Factors Influencing Adoption of Cattle Excreta Management Practices for Improved Elephant Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) Production by Smallholder Dairy Farmers

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dc.contributor.authorKabi, Fred
dc.contributor.authorBareeba, F. B.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-11T05:57:33Z
dc.date.available2022-12-11T05:57:33Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractLivestock in East Africa have been reported to play a valuable role in sustainable agricultural systems (Bebe , ２００３ ; Winrock International , １９９２) where together with crops they make sustainable natural resource use possible ( Lekasi et al . , ２００１) . Haque et al . ( １９９５) reported that animal excreta plays an important role in maintaining cropland productivity in Sub‐ Saharan Africa , and most smallholder farmers in Uganda will continue to rely on the exploitation of this natural resource for maintaining soil fertility . With the ever increasing human population and escalating demand for foods of animal origin , sustainable elephant grass production is of paramount importance among smallholder zero‐grazing ( intensive dairy ) farmers in peri‐urban areas of Uganda . However , in Uganda , elephant grass is becoming less productive both in dry matter (DM ) yield and nutritive quality with successive harvesting . The decline in quality and quantity of elephant grass has been attributed to failure by the farmers to adopt sustainable livestock production practices ( Katuromunda et al . , ２００１) . Therefore , the objective of this study was to assess factors that influence adoption of cattle excreta management practices for improved elephant grass production among the intensive dairy farmers .
dc.identifier.citationKabi, F., & Bareeba, F. B. (2021). Factors influencing adoption of cattle excreta management practices for improved elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) production by smallholder dairy farmers.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3423&context=igc
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6135
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIGC/IRC Conferenceen_US
dc.subjectAdoptionen_US
dc.subjectCattle Excreta Management Practicesen_US
dc.subjectElephant Gred Elephant Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) Productionen_US
dc.subjectSmallholder Dairy Farmersen_US
dc.titleFactors Influencing Adoption of Cattle Excreta Management Practices for Improved Elephant Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) Production by Smallholder Dairy Farmersen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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