amount (1,000 tonnes)Beef 96.8Pigmeat 77.4Chicken meat 44.1Goat meat 24.6Sheep meat 5.3Source: FAOSTAT | © FAO Statistics Division 2010 | 14 September 2010

Pig numbers in Uganda, 1961-2008 (Source: FAOSTAT | © FAO Statistics Division 2010 | 14 September 2010; MAAIF/UBOS 2009) Pig numbers in Uganda, 1961-2008 (Source: FAOSTAT | © FAO Statistics Division 2010 | 14 September 2010; MAAIF/UBOS 2009)

Pig numbers in Uganda, 1961-2008 (Source: FAOSTAT | © FAO Statistics Division 2010 | 14 September 2010; MAAIF/UBOS 2009)

Structure of the Pork Sector

Large informal subsector Backyard pig production

Few animals Free-range, tethered

Peri-urban small-scale intensive Uncoordinated trade &

transport Unsupervised slaughter in local

markets, road-side butchers Pork joints

In Uganda (2008 Livestock Census) 3.2 million pigs 1.1 households keep pigs 17% of all households

Distribution of pig keeping in Uganda

Percent of households keeping pigs, by district

Structure of the Pork Sector

Small formal subsector Medium-scale piggeries Urban slaughterhouses Processors

Fresh Cuts (Uganda) Farmers Choice (Kenya)

Outgrower scheme: Farmers Choice

Actors in a typical pork value chain

Farm-level The pig farmer

Inputs & Services Pig breeder Vet / Animal Health

worker Agrovet / feed shop

owners Extensionists Feed manufacturers and

suppliers Transporters- feed

Post-farm Live-pig traders Transporters

Slaughterers- includes the owners and the employees

Pork Butchers

Pork processors- large and medium

Supermarkets / pork hotels / pork joints

Consumers

Immense potentialfor pro-poor development

Sure market Lucrative Intensification can be incremental, doesn’t require

quantum leaps in investment, know-how Often women’s activity Segmented market: rewarding quality, supplying

the poor Opportunities for significant efficiency gains Largely ignored by policymakers Competitive vis-à-vis commercial sector Cultural pros and cons

Constraints in thesmallholder pig value chain

At farm level Husbandry &

management Nutrition and feed Swine health (ASF,

others) Genetics & breeding

strategies Access to information,

services Organizational

strategies to achieve economies of scale

Specialization

Constraints in thesmallholder pig value chain

At market level Organizational strategies Information asymmetries:

market information, standards

Slaughter technologies and infrastructure (by-product losses)

Minimal attention to disease control and public health concerns

Underdeveloped processing sector

Opportunities…..

Intensification through better technologies Improve efficiency to lower production costs

and increase profitability Institutional innovations- service hubs for

farmer groups, contract farming schemes etc Increase supply, reduce wastage and

promote value addition Improve pork quality Vertical and horizontal integration efforts-

research using the value chain approach

A role of improved diagnostics?For conventional disease control: Early diagnosis, management and reduced

disease risks National disease monitoring and surveillance

Wider applications for market development: Improved public health that would increase

consumer confidence - avoid consumer scares Correct information asymmetries in marketing

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