A project in Uganda has found that using nutrient-rich coconut water to artificially inseminate female pigs can improve breeding and meat quality. The project, which started in 2017 and has engaged nearly 1,000 smallholders, has found that the high sodium and potassium content in green coconuts helps sperm motility and longevity. Coconut water also allows semen to be divided up to ten times, meaning that a single ejaculation can inseminate ten sows. The researchers believe that artificial insemination can be adopted sustainably and scaled up among smallholder farmers in Africa.