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Ethiopia small ruminant value chain marketplace highlighted in Livestock and Fish planning meeting

A highlight of the recent Livestock and Fish review and planning meeting was the Ethiopia sheep and goat value chains exhibit. Designed to bring the ‘field’ to the meeting, some 90 people joined the structured visits to stands from different value chain actors. The exhibit featured various actors of the value chain including farmers, stakeholders from the National Agriculture Research system, development agencies, community members and partners from the 8 research sites, feed and veterinary services input suppliers and processors including an export abattoir, a butcher and a leather goods producer and food safety researchers. Sheep and goats from the [...]

Uganda farmer explains smallholder pig value chain priorities

In recent months, Livestock and Fish value chain assessment activities have been carried out in Masaka district as part of the Uganda Smallholder Pig Value Chains Development (SPVCD) and Safe Food, Fair Food (SFFF) projects. On 22 April 2013, Pastor Lukwago, one of the farmers approached by the project team, was unfortunately unavailable to meet the team when they came to his house to collect blood samples from his pigs and administer a house hold questionnaire. However his wife shared the letter below, which we share here as it captures the project work so well. The emphasis on different topics [...]