Agricultural Journal

Year: 2013
Volume: 8
Issue: 5
Page No. 248 - 255

Profitability of Smallholder Dairy Cattle Farming in the Kamuli Plains of Eastern Uganda

Authors : T. Kagoya, K. Natukunda and D.R. Kugonza

References

DDA, 2002. Annual report 2001/2002: For a dynamic, regulated, profitable and sustainable dairy industry. Dairy Development Authority (DDA), Kampala, Uganda.

DDA, 2009. Hand over report by the outgoing board of directors. Dairy Development Authority (DDA), Kampala, Uganda.

Dobson, W.D. and D.K. Combs, 2005. Prospects for Uganda's dairy industry. Babcock Institute Discussion Paper No. 2005-4, The Babcock Institute, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Madison, WI., USA., pp: 1-28.

Fonteh, F.A., S. Mubiru, F. Tibayungwa and W. Lammers, 2005. System analysis of peri-urban smallholder dairy farming in the Lake Crescent Region of Uganda. Livestock Res. Rural Dev., Vol. 17.

Hemme, T. and J. Otte, 2010. Pro-Poor Livestock Initiative: Status and Prospects for Smallholder Milk Production: A Global Perspective. Food and Agriculture Organization United Nations, Rome, Italy, ISBN-13: 9789251065457, Pages: 181.

King, A., 2002. Joint donor agencies study on the performance of and growth aspects for strategic exports in Uganda: Annex to case study on livestock and livestock products. Delegation of the European Commission, Uganda, pp: 1-52.

Kugonza, D.R., M. Nabasirye, D. Mpairwe, O. Hanotte and A.M. Okeyo, 2011. Productivity and morphology of Ankole cattle in three livestock production systems in Uganda. Anim. Genet. Resour., 48: 13-22.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Mirando, M.A. and L.P. Reynolds, 2007. The role of livestock in developing countries. J. Anim. Sci., 85: 2787-2787.
CrossRef  |  Direct Link  |  

Nakiganda, A., A. Mcleod, A. Bua, R. Phipps, M. Upton and N. Taylor, 2006. Farmers' constraints, objectives and achievements in smallholder dairy systems in Uganda. Livestock Res. Rural Dev., Vol. 18.

Natukunda, K., D.R. Kugonza and C.C. Kyarisiima, 2011. Indigenous chickens of the Kamuli Plains in Uganda: I. Production system and flock dynamics. Livestock Res. Rural Dev., Vol. 23.

Njarui, D.M.G., M. Gatheru, J.M. Wambua, S.N. Nguluu, D.M. Mwangi and G.A. Keya, 2009. Dairy cattle value chain assessment: Characterization of milk production in semi-arid Kenya. KASAL Dairy Working Document 1, Kenya Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Programme (KASAL), Kenya.

Njarui, D.M.G., M. Gatheru, J.M. Wambua, S.N. Nguluu, D.M. Mwangi and G.A. Keya, 2010. Challenges in milk processing and marketing among dairies in the semi-arid tropical Kenya. Livestock Res. Rural Dev., Vol. 22.

Payne, W.J.A. and J. Hodges, 1997. Tropical Cattle: Origins, Breeds and Breeding Policies. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK., ISBN-13: 978-0632040483, Pages: 366.

SPSS, 2007. SPSS Version 16 for Windows. SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL., USA.

Staal, S.J. and W.N. Kaguongo, 2003. The Ugandan dairy Sub-Sector: Targeting Development Opportunities. International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya.

UBOS, 2008. Statistical abstract. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Kampala, Uganda. http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/abstracts/2008%20Statistical%20Abstract.pdf.

UBOS, 2010. Statistical abstract. Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Kampala, Uganda. http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/pdf%20documents/2010StatAbstract.pdf.

Upton, M., 2004. The role of livestock in economic development and poverty reduction. Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative Working Paper No. 10, FAO, Rome. http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/pplpi/docarc/wp10.pdf.

Woldemichael, S., 2008. Dairy marketing chains analysis: The case of Shashemane, Hawassa and Dale districts' milk shed, Southern Ethiopia. M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Graduate Studies, Haramay University, Ethiopia.

Design and power by Medwell Web Development Team. © Medwell Publishing 2024 All Rights Reserved