Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge

Livestock are an important element of the livelihoods of many Ugandan households, and considerable efforts at economic development by the government of Uganda have focused on the livestock sector. However, these development efforts have suffered due to a lack of detailed data on the distribution of...

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Autores principales: Benson, Todd, Mugarura, Samuel
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154639
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description Livestock are an important element of the livelihoods of many Ugandan households, and considerable efforts at economic development by the government of Uganda have focused on the livestock sector. However, these development efforts have suffered due to a lack of detailed data on the distribution of livestock in Uganda to guide the targeting of such programs. In this paper we use data from the 2008 National Livestock Census to develop a better understanding of where in Uganda there might be potential for significant investment to intensify the production of livestock and, conversely, where there are important challenges, such as conflicts between human populations and livestock that need to be addressed. This analysis is done by developing a quantitative model to predict mean livestock stocking rates at sub-county level (n = 929) that uses population density, agroecological factors, and market access as explanatory variables. A mapping of the model residuals approach is then used to identify areas in Uganda that are relatively understocked and those that are potentially overstocked. This information is then used to suggest approaches to livestock development in both types of areas.
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spelling CGSpace1546392025-11-06T07:23:37Z Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge Benson, Todd Mugarura, Samuel development plans livestock spatial analysis Livestock are an important element of the livelihoods of many Ugandan households, and considerable efforts at economic development by the government of Uganda have focused on the livestock sector. However, these development efforts have suffered due to a lack of detailed data on the distribution of livestock in Uganda to guide the targeting of such programs. In this paper we use data from the 2008 National Livestock Census to develop a better understanding of where in Uganda there might be potential for significant investment to intensify the production of livestock and, conversely, where there are important challenges, such as conflicts between human populations and livestock that need to be addressed. This analysis is done by developing a quantitative model to predict mean livestock stocking rates at sub-county level (n = 929) that uses population density, agroecological factors, and market access as explanatory variables. A mapping of the model residuals approach is then used to identify areas in Uganda that are relatively understocked and those that are potentially overstocked. This information is then used to suggest approaches to livestock development in both types of areas. 2010 2024-10-01T14:02:50Z 2024-10-01T14:02:50Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154639 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Benson, Todd; Mugarura, Samuel. 2010. Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1008. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154639
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Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge
title Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge
title_full Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge
title_fullStr Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge
title_full_unstemmed Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge
title_short Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge
title_sort livestock development planning in uganda identification of areas of opportunity and challenge
topic development plans
livestock
spatial analysis
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