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Amudat is a district in the North Eastern region of Uganda. It is bordered by Moroto in the north, Nakapipirpirit
longitudes 34.95 East, with an estimated surface area of 1610 kilometer and an average altitude of 4200 feet
(1280 Metres) above sea level. Amudat District headquarters are situated in Amudat Town Council. Amudat
district has a total area of about 1,638 Sq. Kilometers.
Socio-economic situation
The district is one of the least developed in the country with high levels of illiteracy of about 93% source
UBOS2013, high infant mortality rates, and high levels of malnutrition among under five and a higher
prevalence of abject poverty (no disposable income). Hence the Human development index ranks one of the
lowest in the country (0.24). The development initiatives, service delivery have greatly been hampered by
high rate ignorance of the people who cannot hold duty bearers accountable to demand for service delivery,
embezzlement of funds by both civil servant and politician.
Sector background
Livestock
Many of the people access their livelihood from livestock (poor breeds of goats, sheep and cows) and
agricultural produce (sorghum and maize). However, because of the dry spells and lack of adequate water for
livestock, the people lead a semi nomadic life style moving even to neighboring districts in search of mainly
water and pasture.
Figure 1 Livestock drinking water from a borehole
Minerals
A detailed minerals survey carried out by a firm from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in 1994
revealed that the district has Viable deposits of limestone, marble, gold, iron ore, diamond, gems and rubies
that can be commercially exploited. Already, Tororo cement is extracting marble stones and limestone, very
important inputs in the cement industry.
Figure 1 A miner washing gold dust
Agriculture
Agriculture is the major economic activity in Amudat district. Most farmers are small scale who grow annual
crops. The annual crops include maize, sweet potatoes, beans, cassava and groundnuts. The annual crops are
mostly grown for home consumption. The number of Households involved in Agriculture is recorded to be
1100HH while the ratio of agriculture extension workers to farmers is 1 to 300. The district has three zones
that are categorized, by its activities, northern zone which is found in Loroo subcounty is mainly mixed farming,
then their Central zone, which is found in Amudat subcounty, its major activities are pure livestock and small
bite of farming whereas the southern zone is purely farming and bite of livestock keeping.
Figure 2 A granary for storing food for the dry season
Table on merits and challenges of mining, livestock keeping and subsistence farming to the people
of Amudat
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