By HALIMA ABDALLAH
Ugandan dairy farmers are producing 2.4 billion litres of milk annually instead of 10 billion due to livestock diseases, low uptake of high grade exotic cattle, a high rate of failure for artificial insemination, limited access to extension services and limited investments in feed resources.
A report by the Economic Policy Research Centre, based on investigations into livestock production practices and milk productivity, reveals that farmers could be making $300 million more.
The report shows that most farmers in western Uganda who initially embraced exotic breeds are reverting to local Ankole cattle.
An exotic breed can produce up to 40 litres of milk per day compared with just three litres from local breeds…Read more>>
