Economic Activities
The three pillars of the district economy are: (a) Fishing (b) Tourism and (c) Agriculture. The majority of the islanders depend a lot on fishing. They always migrate following the seasonal movements of fish. Overfishing remains a concern.
Due to its location, its climate and its relative isolation, the district is a tourist magnet. Tourist facilities are rudimentary in most areas, although improvements in infrastructure (accommodations, road networks, communications, electricity supply, piped water etc.) are slowly improving.
BIDCO, a private palm oil processor based in Jinja, maintains a 15,000 acres (6,100 ha) palm oil plantation in the district. In addition, outgrower farmers grow palm oil on contract with BIDCO and sell their produce to the processor. Logging is another economic activity that is practiced in the district.
Livestock farming is another economic activity that is practiced. Current estimates have the livestock population at 2,999 cattle, 250,000 poultry (chicken and ducks), 1,235 goats and 7,000 pigs.
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