Sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in Uganda: an opportunity for investment in silage technologies
This study was undertaken to assess the potential for sweet potato silage making business by estimating sweet potato vines and root wastage and assessing the economic feasibility of investing in sweet potato silage. Information was collected through key informant interviews, secondary data review, s...
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| author | Asindu, M. Elepu, G. Ouma, E. Kyalo, Gerald Lule, Peter M. Naziri, D. |
| author_browse | Asindu, M. Elepu, G. Kyalo, Gerald Lule, Peter M. Naziri, D. Ouma, E. |
| author_facet | Asindu, M. Elepu, G. Ouma, E. Kyalo, Gerald Lule, Peter M. Naziri, D. |
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| description | This study was undertaken to assess the potential for sweet potato silage making business by estimating sweet potato vines and root wastage and assessing the economic feasibility of investing in sweet potato silage. Information was collected through key informant interviews, secondary data review, sweet potato root peeling and weighing, focus group discussions with pig and sweet potato producers covering a sample of 180 farmers. Semi-structured interviews with 240 respondents (120 sweet potato farmers, 60 pig farmers and 60 sweet potato traders) were also conducted. The results showed that sweet potato production is seasonal with substantial wastage of sweet potato components existing across the various nodes of the sweet potato value chain. The study concludes that there is an opportunity for investment in sweet potato silage business that has the potential to reduce wastage of sweet potato and bridge the feed scarcity gap faced by pig farmers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace893952025-11-29T05:22:20Z Sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in Uganda: an opportunity for investment in silage technologies Asindu, M. Elepu, G. Ouma, E. Kyalo, Gerald Lule, Peter M. Naziri, D. sweet potatoes silage supply chain This study was undertaken to assess the potential for sweet potato silage making business by estimating sweet potato vines and root wastage and assessing the economic feasibility of investing in sweet potato silage. Information was collected through key informant interviews, secondary data review, sweet potato root peeling and weighing, focus group discussions with pig and sweet potato producers covering a sample of 180 farmers. Semi-structured interviews with 240 respondents (120 sweet potato farmers, 60 pig farmers and 60 sweet potato traders) were also conducted. The results showed that sweet potato production is seasonal with substantial wastage of sweet potato components existing across the various nodes of the sweet potato value chain. The study concludes that there is an opportunity for investment in sweet potato silage business that has the potential to reduce wastage of sweet potato and bridge the feed scarcity gap faced by pig farmers. 2017-11 2017-11-14T08:17:34Z 2017-11-14T08:17:34Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89395 en Open Access application/pdf Asindu, M.; Elepu, G.; Ouma, E.; Kyalo, G.; Lule, P.; Naziri, D. 2017. Sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in Uganda: an opportunity for investment in silage technologies. Livestock Research for Rural Development. Volume 29, Article 216. |
| spellingShingle | sweet potatoes silage supply chain Asindu, M. Elepu, G. Ouma, E. Kyalo, Gerald Lule, Peter M. Naziri, D. Sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in Uganda: an opportunity for investment in silage technologies |
| title | Sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in Uganda: an opportunity for investment in silage technologies |
| title_full | Sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in Uganda: an opportunity for investment in silage technologies |
| title_fullStr | Sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in Uganda: an opportunity for investment in silage technologies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in Uganda: an opportunity for investment in silage technologies |
| title_short | Sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in Uganda: an opportunity for investment in silage technologies |
| title_sort | sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in uganda an opportunity for investment in silage technologies |
| topic | sweet potatoes silage supply chain |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89395 |
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