Uganda faces low agricultural growth rates that are currently below the average population growth rate of 3.2% per
annum and a target rate of 6% per annum that was set in 2003 by the African Union under the Comprehensive Africa
Agriculture Development Program (CAADP). The low growth rates highlight the challenge of reversing the declining
per capita agricultural production and eradicating poverty in Uganda.
Livestock and livestock products play an important role in income generation and are source of high quality protein
to many households. The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
(MAAIF), is implementing different agricultural development policies and strategies to transform subsistence
farming to commercial agriculture. These include, among others, the Agricultural Sector Development Strategy
and Investment Plan (DSIP) 2010/11–2014/15 and the National Development Plan (NDP). The aim is to achieve
prosperity for all through improved agricultural productivity, improved rural household incomes and effective food
and nutrition security. The higher path of economic growth in the country is expected to be achieved by improving
the performance of the public sector and removing major constraints that prevent the private sector from investing in
different agricultural products value chains, including that of live pigs and pig products.