Utilization of Market Crop Wastes as Animal Feed in Urban and Peri-Urban Livestock Production in Uganda

Abstract

Household-level factors underlying the use of market crop wastes as animal feed in Kampala, Uganda were assessed. Nearly half of the animal farmers in Kampala have at some time used these wastes to feed animals. Banana peels were the most commonly used, followed by cabbage leaves and sweet potato vines. Banana peels and sweet potato vines were chiefly obtained at a fee, while wastes such as bean pods were entirely free. The average distance from the market to the home was 10.3 km. Transportation costs, contamination, lack of knowledge and the wastes not being free were the major challenges faced.

Keywords

Market crop waste; animal feed; feed scarcity; urban livestock production; Kampala; Uganda

Published in

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
2011, volume: 35, number: 3, pages: 329-342
Publisher: HAWORTH PRESS INC

SLU Authors

• Ledin, Inger

  • Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Global goals (SDG)

SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities

UKÄ Subject classification

Agricultural Science

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10440046.2011.554318

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/47064