Survey of livestock producers in Guyana

Specifically, the following types of information were provided: 1) socio-economic profile of livestock producers, 2) characteristics of land use, 3) breeding program, 4) herb health data, 5) nutritonal information, 6) marketing practices, 7) involvement with and attitudes toward livestock extension programs. As a result, one hundred twelve livestock producers were interviewed during the survey. Table I presents the number of interviews from each of the two major geographical areas and each of the sub-areas. Forty-two (38%) of the respondents were from the Rupununi District and seventy (63%) were the Coastal area. With regard to the sub-areas, a substantial portion of the interviews in the Rupununi were from each of the sub-areas. On the Coast there was more of a concentration of producers; twenty-five (35.7%) of Coastal respondents were from East Coast Demerara.