Contributions of livestock farming in Uganda

Contributions of livestock farming in Uganda

Positive contributiona

  • It is a source of animal proteins/food for the people e.g. chicken from ugachick poultry in Gayaza, Beef from Mbarara for the people of Kampala.
  • Provision of employment opportunities for example cattle keepersin Ankole.
  • Prodivide raw materials to the industries such as milk processing industries.
  • Source of income to the farmers in Kampala, Kayunga and so on.
  • Animal dungs provide fertilizers that boost crop production
  • Some animals/oxen are use for ploughing in Lira, Soroti etc.
  • Some animals/cattle are used for transport in Lira, Soroti etc.
  • Revenue generated by government from livestock products are used to develop infrastructure.
  • Encourage development of urban areas
  • Animal droppings are use for biogas production
  • Animals are used to pay dowry.
  • Promate development of research institution.
  • Encourage foreign exchange earnings.
  • Livestock attract tourists

Negative contributions

  • Some livestock like cattle, goats, sheep destroy people’s crops e.g. in Soroti, Kumi etc.
  • Livestock farming also account for environmental degredation through over grazing for example cattle in Karamoja region.
  • The livestock sector is responsible for the spread of some diseases to human such as flatworms from goats and cattle meat in Kotido, Kampala and so on.
  • Piggery in urban areas like mukono, Soroti, Kampala cause air pollution with the bad smell of their droppings.
  • Child labour in the pastoral areas like Buliisa, Nakasongola, Moroto discourage children from attending classes.
  • Some livestock like cattle are dangerous to peoples lives.
  • Nomadic pastoralism in Moroto and other places lead to land conflicts.
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