The goat development network for Uganda

U-Goats

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Activity Notification

Bududa

One of the districts where JOY Goat Development Programme has the greatest activity (household milk production, with a 50% dairy blood as the target).

Bukwa

(No goat development projects recorded yet.)

Bulambuli

Where Buginyanya Zonal Agricultural Research Station (BugiZARDI) is located. They have a breeding flock of high-grade Boer goats. They have also collaborated on exploratory research on artificial insemination using chilled (not frozen) semen - in collaboration with JOY Goat Development Programme.

Kapchorwa

(No goat development projects recorded yet.)

Kween

JOY Goat Development Programme have started a project aimed at collective marketing of goats milk.

Manafwa

(No goat projects recorded yet.)

Mbale

One of the districts where JOY Goat Development Programme has the greatest activity (household milk production, with a 50% dairy blood as the target).

The core district for Elgon Dairy Goat Breeders Association. (The farmers’ organisation set up by FARM-Africa.) They have substantial numbers of 75% dairy goats, and some purebred British Toggenburgs.

The main district for the CAP (PONT) project wich coordinates the crossbreeding work of a number of local NGOs, mostly aiming at 50% dairy goats.

Sironko

(No goat development projects recorded yet.)

 Elgon Sub-Region - who is works where

Events

Elgon sub-region

12th Nov 2016 Mini-conference to launch the Sub-regional network

7th Jan 2017    Planning Committee meeting

20th Jan 2017   Launch of Mbale Network

4th Feb 2017   Launch of Mbale Network

To be arranged Launch of Bulambuli Network

To be arranged Launch of Kapchorwa Network

To be arranged Launch of Manafwa Network

To be arranged Launch of Sironko Network

To be arranged Launch of Kween Network

To be arranged  Launch of Bududa Network

To be arranged  Launch of Bulambuli Network

To be arranged  Launch of Bukwa Network

U-Goats status

Sub-Region

A regional planning committee has been elected and is overseeing the formation of district branches.

Districts

Mbale District has a planning committee in place to oversee the roll-out at sub-county and lower levels