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Item Governance structures in smallholder pig value chains in Uganda: constraints and opportunities for upgrading(Journal Article, 2017-05-04) Ouma, Emily A.; Ochieng, J.; Dione, Michel M.; Pezo, Danilo A.This paper analyses governance structures in Uganda’s smallholder pig value chains by applying the New Institutional Economics framework. It utilises cross sectional and qualitative survey data from randomly selected pig value chain actors in 4 districts. A multinomial logit model is applied to assess the determinants of vertical integration among pig traders. The findings indicate that most relationships at the pig production node of the value chain are based on spot market governance structures supported by personal relationships and trust. Live pig traders are mostly vertically integrated. High integration levels of the pig traders are positively influenced by access to market information, value of investments in the value chain, and dedicated asset specificity in terms of backyard slaughter premises. Upgrading opportunities in the value chain in the form of value addition strategies, policy implementation and promotion of business models that link producer organisations to quality inputs and service suppliers through contractual arrangements are identified.Item Item The role forages in pig production systems in Uganda: Final report(Report, 2014-02-11) Maass, Brigitte L.; Kabirizi, J.M.; Zziwa, EmmanuelItem Item A preliminary report of the food demand and intrahousehold dietary survey of the smallholder pig value chain projects in Uganda(Report, 2015-10-30) Kabahenda, M.Item Gender capacity assessment report for the Livestock and Fish CGIAR Research Program in Uganda(Report, 2015-12-30) Ochago, R.; Ouma, Emily A.; Millicent, L.Item Gender in designing and implementing pig business hubs in Uganda: Report on enumerator training courses(Report, 2015-09-30) Ochago, R.Item Smallholder pig value chains development in Uganda(Presentation, 2014-12-07) Pezo, Danilo A.; Ouma, Emily A.; Dione, Michel M.; Kawuma, BrianItem Understanding the dynamics and spread of African Swine fever at the wildlife livestock interface: Insights into the potential role of the bushpig Potamochoerus larvatus(Journal Article, 2014-06-15) Stahl, K.; Ogweng, P.; Okoth, Edward A.; Aliro, T.; Muhangi, D.; LeBlanc, N.; Atimnedi, P.; Berg, M.; Bishop, Richard P.; Rasmussen, H.B.; Masembe, C.Item Training on management of endemic diseases for pig value chains in Uganda(Presentation, 2015-06-18) Dione, Michel M.; Pezo, Danilo A.; Ouma, Emily A.; Roesel, Kristina; Brandes-van Dorresteijn, D.Item Report of the Uganda Pig Value Chain Strategy and Implementation Planning Workshop, Kampala, 14-15 May 2015(Report, 2015-05-30) Ochago, R.; Lule, Peter M.; Opio, F.; Asiimwe, G.; Amia, Winfred C.; Kawuma, BrianItem Proposal for the design of the future Masaka pig abattoir, Uganda(Report, 2015-03-30) Handlos, MichaelItem Transferring participatory research skills to stakeholders: Training extension staff on African swine fever data collection along the smallholder pig value chain in Uganda(Report, 2015-05-30) Dione, Michel M.; Kawuma, BrianItem Implications of the external evaluation of the Livestock and Fish value chain approach for the Uganda program(Presentation, 2015-05-14) Pezo, Danilo A.Item The use of sweet potato residues as feed in rural and peri-urban smallholder pig systems in Uganda(Presentation, 2015-05-20) Pezo, Danilo A.; Ouma, Emily A.; Dione, Michel M.; Lule, Peter M.; Lukuyu, Ben A.; Carter, N.; Kyalo, GeraldItem Business plan for a centralized pig abattoir in Masaka, Uganda(Presentation, 2015-05-14) Kabagabu, M.Item Introducing the Uganda pig value chain training modules(Presentation, 2015-05-14) Kawuma, BrianItem Estimating the basic reproductive number (R0) for African swine fever virus (ASFV) transmission between pig herds in Uganda(Journal Article, 2015-05-04) Barongo, M.B.; Stahl, K.; Bett, Bernard K.; Bishop, Richard P.; Fèvre, Eric M.; Aliro, T.; Okoth, Edward A.; Masembe, C.; Knobel, D.L.; Ssematimba, A.African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious, lethal and economically devastating haemorrhagic disease of domestic pigs. Insights into the dynamics and scale of virus transmission can be obtained from estimates of the basic reproduction number (R0). We estimate R0 for ASF virus in small holder, free-range pig production system in Gulu, Uganda. The estimation was based on data collected from outbreaks that affected 43 villages (out of the 289 villages with an overall pig population of 26,570) between April 2010 and November 2011. A total of 211 outbreaks met the criteria for inclusion in the study. Three methods were used, specifically; (i) GIS- based identification of the nearest infectious neighbour based on the Euclidean distance between outbreaks, (ii) epidemic doubling time, and (iii) a compartmental susceptible-infectious (SI) model. For implementation of the SI model, three approaches were used namely; curve fitting (CF), a linear regression model (LRM) and the SI/N proportion. The R0 estimates from the nearest infectious neighbour and epidemic doubling time methods were 3.24 and 1.63 respectively. Estimates from the SI-based method were 1.58 for the CF approach, 1.90 for the LRM, and 1.77 for the SI/N proportion. Since all these values were above one, they predict the observed persistence of the virus in the population. We hypothesize that the observed variation in the estimates is a consequence of the data used. Higher resolution and temporally better defined data would likely reduce this variation. This is the first estimate of R0 for ASFV in a free range smallholder pig keeping system in sub-Saharan Africa and highlights the requirement for more efficient application of available disease control measures.Item Status of Taenia solium cysticercosis and predisposing factors in developing countries involved in pig farming(Journal Article, 2015-05-01) Kungu, Joseph M.; Dione, Michel M.; Ocaido, M.; Ejobi, F.Taenia solium cysticercosis is a disease of pigs and humans populations considered endemic in many developing countries of Latin America, Africa, and South East Asia having serious impact on public health and agriculture. We conducted an in-depth comparative analysis of literature on the disease situation and predisposing factors in selected countries known to be at the interface of poverty-emerging livestock systems-zoonoses and with a growing small holder pig industry. Transmission, methods of diagnosis and employed control strategies of T. solium infection in pig and human populations in these countries are also discussed. Limited knowledge on porcine cysticercosis (PC) by various stakeholders expected to be key players in its control has undermined efforts for eliminating this potentially eradicable condition. Poor pig production practices, poor hygiene, and sanitation habits have also been important in the maintenance of the T. solium life-cycle. The major gaps identified in this review include scanty current information on PC prevalence in pigs with hardly any reports on the condition in humans in most developing countries. Factors affecting pattern of the infection and how they interact at the different levels of the pig value chain have not been exhaustively studied. Information on socioeconomic and public health impact is inadequate and not current.