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Animal urban agriculture has a vital role to feed the ever-growing population of African cities. However, there is a lack of knowledge on animal farming, animal feed and manure recycling in cities. Here, we mapped animal farms in Kampala City. We determined the number and type of animals kept. We identified animal feeds and the manure management practices. The results show that animal farms are predominantly located on the periphery of the city. Poultry are the dominant animal species in the city, followed by pigs, cattle, goats and sheep. The most common feedstuffs are fruit and vegetable peel and pasture. Sixty percent of the animal manure is discarded, whereas 32 % is recycled as fertiliser. Therefore, the fertiliser potential of manure is underutilised.
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The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the Swedish government through its agencies, namely the Foreign Affairs Ministry as part of its special allocation on global food security and the Swedish International Development Cooperation for fully funding this research. We would also like to thank Makerere University and Kampala Capital City Authority officials most especially Dr. Kwizera Herbert, who helped us to locate and interview the different animal farmers in Kampala.
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Komakech, A.J., Banadda, N.E., Gebresenbet, G. et al. Maps of animal urban agriculture in Kampala City. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 34, 493–500 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-013-0164-7
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