Abstract

Animal urban agriculture has a vital role to feed the ever-growing population of African cities. However, there is a lack of knowledge on animal farming, animal feed and manure recycling in cities. Here, we mapped animal farms in Kampala City. We determined the number and type of animals kept. We identified animal feeds and the manure management practices. The results show that animal farms are predominantly located on the periphery of the city. Poultry are the dominant animal species in the city, followed by pigs, cattle, goats and sheep. The most common feedstuffs are fruit and vegetable peel and pasture. Sixty percent of the animal manure is discarded, whereas 32 % is recycled as fertiliser. Therefore, the fertiliser potential of manure is underutilised.

Keywords

Animal farms; Feeds; Fertiliser; Manure management

Published in

Agronomy for Sustainable Development
2014, Volume: 34, number: 2, pages: 493-500

SLU Authors

• Komakech, Allan

  • Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • Makerere University

• Gebresenbet, Girma

  • Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Vinnerås, Björn

  • Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
SDG2 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture


UKÄ Subject classification

Agricultural Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-013-0164-7

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/64914