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Agriculture dominates the source of revenue and economic concert of  Chunya District. The sector contributes 69% to the income of the district revenue and employs 85% of the working population in the District. The area suitable for agriculture is 2,300,500 Ha in which 1900Ha is suitable for irrigation and 2,298,500Ha is rain fed agriculture.  Major crops grown in the District are; Sunflower, Simsim, Tobacco, Ground nuts and Cereal Crops (Maize, Millet)  

 

 

Sunflower Oil processing, plantations and contract farming

Simsim Plantations, oil processing Small Scale agro-industries

Tobacco Warehousing, Leaf processing

Cereal crops (maize & millet) Small Scale Agro processing industries

 Mangoes, Water melon, paw paws  and vegetables Packaging and Processing Industries, Plantations

Groundnuts Large scale and small scale production of oilseeds, oil processing

 

Livestock farming contributes 17% to the District revenue and employs 2,357 of the total population. The area suitable for livestock farming is 135,000 Ha, and the area utilized is 60,900Ha. The available livestock in the District are Cattle (286,500), Goats (36,600) and Sheep (22,800). The District has a capacity of carrying 450,000 livestock unit per year.