AI POULTRY FARMERS- IDENTIFICATION

STUDY OVERVIEW

A study conducted on the production efficiency associated with using artificial intelligence (AI) in poultry farming in Central Uganda. The study was aimed towards understanding the currently practiced poultry production systems, farmers awareness and willingness to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) in poultry production, AI systems already adopted by farmers, costs associated with poultry production, investments in terms of poultry production infrastructures, veterinary and biosafety costs, generated poultry products (outputs) in relation to inputs, poultry market access by farmers, and future prospects towards adopting use of AI in poultry production.

General Summary [All Districts]

Description	Results
Interview period	14-Apr-2025 to 13-May-2025
Number of respondents	184 (Male:103 Female:81)
Number of Subcounties	49
Interview duration (minutes)	Avg: 1,423 Min: 13 Max: 16,808
Age of Respondents (years)	Avg: 42.6 Min: 25.0 Max: 63.0

Poultry farmers categorised by Districts [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
2560114	Luweero	31	17.03
2560121	Mukono	60	32.97
2560126	Wakiso	91	50.00
	Overall	182	100.00

Poultry farmers categorised by sex [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Male	103	55.98
02	Female	81	44.02
	Overall	184	100.00

Poultry farmers categorised by levels of education [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
25601	Primary	13	7.18
25602	Secondary (O-Level)	29	16.02
25603	Secondary (A-Level)	21	11.60
25604	Tertiary level	28	15.47
25605	Diploma	41	22.65
25606	University Degree	47	25.97
25607	PhD holder	2	1.10
	Overall	181	100.00

Respondents categorised by position at poultry farms [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Owner	145	79.23
02	Employed manager	31	16.94
03	Assistant manager	6	3.28
95	Other position	1	0.55
	Overall	183	100.00

POULTRY PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

General Summary [All Districts]

Description	Results
a1. Years of poultry farm operation	Avg: 8.8 Min: 0.1 Max: 30.0
a3. Farm size (Number of birds raised in the last completed cycle raised)	Avg: 3,201 Min: 2 Max: 50,000
a4. Farm handling capacity (number of birds per cycle)	Avg: 6,060 Min: 4 Max: 80,000

Categories of poultry farms [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Adopters (AI operated poultry farms)	45	24.73
02	Non-adopters (Non-AI operated farms)	137	75.27
	Overall	182	100.00

Poultry farm ownership [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Individual	129	69.73
02	Company	10	5.41
03	Cooperative	1	0.54
04	Joint families	44	23.78
95	Others	1	0.54
	Overall	185	100.00

a2. What is the type of poultry in your farm? [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Layers	76	41.76
02	Broilers	106	58.24
	Overall	182	100.00

a5. Type of poultry farm structure used [All Districts]

Note: Result is from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Cage system	20	10.99
02	Deep litter system	160	87.91
95	Others	2	1.10
	Overall	182	100.00

a6. Do you have formal training in poultry farming? [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	121	66.48
01	Yes	61	33.52
	Overall	182	100.00

b5. Which AI technologies have you adopted? [All Districts]

Note: Result is from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Automated feeding optimization	33	30.56
02	Automated water optimization	41	37.96
03	Climate control systems	14	12.96
05	Automated biosecurity management	7	6.48
07	Automated feed formulation	1	0.93
08	Automated weight measuring	6	5.56
95	Others	6	5.56
	Overall	108	100.00

c9.1. Do you have access to veterinary services? [All Districts]

Code	Description	Freq	Percent
00	No	8	4.40
01	Yes	174	95.60
	Overall	182	100.00

e1. Where do you sell your poultry products? [All Districts]

Note: Result is from multiple-choice responses
Code	Description	Freq	Percent
01	Retail	144	44.44
02	Wholesalers	132	40.74
03	Supermarkets	16	4.94
04	Export market	13	4.01
95	Other markets	19	5.86
	Overall	324	100.00