Factsheet Poultry in Rwanda

Rwanda is a densely populated rural country (416 people/km2) where agriculture remains at the centre of strategies to reduce poverty and improve food security and nutrition. Agriculture contributes for 33% to the GDP and about 80% of the population is engaged in agriculture, on mainly semi subsistence level. Poultry production is the fastest growing livestock sector in Rwanda. The industrial poultry sector in Rwanda started quiet recent. It is a fast growing sector but not yet fully developed. Most farmers have livestock as an income supplement but not as their main occupation. This leaves many opportunities for growth.