Madi Okollo is a District in the west nile region of Uganda. It is located in the northern part of Uganda Originally under Arua District comprising Rigbo, Ogoko Ewang, Inde town council, Rhino Camp Town council (all in lower madi) and Okollo, Uleppi, Offaka, Anyiribu, Okollo sub-counties and Okollo Town Council.
Economic Activities
The main
economic activities in Madi Okollo county are fishing in the
Nile and peasant farming of
sesame
Sesame ( or ; ''Sesamum indicum'') is a flowering plant in the genus ''Sesamum'', also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India. It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cu ...
and
cotton.
Animal husbandry is also practised, with
goats and
cattle being the main animals kept. Goats do so well that Madi Okollos are sometimes termed ''Madi Goats'' in the region. However, because of
drought and degradation of soil, the number of goats in the county (especially Okollo sub-county) has dropped.
To save the scary situation,
irrigation from the
Ora River
The Ora River is a river of West Nile, Northern Uganda
The Northern Region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census, the region's population was .
Districts
As of 2010, the Northern Region had 30 district ...
and the Nile is believed to be the only alternative.
Arua District
Counties of Uganda
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