to 2014. In the ten years from 2005 to 2014,
the number of cattle increased from 1,006,572
to 1,143,553, poultry from 2,841,399 to
4,916,837, pigs from 326,652 to 989,316, goats
from 1,263,962 to 2,672,751 and rabbits from
643,927 to 1,203,485.
There are tacit indications of increasing
demand for animal products that attract private
sector investments in quality commercial feed
production for marketing especially in peri-
urban poultry and piggery production. There is
an increasing demand for quality animal feed
accentuated by increased numbers of improved
breeds which call for investment in this sector.
Poultry Products for local & regional
markets
In Rwanda, meat consumption per person
per year is estimated at 7.9 kg/ year (2014) and
shows an increase from 5.6 kg/year in 2006.
Egg consumption was estimated at 0.63 kg per
year in 2014 from 0.2kg of 2006.
Rwanda's advantage here is that the poultry
population amounted to 4, 916,837 in 2014 and
the total poultry meat produced increased from
7,379MT in 2005 to 16,304MT in 2014.
Another advantage is the new land policy
with an aim to secure land tenure to encourage
investments in farming and the country's 2017
target of making the poultry industry a fl agship
of the Rwandan livestock.
The trend of the last 10 years shows that
although the production of meat and eggs
increased regularly, more eggs are imported
than locally produced. In 2012, it was estimated
that 900,000 table eggs were imported weekly.
Pork Products for local & regional
markets
In Rwanda, the percentage of livestock-
owning households rearing pigs is estimated at
31.9 percent (EICV 4), up from 22.9 percent of
the EICV 2 report. Investing in Piggery is an
advantage considering the growing market in
Rwanda.
Pork meat production in Rwanda more than
doubled in the last 10 years, where it increased
from 3,585MT in 2005 to 10,210MT in 2014,
raising the pig population to 1,014,629 in 2014
from 326,652 that was in 2005.
In Rwanda, the stable political environment
and strong government support for the growth
of agriculture and livestock plus the new land
policy which aims at securing land tenure
encourage investments in livestock.
Investment opportunities in the irrigation
sector
Rwanda has identified and mapped
589,000ha potential irrigation area for both
hillside and marshland development, thus
making investments in irrigated development
and agro-processing in Rwanda an advantage
considering the increasing world demand for
crop commodities.
Rwanda offers a unique opportunity for
contract farming on grains and pulses because
of its huge potential of approximately (96) free
land for irrigation development with 24000ha
of developed schemes. The Government
Policy on 45 year Land lease offers attractive
opportunities for "greenfield" leases for
long-term private investment in irrigation
infrastructure development
Rwanda is blessed with abundant water
resources in its lakes and rivers with reliable
recharge capacity and with diurnal temperatures
of 20-25 degrees Celsius; Rwanda offers
excellent conditions for production of high
value exportable irrigated cash crops such as
geraniums, ginger, and banana.
Reference:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201609080057.
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