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AFRICA INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC ANIMAL RESOURCE SERVICES

AND DEVELOPMENT- AFRISA,MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

COMPLETION REPORT

TRAINING OF LIVESTOCK EXTENSION WORKERS IN ANIMAL

PRODUCTION AND EXTENTION

Submitted to

THE EAST AFRICA DAIRY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT II(EADD II)

PO BOX 28491,

KAMPALA, UGANDA

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We are very grateful to EADD II, HEIFER INTERNATIONAL and the Bill and Melinda Gates

Foundation for engaging AFRISA and fundingthistraining that will greatly benefit farmers,

extension workers and producer organizations that are working under the EADD Project II.

We would like to also appreciate Eng. Rugunda Francis the proprietor of Keirungi Farm Limited

and his Manager Mr. Nsamba Vincent for allowing us to use the farm to impart knowledge and

skills to the participants and for giving the participants a comfortable stay at the farm.

We acknowledge the contribution rendered to the implementation team by the Principal of the

College of Veterinary medicine, Prof John David Kabasa without whom this work would not

have been as successful.

We recognise the contribution of the AFRISA training team; Dr. Agaba Joseph, Dr. Karlvon

Lubega, Dr. Kisaka Joanne, Dr Jean Simon Onyait, Mr Kukiriza Martin, Ms Kukunda Martha, Dr.

Isiko Joshua; Dr. Tendo David; Dr. Maria Flavia Nakanjako; Mr. Muwanga Elasto Douglas and

Mr. Charles Mugisha for implementation this training.

Dr. Michael Kansiime

Head of Secretariat/ Director Programs

AFRISA Makerere University

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................ 2

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 5

1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 6

1.1 AFRISA PROFILE ................................................................................................................................... 6

1.2 PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AFRISA AND HEIFER INTERNATIONAL; EADD ............................................. 6

2.0 TRAINING OF LIVESTOCK EXTENSION WORKERS .................................................................................. 6

2.1 Goal ..................................................................................................................................................... 6

2.2 Objectives............................................................................................................................................ 7

3.0 COURSE STRUCTURE .............................................................................................................................. 7

3.1 DAIRY ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND LIVESTOCK EXTENSION TRAINING .............................................. 7

3.2 COURSE CONTENT ............................................................................................................................... 8

3.2.1 MODULE 1: DAIRY ENTERPRISE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ............................................... 8

3.2.2 MODULE 2: WATER HARVESTING AND CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES ................................... 8

3.2.3 MODULE 3: DAIRY ANIMAL SELECTION AND BREEDING METHODS ............................................ 9

3.2.4 MODULE 4: CALF MANAGEMENT AND HERD HEALTH MANAGEMENT ...................................... 9

3.2.5 MODULE 5: ANIMAL HOUSING AND NUTRITION ......................................................................... 9

3.2.6 MODULE 6: FARM RECORDS MANAGEMENT .............................................................................. 9

3.2.7 MODULE 7: TRAINING AND EXTENSION IN THE DAIRY INDUSTRY .............................................. 9

3.2.8 MODULE 8: GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION ....... 9

TABLES ........................................................................................................................................................ 12

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AFRISA Africa Institute for Strategic Animal Services and Development

COVAB College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity

SPEDA Skills for Production Entrepreneurship Development and Accreditation

FAO Food agriculture organization of United Nations

EADD East Africa Dairy Development

HPI Heifer Project international

NAADS National Agriculture Advisory Services

MAK Makerere University Kampala

STI Science, innovation, and Technology

STEP Skills, Technology, Enterprises and production Centre

NARO National Agriculture Research Organization

CBO Community Based Organization

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The training of Extension workers was conducted by AFRISA Makerere University from 30th

November 2014 to 06th December 2014 at Keirungi Farm Limited in Rubaya sub-county

Mbarara District.A total of 55 participants registered for this short course which culminated in

the award of an Artisan Certificate in Dairy animal production and Livestock extension

A total of 11 trainers participated in the training which covered the modules (1) Dairy

Enterprise Planning and Development (2) Water harvesting and Conservation Technologies (3)

Dairy Animal Selection and Breeding Methods (4) Calf Management and Herd Health

Management (5) Animal Housing and Nutrition (6) Farm Records Management (7) Training and

Extension in the Dairy industry (8) Gender mainstreaming in Livestock Development and

Extension. The trainings were mostly practical to enhance learning of the participants.

All the enrolled participants successfully completed the training and were awarded a

certificated each during a closing ceremony presided over by AFRISA and EADD II officials.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 AFRISA PROFILE

AFRISAwasestablishedbythe MakerereUniversityCouncil in 2010asanautonomous,Not-ForProfit

Out-reach Agency ofMakerereUniversity to foster implementation of the unique training model

and programs focused on community transformation through Skills for production, Value

addition, Enterprises development, Employment and commercialization of the animal sector.

Guaranteedbythe Makerere UniversityCouncil, AFRISAfunctionsasamulti-stakeholder

engagementplatform whereAcademic-Community-Public-

PrivatePartnership(ACPPP)resourcesand

competencesaremobilizedtodrivesocietaltransformation,takingtheUniversity;Science,innovatio

n,and Technology (STI) to solve societal problems and improve livelihoods of the people.

AFRISA trains andnurturesskillsforProduction,Valueaddition,Enterprisesdevelopmentfor

emergencyoftheCottageindustry;Animalresourcesandindustrialvaluechains Development

including primaryproduction,

processing,marketingandotherservices.AFRISAaimsatahealthierandaproductive entrepreneurial

generationwho will transform the subsistence agriculture to commercial agriculture.

AFRISA is governed by an independent Board of Directors appointed by the University Council.

The Board of Directors is specially constituted to reflect the ACP3 initiative and it comprises

several stakeholder organizations, Government Ministries, Universities and distinguished

individuals.

1.2 PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AFRISA ANDHEIFER INTERNATIONAL; EADD

AFRISA has a working Memorandum of Understanding with EADD and HEIFER under the ACP3

engagement platform in a bid to develop the dairy sector in Uganda, the recent example being

the development of a milk producer’s manual on milk hygiene and Mastitis control. In this

partnership, our focus is a dairy farmer. All that it entails to empower him produce clean milk,

market milk, access inputs and extension support is priority in this partinership.

2.0 TRAINING OF LIVESTOCK EXTENSION WORKERS

In line with the common initiative of AFRISA and EADD to develop the dairy sector, the training

sought to do the following

2.1Goal

To build capacity extension workers of producer organization in commercial dairy animal

production and Extension

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2.2 Objectives

The target group for the tailored training program were field livestock extension workers, who

are involved in Institutionalizing extension services and systems in the Producer Organizations

(POs) to consistently increase production of high quality milk and improve dairy enterprise

management for sustainability.

The specify objectives were;

To design and implement tailored training programs on dairy animal production for 60

extension workers of producer organization in Uganda in six days.

To graduate the successful participants with and Artisan Certificate of AFRISA Makerere

University accrediting them as retooled extension workers in Dairy production.

The objectives, content and design for the proposed training programs took consideration of:

i. The training needs assessment for field extension workers that was carried out.

ii. Standard curricula for field extension workers required for improved milk production

iii. AFRISA’s standard credit units and artisan certification.

3.0 COURSE STRUCTURE

The training programs focused on the following modules which covered key areas necessary for

success of a small holder dairy enterprise;

1. module 1: Dairy Enterprise Planning and Development

2. Module 2: Water harvesting and Conservation Technologies

3. Module 3: Dairy Animal Selection and Breeding Methods

4. Module 4: Calf Management and Herd Health Management

5. Module 5: Animal Housing and Nutrition

6. Module 6: Farm Records Management

7. Module 7: Training and Extension in the Dairy industry

8. Module 8: Gender mainstreaming in Livestock Development and Extension

3.1 DAIRY ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND LIVESTOCK EXTENSION TRAINING

The training commenced on 30th November 2014 with the arrival of participants at Keirungi

Farm in Lubaya Kashari, Mbarara district. A total of 55 extension workers arrived at the venue.

The training was a 6 day residential one. The participants were received by the farm manager

Keirungi farm Mr. Nsamba Vincent who gave the team a tour of the training premises.

The participants were then registered with AFRISA Makerere University for an Artisan

Certificate in Dairy Animal Production and Livestock Extension.

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3.2 COURSE CONTENT

3.2.1 MODULE 1: DAIRY ENTERPRISE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

3.2.1.1 Envisioning and mindset cleansing

These are specifically prepared set of lectures that aimed to enhance mindset changes and

facilitating participants to demystify myths and strongholds that have hindered individuals,

households and national development. The major objective is to give participants “brutal facts”

about issues that are critical to individual and national success so as enlist motivation among

participants that will propel them to transformation. The issues handled include (1) Africa’s

memory lane from Slavery, Colonialism, Neo-colonialism and Africa today, (2) Africa’s strategic

historical mistakes (3) Population Growth and global land rush (4) Uganda’s Historic mistakes

and brutal facts on development (5) Africa and Uganda competitive advantages (6) Inherited

colonial Education system (7) The paradigm shift: from war to good governance, (8) The

paradigm shift: from colonial education system to SPEDANT educational system, (9) Nations

that have transformed: Israel, Singapore and North Korea, (10) Africa and Uganda of the future.

These lectures make participants realize that their destiny, their children destinies and that of

the nation is in their hands. The lectures show systemic approaches used by those nations that

have crossed the line. The lectures enlist slogans; “like yes we can, I will do it; my life will never

be the same again etc.”

All the participants participated in these lectures from the time of sensitization to the

completion of the training and the success of these courses is measured by the level of

motivation the participants have through the course. It was evident that these lectures were

impactful as evidenced by the enthusiasm of the participants throughout the training

3.2.1.2 Dairy Enterprise Development

These lectures were focused on enabling extension workers view dairy producers’ farms as

dairy business units. The participants were given skills to help dairy farmers plan profitable

dairy enterprises, these included; Dairy business planning; developing work plans from the long

and short term goals of their enterprises; do effective and timely financial analyses of the dairy

enterprises and be able to account for their production costs and profits made.

3.2.2 MODULE 2: WATER HARVESTING AND CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES

In this module participants discovered the importance of having clean safe water for dairy

production. The participants trained on the different methods of harvesting water from various

sources, its storage and usage.

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3.2.3 MODULE 3: DAIRY ANIMAL SELECTION AND BREEDING METHODS

The participants were introduced to a holistic approach of setting up a breeding program for a

farm taking into consideration the market requirements, the environmental interaction with

the breed, the farmer capacity to manage the dairy animal and the appropriateness to the

management system. Extension workers appreciated that the existing methods of breeding

may not yield good results if all these issues are not addressed. The participants were also given

tips on reading bull information offered by animal breeders.

3.2.4 MODULE 4: CALF MANAGEMENT AND HERD HEALTH MANAGEMENT

This module tackledthe variousmethods of prevention, control and management of diseases of

dairy cattle common in the region with focus on tick borne diseases, Mastitis and other diseases

of economic significance like Brucellosis. Issues of milk hygiene and milk quality management

on a dairy farm were also addressed and participants were made to realize the importance of

calf survival and proper growth in strengthening future performance of the dairy enterprise.

3.2.5 MODULE 5: ANIMAL HOUSING AND NUTRITION

This Module sought to address the challenges of meeting the nutrient requirements of dairy

cattle throughout the year in order to achieve consistent milk production. The course covered

topics ranging from pasture cultivation and establishment, Pasture management, pasture

preservation methods and feed mixing for dairy animals. In addition the participants were given

standard plans for establishment of farm fencing and animal housing which is both safe and

effective.

3.2.6 MODULE 6: FARM RECORDS MANAGEMENT

The participants discovered that records were an integral part in a dairy business enterprise

because they served the functions of (1) being pointers of whether the business is profitable or

not (2) being guides to routine management practices (3) Monitoring of individual cow

performance among others. The participants were given records templates used to obtain a

wide range of information in the dairy business for use in their extension work.

3.2.7 MODULE 7: TRAINING AND EXTENSION IN THE DAIRY INDUSTRY

Participants were given working techniques in extension to use in the producer organizations

they work with. The participants appreciated the

3.2.8 MODULE 8: GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION

There was a need to incorporate a module on gender and development to equipextension

workers with techniques to mitigate challenges that may arise as a result of economic booms in

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households and also help household members participate fully in all dairy business activities for

success and sustainability. The course also had a lecture

Training of Extension Workers in Pictures;

Fig 1; Participants take meals Fig 2; Participants hold Classroom sessions

Fig 3;Silage making

Chopping forage Dissolving molasses in water

Mixing the forage with Molases Preparing the silage plastic tube for packing

Packing silage in the tube Packing silage in the tube

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Sealing packed silage Identification class on the farm

Fig 4; Participants engage in Special Cow side sessions with AFRISA Experts

Practical session on animal health Milk Hygiene Practical Session

CONCLUSION

Based on the turn up and the enthusiasm of the participants throughout the trainings, the

training of Livestock extension workers was successful. The implementation team largely met

its objective in equipping the livestock extension workers with the relevant and up to date skills

in Dairy production and Extension

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TABLES

Table 1: List of Facilitators

S/N Name

1 Dr. Kansiime Michael

2 Dr. Agaba Joseph

3 Dr. Lubega David Karlvon

4 Dr. Kisaka Joanne

5 Dr. Jean Simon Onyait

6 Mr. Kukiriza Martin

7 Ms. Kukunda Martha

8 Dr. Isiko Joshua

9. Dr. Maria Flavia Nakanjjako

10. Mr. Douglas Muwanga Elasto

Table 2: Participants Leadership structure of AFRISA-EADD Training of Extension Workers

Title Name Producer Organisation District

Team Leader Epaluna William Butagaya Jinja

Assistant Team Leader Kiyombo Abart Nabitanga Ssembabule

Secretary Welfare Ssenkooto Eric Mitala Maria Cooperative Mpigi

Chaplain Tentsa Brenda Rwakeita Sembabule Sembabule

Time Keeper Kakinda Chrizestom Bubusi Mityana

Health Secretary Taliira Harriet Wankole Kamuli

Table 3: List of Participants who successfully completed the Dairy Production and Livestock

Extension Training

No Name Producer Organization District

1 Asiimwe Nelson Nabitanga Sembabule

2 Barusha Richard Buikwe Diary Dev’t Coop Buikwe

3 Batwagaine Moses Dairy Cooperation Kamuli

4 Bugembe Ismael Nyamiringa Kiboga

5 Bukenya Aloysius Kalungu D/F Kalungu

6 Epaluna William Butagaya Jinja

7 Gitta Amon Kizza Buikwe Coorp Buikwe

8 Kagali Peter Butagaya Jinja

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9 Kakeeto Denis Kalungu Kalungu

10 Kakeeto Joseph Nampante Mukono

11 Kakinda Chrizestom Bubusi Mityana

12 Kizza Edward Nampante Mukono

13 Kitenda Zaid Wankole Dairy Kamuli

14 Kiwewa Innocent Aberwanaho Kyankwanzi

15 Kiyombo Abart Nabitanga Ssembabule

16 Kizito Godfrey Bubusi Wakiso

17 Kizito Godfrey Hosea Nampante Mukono

18 Tentsa Brenda Rwakeita Sembabule Sembabule

19 Kyazze Moses Buikwe Buikwe Coop

20 Lubandi Moses Baitambogwe Mayuge

21 Luwerekera James L Ggulama Coorp Masaka

22 Lwanga Herbert Kisubi Wakiso

23 Mayengo Patrick Kingo Masaka

24 Mbawa Justine Kakyolu Kalungu

25 Musalwa Balaam .J Nawanyaga Kamuli

26 Muteesasira Henry Mitala Maria Mpigi

27 Muwanga Boniface Nampante Mukono

28 Muwumba Abu Baitambogwe Mayuge

29 Muyomba Stanley Bubusi Nakaseke

30 Mwanje Benard Tusubira Mityana

31 Mwase Gerald Bugerere Coop (Bbaale) Kayunga

32 Nanseera John Bosco Kakyolo Kalongo Kalungu

33 Natukunda Tarasisio Lugushulu Ssembabule

34 Nyanja Henry Kingo Masaka

35 Ojakol Samson Baitambogwe Mayuge

36 Ssebbaale Jude Kalungu (Kakyolu) Kalungu

37 Ssebuliba Emmanuel Mitala Maria Mpigi

38 Ssegaluma George William Buikwe Diary Dev’t Buikwe

39 Ssejjemba Nicholas Nampante Mukono

40 Ssekabira Christopher Ggulama Coop Masaka

41 Ssemate Michael Kasumba Aberwanaho Kyankwanzi

42 Ssembatya Aloysious Tusubira Mityana

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43 Ssempijja Samuel Ggulama Coop Masaka

44 Ssemugera Alex Ggulama Coop Masaka

45 Ssenfuka David Zigoti Mityana

46 Ssenkooto Eric Mitala Maria Coop Mpigi

47 Ssenyonga Nelson Budondo Jinja

48 Taliira Harriet Wankole Kamuli

49 Tebajjwa Abbas Nampante Mukono

50 Tumusiime Deus Kalungu Coop Kalungu

51 Tumwebaze Pidson Nabitanga Sembabule

52 Wamala Charles Lugusulu P/O Sembabule

53 Wambi Mathias Nawanyago Kamuli

54 Zaake Godfrey Kkingo Coorp Lwengo

55 Kivumu Edward Mawagga Kagabo Coop Mityana