Rwanda Invests Rwf15 Billion in Pig and Poultry Farming

Published 2020년 11월 2일

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A new Rwf15-billion project, funded by the Belgian Development Agency, Enabel, and implemented in collaboration with the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), aims to boost pig and poultry yields by 2023. The project's objectives include reducing animal feed prices, improving breed quality, stimulating economic growth, and encouraging private investment in the industry. It targets to benefit 12,000 poultry and pig farmers and 9,000 soybean and maize producers. The initiative addresses challenges such as feed shortage and poor breeds, and plans to improve breeding and slaughtering facilities. Rwanda's current livestock population includes 5.3 million chickens and 1.38 million pigs, with an annual production of 9,000 tonnes of eggs, 37,300 tonnes of chicken meat, and 23,000 tonnes of pork.

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Pig and poultry yields are expected to increase thanks to fresh interventions aimed at reducing the prices of animal feeds and improve the quality of breeds. The country is banking on a Rwf15-billion project, which was launched recently by Partnership for Resilient and Inclusive Small Livestock Markets (PRISM), to develop the livestock value chain. The 5-year project also seeks to attract private investments in the industry to reduce imports of eggs and meat. Funded by Enabel - a Belgian Development Agency - the project is implemented in partnership with the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB). Solange Uwituze, the Deputy Director-General of Animal Research and Technology Transfer at RAB, told The New Times that by 2023 they target to have 12,000 poultry and pig farmers and at least 9000 soybeans and maize producers. "The two main challenges that we expect to resolve are the shortage of animal feeds and poor breeds," she observed. Dirk Deprez, Resident Representative of Enable in ...

Source: All Africa