Free Access | April 2021

Transformation of the Livestock value chain for Agro-Industrialisation.

Authors/Editors: Economic Policy Research Centre

Abstract:

The annual Value Chain Status Report (VCSR) provides an update on the state of key selected commodities and the progress in the development and performance of value chains in Uganda. The 2020 VCSR focuses on the livestock sub-sector value chains- beef, dairy and leather with particular attention to cattle. This is premised because the cattle sub-sector contributes about 40 percent of livestock production value and about 7 percent of the value of agricultural output. Furthermore, these commodity value chains have a high potential for agro-industrialisation, employment creation, food security, import replacement, and higher export revenues. Building on the previous studies of Public Investment Management for Agro-industry report (EPRC 2020, forthcoming) and fostering a sustainable agro-industrialisation agenda in Uganda (EPRC 2018), the 2020 VCSR adopted a value chain analysis approach to provide in-depth insights into the three essential value chains of cattle-beef, dairy and leather. Specifically, the report leveraged both secondary and primary data collected through Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) to assess the productivity, aggregation, processing and marketing aspects of the beef, leather and dairy value chains.