Enhancing knowledge and awareness of biosecurity practices for control of African swine fever among smallholder pig farmers in four districts along the Kenya–Uganda border
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Date
2016
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Tropical animal health and production
Abstract
A study was undertaken along the Kenya–Uganda
border in four districts of Tororo and Busia (Uganda) and
Busia and Teso (Kenya) to understand smallholder farmers’
knowledge, practices and awareness of biosecurity measures.
Information was collected by administering questionnaires to
645 randomly selected pig households in the study area. In
addition, focus group discussions were carried out in 12
villages involving 248 people using a standardized list
of questions. The outcome suggested that there was a
very low level of awareness of biosecurity practices
amongst smallholder farmers. We conclude that adoption
of specific biosecurity practices by smallholder farmers is
feasible but requires institutional support. There is a clear requirement
for government authorities to sensitize farmers
using approaches that allow active participation of farmers in
the design, planning and implementation of biosecurity practices
to enable enhanced adoption.
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Keywords
African swine fever, Biosecurity, Pigs, Smallholder systems, Uganda, Kenya
Citation
Nantima, N., Davies, J., Dione, M., Ocaido, M., Okoth, E., Mugisha, A., & Bishop, R. (2016). Enhancing knowledge and awareness of biosecurity practices for control of African swine fever among smallholder pig farmers in four districts along the Kenya–Uganda border. Tropical animal health and production, 48(4), 727-734. DOI 10.1007/s11250-016-1015-8