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

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Boosting Uganda’s investment in livestock development

My Blog Posts

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

My Publications

The Rwanda pig value chains and ongoing initiatives

  • Ouma, Emily A.
  • Hirwa, Claire
  • Ntawubizi, Martin
  • Uwituze, Solange
  • Lukuyu, Ben A.
  • Marshall, Karen
  • Baho, Hortence
  • Shirimpumu, Jean Claude
  • Mutoni, Gilbert
  • Achandi, Esther
  • Dione, Michel M.

Supporting participatory livestock feed improvement using the Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST)

  • Duncan, Alan J.
  • Lukuyu, Ben A.
  • Mutoni, Gilbert
  • Lema, Zelalem
  • Fraval, Simon

Theory of change for the pig value chain in Uganda, developed for the CGIAR Initiative Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender Inclusion

  • Ouma, Emily A.
  • Marshall, Karen
  • Johnson, N.
  • Oba, Peter
  • Dione, Michel M.
  • Lukuyu, Ben A.
  • Njuguna-Mungai, Esther
  • Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
  • Buono, Nicoletta
  • Peters, Michael
  • Hoek, R. van der
  • Ahumuza, Ronnie
  • Rekik, Mourad
  • Baltenweck, Isabelle
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The effect of the proportion of Modern European ancestry on grower and sow performance of pigs in smallholder systems in Uganda

  • Babigumira, B.M.
  • Sölkner, J.
  • Mészáros, G.
  • Wurzinger, M.
  • Pfeiffer, C.
  • Lewis, C.R.G.
  • Lukuyu, Ben A.
  • Ouma, Emily A.
  • Marshall, Karen

Intra-annual variation in feed and milk composition in smallholder dairy farms in Kenya

  • Nyokabi, Ndungu S.
  • Luning, Pieternel A.
  • Phelan, Jody Emile
  • Creemers, Jos
  • Lukuyu, Ben A.
  • Bebe, Bockline Omedo
  • Oosting, Simon J.

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.