Ben Lukuyu

Ben Lukuyu

Senior Scientist, Animal Nutrition

My research interests are devoted to conducting research on feeds and forages for smallholder farmers. I have gathered a wealth of experience in livestock production systems, developing and implementing sustainable innovations to improve livestock value chains. My research work is dedicated to productivity enhancing research projects aimed at transforming animal nutrition research outputs into wider use by various actors in livestock value chains. My interests have gradually expanded to integrating livestock in smallholder crop livestock production systems. In addition, I developed the training program for the Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST) and promote its use amongst different stakeholder for targeting and developing feed interventions. I work collaboratively with institutions of higher learning, international and local research organizations, government departments, not-for-profit organizations, private sector, community-based organizations, and others. I have worked extensively with input and service providers, and smallholder farmers in East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, India, and Pakistan. Currently, I lead the Livestock CGIAR research project (MorePork II project) on Pig Value chain in Uganda titled ‘Improving pig productivity and incomes through an environmentally sustainable and gender inclusive integrated intervention package’. I double up as ILRI’s country representative in Uganda.

My Projects

ACTIVE

Boosting Uganda’s investment in livestock development

My Blog Posts

Hybrid extension approach promotes adoption of high-quality forages in Uganda

My Publications

Characterizing forage production, use and feed access in selected communities in Kenya and Uganda—Working paper

  • Baltenweck, Isabelle
  • Gwaka, Josky
  • Lukuyu, Ben A.
  • Maina, Kevin W.
  • Teufel, Nils

Co-creation of innovation packages with pig value chain actors and district stakeholders in Uganda in the context of the One CGIAR Initiative Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender Inclusion (SAPLING)

  • Ouma, Emily A.
  • Ahumuza, Ronnie
  • Oba, Peter
  • Dione, Michel M.
  • Njuguna-Mungai, Esther
  • Marshall, Karen
  • Wairagala, Pamela
  • Namatovu, Jane
  • Hasahya, Emmanuel
  • Lukuyu, Ben A.

Profiting from pigs in Rwanda: Improving people’s lives and livelihoods through more productive pig farming

  • Ouma, Emily A.
  • Ntawubizi, Martin
  • Hirwa, Claire d’Andre
  • Uwituze, Solange
  • Karamuzi, Dennis
  • Shirimpumu, Jean Claude
  • Marshall, Karen
  • Lukuyu, Ben A.
  • Achandi, Esther L.
  • Dione, Michel M.

Feedback on Livestock CRP MorePork project Innovations to guide design of SAPLING Innovation Packages

  • Ahumuza, Ronnie
  • Lukuyu, Ben A.
  • Marshall, Karen
  • Njuguna-Mungai, Esther
  • Wairagala, Pamela
  • Oba, Peter
  • Ouma, Emily A.

Livestock production systems and potential feed and forage options in Zwabagamba in Gwanda District, Zimbabwe

  • Moyo, M.
  • Mlilo, T.
  • Dhlamini, T.
  • Chakoma, Irenie
  • Lukuyu, Ben A.

Know more about forages

  • Lukuyu, Ben A.
  • Maina, Kevin W.
  • Ahumuza, Ronnie
  • Humura, B.
  • Sentongo, C.