Uganda: Busoga region has the most bird-keeping households

Published 2024년 3월 30일

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A recent report by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, based on data from the National Livestock Census Report 2021, highlights the significant role of chicken farming in Uganda. Busoga leads in the number of households with chickens, while the central region boasts the highest chicken population at 20.7 million, making up 35.7% of the country's total of 57.8 million chickens. This represents a 54.5% increase since 2008. Chicken farming is a common practice across Uganda, with 70% of livestock-keeping households raising chickens, totaling 4.8 million households in 2021, a 49.9% rise from 2008. Livestock production, including chicken farming, contributes about 4% to Uganda's GDP, with expectations of growth in livestock product consumption in the coming decades.

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Busoga has the highest number of households keeping chicken in Uganda, a new report released by the government has shown.According to the National Livestock Census Report 2021 which was released on Thursday by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Busoga has an estimated 629,000 birds.Buganda South, in second, has 501,000, and Buganda North, in third, has 483,000 while Karamoja, with 128,000, and Kigezi with 149, 000 had the least number of households keeping chicken.UBOs define a household as a group of people who live and eat together.However, the report shows that the central region had the highest population of 20.7 million chickens representing 35.7 percent of the total chicken population. This was followed by the Eastern region with 15.8 million (27.3%), while the Karamoja region had the least number of chickens with 1.4 million (2.6%).Total bird populationOverall, the report indicates that the chicken population in Uganda was 57.8 million. "This is an increase of 54.5 percent ...

Source: UGNewsVision