–it makes use of marginal or range areas that cannot support any meaningful crop farming.
-it generates foreign exchange through sale of livestock products.
-it creates employment opportunities. (2×½=1mks)
-animals are reared in an enclosure (fenced areas)this protecting them from predators.
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