Opportunities and challenges in peri-urban livestock farming in Tanzania

project summary

The main goal of the proposed project is to build research capacity in areas needed to improve and modernize peri-urban farm production and make it more efficient and profitable with a view to eradicate poverty and promote the health and welfare of the people and the animals. Research and capacity building will be based on locally registered PhD and Master Students based on sandwich programs at Sokoine University of Agriculture and the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Two PhD and 4 Master students will be recruited to carry out research in relevant fields. Four work packages (WP) namely WP1, WP2, WP3 and WP4 have been proposed: WP1 will involve one Ph.D. and one MSc studies on Livestock husbandry one on pig husbandry and on cattle farming. W2 will study Environmental, animal and public health issues involving one PhD and one MSc students. W3 will deal with financial and economic performance of poultry and pig farmers in peri urban areas and W4 will have one MSc study on animal welfare issues. The study is expected to build human capital through training. Practical recommendations will be made on how to tackle challenges facing the peri-urban farming and make it efficient in a view of safeguarding public and human and animal welfare. Research findings will be published in scientific journals, booklets, leaflets and other extension methods including seminars and workshop