Agriculture
On 5–23 November 2003, the CSA conducted the first ever national agricultural census, of which the livestock census was an important component. For the Somali Region, the CSA generated estimated figures for the livestock population (cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and equids) and their distribution by commissioning an aerial survey. For the Werder Zone, their results included:
Animal | Estimated total | number per sqk. |
---|---|---|
cattle | 36,146 | 0.7 |
sheep | 2,253,550 | 69.9 (including goats) |
goats | 1,413,143 | 69.9 (including sheep) |
camels | 376,183 | 7.2 |
asses | 460 | 0.01 (all equids) |
mules | 7 | 0.01 (all equids) |
horses | 1 | 0.01 (all equids) |
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