Problems facing the pig industry

1. Diseases: a serious disease like swine fever / hog cholera has caused serious losses to farmers in the pig industry.
2. Pigs are non-ruminant hence complete with man for the little food available.
3. Social beliefs: a number of societies in Uganda look down at a pig as unclean animal therefore they cannot rare or eat products from the animal.
4. Pigs have a vice of uprooting plants and destroying farm structures which makes their raring expensive.
5. Pig production requires a special kind of fence which may be expensive for most farmers.
6. Inadequate organized market: most of the pork / pig butchers are located in restricted places which makes marketing difficult.
7. Poor breeds of pigs: most of the breeds being kept are of poor quality and hence they are of low production.
8. Poor management: Most of the farmers have little knowledge about pig management. This reduces growth rates hence a low level of production.

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