Asindu, M., Elepu, G., Ouma, E., Kyalo, G., Lule, P. and Naziri, D. ORCID: 0000-0002-8078-5033 (2017) Sweet potato wastes in major pig producing districts in Uganda: An opportunity for investment in silage technologies. Livestock Research for Rural Development, 29 (11). pp. 1-6.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	LRRD is Newsletter fully OPEN ACCESS, with no publication charges, on the principle that research findings related to sustainability of farming systems should be freely available in the public domain.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Economic feasibility, silage, sweet potato, livestock feed, value chain
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Development Studies Research Group Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets Department
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Last Modified:	05 May 2020 22:27
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/27933

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