LIVESTOCK SUBSECTOR
Traditionally, most farmers who rear livestock do so as a minor occupation. Generally, every household keeps a small number of livestock either to serve a source of dietary protein particularly during important occasions and/or to be marketed when matured to augment the household in-comes.
The following table gives a general picture of the livestock situation in the Region
Table: Livestock Population
| NUMBER | |||||
| CATTLE | SMALL RUMINANTS | PIG | POULTRY | OSTRICH | |
| TOTAL | 231,827 | 356,387 | 46,989 | 402,853 | 412 |