Transitioning opportunities for sub-Saharan Africa’s small-scale urban pig farming towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy

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dc.contributor.authorRebecca Mmamakgone Mathobela
dc.contributor.authorAnnelin Henriehetta Molotsi
dc.contributor.authorMunyaradzi Chris Marufu
dc.contributor.authorPhillip Evert Strydom
dc.contributor.authorCletos Mapiye
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-12T07:31:47Z
dc.date.available2024-04-12T07:31:47Z
dc.date.issued2024-02-27
dc.description.abstractAbstract ABSTRACTSmall-scale urban pig farming (SUPF) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) contributes to food, nutrition, income and social security of indigent urbanites but is associated with animal, human and environmental health risks. In this context, it is critical to identify key strategies to optimize the benefits and minimize the risks of SUPF in SSA. The current review identifies a set of existing management practices that synchronously enhance sustainability and circularity of SUPF and explore factors influencing the capacity of farmers to adopt such practices. The review demonstrates that there is a multitude of opportunities for enhancing the sustainability and circularity of SUPF in SSA through application of sustainable and circular economy practices (SCEPs) in housing, feeding, breeding, health, marketing and waste management. However, these opportunities can only be fully realized if appropriate urban planning, by-laws, and policies are implemented, and socio-economic, psychological and institutional factors, private-public partnerships and international corporations that promote widespread application of SCEPs are holistically integrated into decision-making processes of the relevant stakeholders. Research should continuously focus on identifying SCEPs adopted by farmers and incorporating their adoption predictors in decision-making. This has the potential to transition SUPF in SSA towards a more sustainable and circular food system.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMathobela, Rebecca Mmamakgone, Annelin Henriehetta Molotsi, Munyaradzi Chris Marufu, et al. 'Transitioning Opportunities for Sub-Saharan Africa’s Small-Scale Urban Pig Farming Towards a Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy', International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, vol. 22/no. 1, (2024), .en_US
dc.identifier.issnISSN 1473-5903
dc.identifier.issnEISSN 1747-762X
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/9480
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Groupen_US
dc.subjectCircular economy; pig management practices; small-scale farmer; sustainability; waste valorizationen_US
dc.titleTransitioning opportunities for sub-Saharan Africa’s small-scale urban pig farming towards a sustainable circular bioeconomyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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