Julius Mulegi

#PoultryFarming -
BSc Industrial Livestock Business

[Africa Agricultural Network @africaagricnet]

Since 2016, one insurance scheme has quietly protected over 1 million Ugandan farmers from the unpredictability of climate change.

The Uganda Agriculture Insurance Scheme, a public-private partnership between Uganda's @mofpedU and 14 private insurers, implemented by the @AgroConsortium (AIC), covers crops, livestock, and aquaculture nationwide. Today, 95% of insured farmers are smallholders with five acres or less, and 30% are women.

A government subsidy of UGX 5 billion a year keeps premiums affordable, covering 50–80% of costs depending on farm size and climate risk exposure. The shift from costly on-farm assessments to satellite-driven index insurance has been transformative, growing the scheme from just 20,000 farmers in 2016 to over 1 million today, while unlocking over UGX 3 trillion ($798M) in agricultural lending along the way.

As AIC's @AttraAtukunda puts it: insurance is a safety net, not a replacement for good farming.

This is what climate resilience looks like when it's built for the ordinary farmer, not just the largest ones.

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#AANFeature #Uganda #AgricultureInsurance #ClimateResilience #Smallholders #AgriFinance #FoodSecurity

[Rashid Abdi @RAbdiAnalyst]

East Africa - The New Frontier of Hope

Ethiopia just earned 3bn US dollars from coffee exports.

Uganda is number two and earned 2.4bn dollars.

Kenya is now Africa's largest producer of cow milk and camel milk combined, overtaking traditional powerhouse Egypt.

Just few clear examples of East Africa's structural strength/resilience in traditional agriculture, how states play to their natural strength (water abundance, good climate) to claw their way up the global market & commodities chain.

It is already happening but Africa can shift from primary single commodity sellers to key players in all stages of the supply and value chains.

Transforming Ethiopia and Uganda into global value-addition hubs for robusta and arabica; Kenya into pre-eminent dairy power (able to manufacturer top quality cheese, powder milk) creates jobs and catalyses industrialisation.

These are the actual stable golds not the wild chase for 'critical minerals'...

[Feed Lot Magazine @feedlotmagazine]

#Heat production has a #positive relationship with feed #intake in #ruminants, and heat production is closely associated with feeding time. #Metabolic heat produced during microbial fermentation, accounts for 3-8% of the total heat production by #cattle.

https://t.co/XwhsEPlPVu

[Feed Lot Magazine @feedlotmagazine]

Cooler weather in summer suggests animals would be more comfortable, but wetter years can create more heat stress due to humidity. When temperatures are 3 to 4 degrees below normal, then we could see a 2-3% improvement in feed efficiency.
#FeedlotFactFriday

Source : Terry Mader

[Animals’ Friend 𓃖 @ArthurMugabi_]

Make your orders today, don’t let the dry spell affect your animals.

We have very good prices too.

[THE COWBOY🐄🤠 @enockk256]

Spray races are not popular in Uganda because technical people charge alot of money to build them.
We have a simple and effective design that is very affordable.
Farmers with 50-100 cows, send me a message we talk.

[Dieudonne HARAGIRIMANA @diharagirimana]

DORE IGISUBIZO KIRAMBYE KU BOROZI MU KURWANYA IBURA RY’UBWATSI BW’AMATUNGO MURI IKI GIHE CY’IZUBA MU RWANDA

Mu Rwanda, igihe cy’izuba gishobora kumara amezi agera kuri atanu cyangwa arenzeho, bigateza ibibazo bikomeye ku borozi. Muri ibyo bibazo harimo kubura ubwatsi butoshye, ikibazo cy’amazi, ndetse no kuzamuka kw’igiciro cy’ibiryo by’amatungo. Ariko nubwo ibi bibazo bihari, ubworozi ntibukwiye guhagarara. Ahubwo ni igihe cyo gukoresha uburyo bugezweho kandi burambye bwo kugaburira amatungo.

Hydroponic Fodder ni bumwe muri ubwo buryo.

Hydroponic Fodder ni uburyo bwo kubyaza umusaruro imbuto nk’ibigori, ingano, amasaka, cyangwa izindi mbuto zabugenewe mu gutanga ubwatsi bwiza bw’amatungo, zikamera hifashishijwe amazi make, nta butaka bukoreshejwe. Mu gihe cy’iminsi 7–10 gusa, izo mbuto ziba zimaze guhinduka ubwatsi butoshye, bufite intungamubiri nyinshi kandi bwiteguye kugaburirwa amatungo n’inkoko, ihene, inka.

Iri koranabuhanga rituma umworozi abona ubwatsi bwiza umwaka wose, kabone n’igihe cy’izuba cyangwa amapfa.

Impamvu Hydroponic Fodder ikwiye kwitabwaho:

🌱 Itanga ubwatsi butoshye mu gihe gito cyane.

💧 Ikoresha amazi make ugereranyije no guhinga ubwatsi busanzwe.

🌾 Ntisaba ubutaka bunini, bityo ikaba inafasha aborozi bafite ubutaka buto.

🐄 Itanga ifunguro rikungahaye ku ntungamubiri kandi ryorohera amatungo mu igogora.

🥛 Ifasha kongera umukamo ku nka z’inka.

⚖️ Ifasha amatungo kongera ibiro no gutanga umusaruro mwiza.

🍽️ Igabanya ingano y’ibiryo amatungo akenera kuko abyaza umusaruro neza ubwatsi butoshye.

✅Ifasha amatungo kugira ubuzima bwiza no guhangana n’ingaruka z’ibura ry’ubwatsi mu gihe cy’izuba.

Mu gihe imihindagurikire y’ibihe ikomeje kugira ingaruka ku buhinzi n’ubworozi, gukoresha ikoranabuhanga nka Hydroponic Fodder ni imwe mu nzira zafasha aborozi gukomeza kubona ifunguro ryiza ry’amatungo, kongera umusaruro, no kubaka ubworozi burambye.

Ejo hazaza h’ubworozi ntabwo hashingira ku kugira amatungo menshi gusa, ahubwo ni ukumenya kuyagaburira neza kandi mu buryo burambye.

#HydroponicFodder

[Ganadería y Agricultura @GanaderiayAgro]

De primera...

[Ministry of Health- Uganda @MinofHealthUG]

#Ebola does not spread from domestic animals.

#MOHatWork | #FightEbolaUG26

[Biyinzika Poultry Uganda Ltd @BiyinzikaUg]

Make every meal special this July 🍲

🍗 Enjoy a Pearl Chicken whole bird for just UGX 9,000.

Don’t miss this limited-time offer ending July 5th!

Visit your nearest Pearl Chicken outlet today and grab yours while stocks last.

[Biyinzika Poultry Uganda Ltd @BiyinzikaUg]

Every great harvest starts with the right strategy. 🕵🏽‍♀️

Today's Agric Cycle Meeting, we aligned on smarter solutions, strengthened collaboration, and reaffirmed our commitment to helping poultry farmers succeed with quality products, expert support, and continuous innovation.

[kipruto @KiprutToo]

We sell the best heifers ranging from young calves to bullying heifers to incalf heifers
We also do farm structures for our clients.

Book with us, you can even visit our farm.

Call/whatsup [phone]

[Itungo dairy farm @IsaacItungo]

This has kept the body score of my cows apparently awesome dropped abit though to 8 BCS

[Shirley @ShirleyN31]

@maloyi_ps Make an offer

[CATTLEMAN🤠🇿🇦🇸🇿 @cattleman_sz]

Buhle bodvwa❤️

📸:Jolopane Boran Stud.

[Sanga Vet. Chem. Ltd @sangavetchem]

Early detection saves livestock and safeguards farmer’s income. Know these tick-borne diseases and their preventative measures:

- East Coast Fever: A deadly disease spread by the brown ear tick, characterized by fever, swollen lymph nodes, and difficulty breathing.
- Redwater: spread by the blue tick and characterized by red or coffee-coloured urine, pale gums, and high fever.
- Heartwater: caused by the bont tick, it affects the nervous system causing paddling legs, high fever, and sudden death.
- Gall sickness: caused by the blue tick, symptoms include yellow eyes or gums, severe anaemia, and hard dung.

[Eric @amerix]

If you are an observant person,

A man who is keen, and concerned about his consciousness,

You will realise something unusual is happening,

There is a silent shift going on,

We are moving from an OWNERSHIP ECONOMY to a SUBSCRIPTION ECONOMY.

In a subscription economy, you own nothing, but you pay for goods and services which you consume,

For example,

Back in the 90s,

We bought and owned music hardware like cassettes and discs,

This ensured that the music hardware was yours and nobody would charge you a recurring monthly fee to play music,

We owned newspapers and kept them,

We bought and owned books,

We owned letters written to us,

We bought, and claimed ownership,

But this is changing, and it is concerning,

In a subscription economy, you own nothing, but you pay for it.

MKOPA phones and Electric bikes are examples of how we have lost ownership of what we have bought.

It will reach a time where,

• You won't make a call, unless you subscribe to a calling service, on top of buying airtime,

• You won't send an email unless you subscribe, or you will lose all your emails,

• You won't listen to music unless you pay a monthly subscription fee for streaming,

• You won't send a text or a WhatsApp message unless you subscribe to a monthly plan, or get used to annoying advertisements,

• You won't cook food unless you pay for a monthly gas subscription plan or pay double for electricity,

• You won't drink clean water unless you subscribe to a monthly water delivery plan.

Ultimately, you won't own land or a house or a cow,

You will own nothing, and you will never be happy.

You will become a slave of the subscription economy.

That day is coming.

If you are wise,

• Go to a rural area,

• Own land,

• Get solar,

• Sink a borehole,

• Keep poultry, cows, goats and sheep,

• Grow your food.

Don't sit in the city like sheep.

Freedom will be given to those who will defeat the subscription economy.

WAKE UP!

#ManDay

[Mbarara Zonal Agric Research and Devt Institute @mbazardi]

Find us in the Naro village at the Source of the Nile, Jinja Agricultural Show!

[WAZIRI MKUU✈️ @TaahTana]

🐄 PREMIUM GENETICS
Two outstanding pedigree in-calf heifers expected to calve in 4 Weeks time ✅

Served using sexed semen
Ready to boost your dairy enterprise

💰Price: KES 280K each

📞: [phone]

Limited stock available — secure yours today!

[THE COWBOY🐄🤠 @enockk256]

Most people see concrete. We see the future of this farm.”
This waiting area is being constructed to hold up to 500 cattle.
“But the farmer doesn’t have 500 cattle today…”
Because good engineering isn’t about today’s herd—it’s about where the farm will be in the future.
As this farm expands, there’ll be no need to rebuild or extend the handling facility.
The concrete slab also makes a huge difference.
No deep mud during the rainy season.
No cattle slipping.
Cleaner working conditions.
Better hygiene.
Faster movement of animals through the spray race.
Whether it’s spraying, vaccination, deworming, pregnancy diagnosis, or herd inspections, everything becomes more efficient.
A well-designed holding area reduces stress on the cattle and allows workers to handle large numbers of animals safely and quickly.

We don’t just build cattle facilities. We design infrastructure that grows with the farm.

Interested in a spray race, send me a message.