Cattle have always held an important role in Rwandan society. They are a key source of protein and an important status symbol. Over the last couple of years, the government, working with Heifer International and other groups, has promoted a policy of "One cow per poor family" in an attempt to build household-level nutrition and wealth.
In a country where ethnic distinctions were often linked to the number of cows owned (at one point in Rwanda's history anyone with more...
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