Guinea fowl farming becomes popular in Botswana

摘要

Livestock growers in the Southern African country of Botswana have taken guinea fowl production as a sideline to their core farming activity. These birds can, compared to other poultry species, be kept at a low cost and require minimum labour and management. In recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of young farmers who have ventured into guinea fowl growing in Botswana. Throughout the arid, desert country their number is estimated at about 580. The rise in this type of poultry has been predominantly noted in rural areas where most of the peasant and small-scale livestock farmers live. Most of these guinea fowl producers are already involved in other farming activities, notably cattle rearing. This is also the case in the ruraldistrict of Ghanzi. Here, most of the youthful cattle farmers have entered into guinea fowl production.