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of grazing land, livestock keeping could still be ranked
second predominant economic activity after crop farming.
Households living in the highlands and intermediate zones
practice modern dairy farming is under zero grazing or stall
feeding whereas those in the lowlands are engaged in what
may be termed as “traditional ranching”. And most of the
cattle reared mider this system are mainly local zebu. The
other types of livestock are evenly distributed on both
zones. The number of various livestock units kept in the
region in 1993/94 is as sown in Table XXII.
TABLE XXII: KILIMANJARO REGION LIVESTOCK SUMMARY DATA 1993/94
Livestock Category Total Household
Average
National
Regional
% on
National
Total
Cattle 1,617,593 485,448 3.88 3.57
Goats 8,641,222 490,338 5.48 6.91
Sheep 2,692,716 206,904 2.96 7.68
Chickens and other poultry 21,530,083 1,029,495 5.83 4.78
Pigs 429,682 14,873 - 3.32
Donkey 272,427 202,378 - 4.46
Buffalos 13,916 2,282 - 16.40
Rabbits 269,455 15,666 - 5.81
Source:
1. Compiled from National Sample Census of Agriculture 1993/94 Report Vol II Page
42-57
2. Regional Agricultural and Livestock Development Office, Kilimanjaro Region,
Moshi.
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