AGRICULTURE

 

The National Housing And Population Census 2014 census revealed 90.7% of households in Maracha district were defendant on subsistence farming as a main source of livelihood. 

 

 

 

 

Main source of livelihood

Households that received remittances

Constituency

Sub county

Total Households

Subsistence farming

Other sources

Percent depending on subsistence farming

Number

Percent

Maracha East

Maracha T/C

1,925

1,569

356

81.5

126

6.5

 

Oleba

5,819

5,341

478

91.8

257

4.4

Tara

2,599

2,506

93

96.4

51

2.0

Yivu

4,887

4,593

294

94.0

207

4.2

Nyadri

3,938

3,547

391

90.1

131

3.3

Sub total

19,168

17,556

1,612

91.6

772

4.0

Maracha

Oluvu

6,164

5,601

563

90.9

289

4.7

 

Oluffe

4,772

4,274

498

89.6

167

3.5

Kijomoro

6,180

5,483

697

88.7

305

4.9

Sub total

17,116

15,358

1,758

89.7

761

4.4

 

District total

36,284

32,914

3,370

90.7

1,533

4.2