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TABLE XXIII:
In comparison with regions like Mwanza, Shinyanga, Mara and
Dodoma, Kilimanjaro region could be regarded to have relatively
smaller livestock populations. Cattle, sheep and goats are central
to stock farming in the region, they are raised in great numbers
and considered more important than other animals. Livestock
population is unevenly distributed among the districts in the region
as Table XXIII indicates.
NUMBER OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS KEPT BY DISTRICT
1993/94, KILIMANJARO REGION
District Cattle Goats Sheep Donkeys Pigs
Hai 94,753 88,454 33,237 3,976 -
Rombo 59,102 150,978 55,622 - 10,618
Moshi Rural 125,419 41,498 52,071 190,380 3,531
Same 123,259 110,893 37,345 5,918 -
Mwanga 82,915 98,515 28,629 2,104 724
Total 485,448 490,338 206,904 202,378 14,873
Source:
Regional Agricultural and Livestock Development Office Kilimanjaro Region, Moshi.
Fig. 7: Domestic Animals kept by District , Kilimanjaro Region, 1993/94
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