FACTORS LIMITING BEEF PRODUCTION IN UGANDA

1. Climate: long droughts that are rampant in many places of Uganda have led to the scarcity of pastures and water hence decreasing animal productivity.
2. Poor Soils: potential areas for beef production have poor soils which cannot support quality pastures for the animal.
3. Diseases: there are a number of diseases which attack livestock in Uganda. The most notable diseases are those transmitted by the vectors e.g. ticks and tsetse flies.
4. Inadequate Extension Services: most farmers live in rural areas which are difficult to reach by the extension staff. This denies them an opportunity of acquiring knowledge about beef production.
5. Conservation: Most pastoral communities in East Africa look at cattle number rather than the quality hence low production from the large number of poor-quality animals in terms of beef.
6. Poor Markets: Animal markets are poor and far from the production areas making transport to be difficult and expensive.
7. Poor Animal Breeding: Animals are mate while young and little time is spent on selecting the right breeds that are productive.
8. Poor Management: This can be reflected in the way records are kept and referred to if necessary. Most farmers do not keep update records and therefore animal production is difficult to judge.
9. Inadequate land: most areas of do not have enough grazing land due to competition between crops and animal production

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