RabFarm
Learn Enterprises Limited (LEL) selected rabbit farming as one of the unique but potential enterprises to develop. Putting the lessons learnt from past experiences into consideration, LEL strives to be one of the pioneers in revamping rabbitry to become a major enterprises for food, nutrition and income security in Uganda.
RabFarm
Learn Enterprises Limited (LEL) selected rabbit farming as one of the unique but potential enterprises to develop. Putting the lessons learnt from past experiences into consideration, LEL strives to be one of the pioneers in revamping rabbitry to become a major enterprises for food, nutrition and income security in Uganda.
Vision:
Our Vision in this area is high quality rabbit meat deliv-ered on the local market in and around Kampala.
Under RabFarm, LEL has a Demonstration Unit for training at Kisaasi and a large scale commercial rabbit farm for meat production, in Nyenje Mukono .
Selling factors for Rabbits:
- Highly productive;
- Small size hence small space;
- Efficient conversion of feed;
- White-fine-grained meat: high in protein, low in fat, highly palatable, extremely low in cholesterol.
Rabbitry Services offered by RabFarm
- On and off farm advisory services/ consultations
- Hands-on training and demonstrations
- Research on different aspects of rabbitry
- Mobilization and networking with actors and stakeholders along the value chain
- Sale of breeding stock
- Purchase of rabbits for meat
- Lobbying for promotion of rabbitry for meat
Value Chain being developed
Rabbitry inputs (cages, feeders and drinkers/ drinking system, nest boxes, wire mesh etc), Rabbits for breeding, Rabbit meat, by-products (urine and droppings)
Unique Animal Enterprises: Rabbitry
Learn Enterprises Limited (LEL) has selected rabbit farming as one of the unique but potential enterprises to develop. Putting the lessons learnt from past experiences into consideration, LEL would like to be one of the pioneers in revamping rabbitry to become one of the major enterprises for food, nutrition and income security in Uganda. LEL’s vision in this area is to deliver high quality rabbit meat on the market in and around Kampala. Under Learn Farms (LF), a commercial rabbit farm located in Kisaasi-Kampala is currently being established, with a plan to be transferred to Mukono as it expands.
Breeding: Though started with local and cross breeds, a good breeding stock (New Zealand White) has now been identified for multiplication and production. Other breeds like the Chincilla and Califonia White were identified in Kenya and there are plans to import a few for further multiplication. The farm’s target is a stock of 100 high yielding breeders.
Production: Learn Farms has already established hutches for growing of fryers. The target is a unit that can house 400 fryers at a go with an output of 100 per month in the first year. This will be doubled in the second year.
Processing: Learn farm is already slaughtering and packing rabbit meat at a small scale. A simple processing and packing unit is being established. Funds pertaining, LEL will establish a fully operational processing plant.
Marketing: Initial target are individual primary consumers, but secondary consumers like hotels, restaurants supermarkets and meat joints will be reached in the long run. LEL did a rabbit meat survey that estimated the Kampala demand at about 5 tonnes per month for a start.
Outreach: LEL plans to sensitise and train other farmers at a fee in order to increase production and sustain the market as a whole. These farmers can become out-growers feeding the processing and marketing units.
