Introduction of improved techniques of Feed Resource utilisation on Smallholder Dairy Farms in Uganda

Abstract

Smallholder dairy farmers in Masaka have identified feed shortage especially in the dry season as the most critical factor limiting milk production in the district during diagnostic surveys carried out in 1999. Screening of identified potential solutions led to the development of a project for implementation in the district with three strategies. These were: feed conservation and fodder bank technologies and strategic utilisation of crop residues . A preliminary study was undertaken to verify the farmers’ reports and this was followed by introduction of the strategies on farms in Masaka district. The study revealed that protein and energy