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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYxvi• IrrigationIrrigation was done on about 60 percent out of the total area suitable for irrigation. The total area planted with crops was189,433 hectares but only 26 percent was suitable for irrigation. Kilimanjaro has the highest irrigated area (35%) followedby Iringa (18%). The area irrigated in Lindi, Singida, Kigoma <strong>and</strong> Kagera was not very much significant. Rivers were themain source of water by 63 percent through gravity (60%).• Livestock <strong>and</strong> Poultry ProductionAs of 1 st October 2003 there were 155,498 head of the major livestock types <strong>and</strong> 463,994 head of the minor livestock typesmaking a total number of all types of livestock to be 619,492 heads. Among the major livestock types, cattle were thepredominant species in terms of major livestock numbers followed by goats, sheep <strong>and</strong> pigs. For the minor livestock types,chicken were the predominant.• CattleCattle were reared on 643 large scale farms. Manyara has tha largest number of farms rearing cattle followed by Arusha,Mwanza, Dar es Salaam <strong>and</strong> Morogoro while the smallest numbers were in Lindi, Dodoma <strong>and</strong> Kagera. However, Kageraregion had the highest population of cattle followed by Coast <strong>and</strong> Morogoro. The number of cattle was 110,594 by which45 percent were indigenous. The average number of cattle per farm was 171.• GoatsGoats were reared on 413 large scale farms. Morogoro has tha largest number of farms rearing goats followed by Mwanza<strong>and</strong> Manyara while the smallest numbers were in Lindi, Kagera, Dodoma, Rukwa <strong>and</strong> Mara. The highest population ofgoats is in Coast, Morogoro <strong>and</strong> Manyara while Kagera, Dodoma, Lindi, Singida <strong>and</strong> Rukwa had the lowest population ofgoats. The total number of goats was 22,624 <strong>and</strong> the average was 55 per farm.• SheepSheep were reared on 205 large scale farms. Morogoro, Mwanza <strong>and</strong> Coast had the largest numbers of large scale farmsrearing sheep while Dodoma, Lindi, Rukwa <strong>and</strong> Mara had the smallest number of large farms rearing sheep. Sheeppopulation is concentrated in Kilimanjaro <strong>and</strong> Coast, the lowest population is in Dodoma, Lindi, Mtwara, Ruvuma <strong>and</strong>Rukwa. Sheep were virtually absent in Kagera. The total number of sheep was 12,230 <strong>and</strong> the average was 60 per farm.• PigsPigs were reared on 151 large scale farms. Iringa has the largest number of farms rearing pigs followed by Ruvuma, Dar esSalaam <strong>and</strong> Kilimanjaro while the lowest is in Singida, Kagera <strong>and</strong> Mara. Pigs were concentrated in Dar es Salaamfollowed by Ruvuma <strong>and</strong> Iringa while the lowest population is in Kigoma, Lindi, Kagera, Singida, Mwanza <strong>and</strong> Mara. Thetotal number of pigs was 10,050 <strong>and</strong> the average was 67 per farm.• ChickenChicken are important livestock reared on large scale farms. Dar es Salaam has the highest numbers of large scale farmsrearing chicken followed by Mwanza, Tanga, Coast <strong>and</strong> Iringa. Lindi, Dodoma, Mara <strong>and</strong> Rukwa had the smallest numbersof large scale farms rearing chicken. In terms of the numbers of chicken, Dar es Salaam has the highest populationfollowed by Coast <strong>and</strong> Arusha. Lindi, Mara <strong>and</strong> Dodoma have the lowest population. The total number of chicken was456,638 <strong>and</strong> the average was 1,013 per farm. Most of chicken were the improved (47.4% layers; 47.4% broilers; 4.9indigenous).Tanzania <strong>Agriculture</strong> Sample Census – 2003

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