Table 2. Annual estimated work days allotted to each activity. Numbers are per household, characterized by their productive strategy and based on an 8-hour work day.
| |
| |
|
Activity |
Agriculture oriented |
Mixed |
Service oriented |
OMYK |
|
Total |
% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Milpa agriculture |
206 |
151 |
116 |
178 |
30.5 |
|
Handicrafts |
108 |
116 |
100 |
107 |
18.3 |
|
Homegardening |
84 |
61 |
57 |
74 |
12.7 |
|
Charcoal production |
67 |
89 |
0 |
56 |
9.6 |
|
Temporary work |
61 |
48 |
20 |
50 |
8.6 |
|
Research assistance |
0 |
0 |
135 |
28 |
4.9 |
|
Ecotourism* |
11 |
41 |
89 |
27 |
4.6 |
|
Firewood |
28 |
28 |
5 |
23 |
4.0 |
|
Beekeeping |
18 |
20 |
10 |
17 |
2.9 |
|
Sheep ranching |
17 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1.8 |
|
Hunting |
6 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
1.2 |
|
Wood for house construction |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
0.9 |
|
Fishing |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0.1 |
|
Total |
611 |
567 |
550 |
586 |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Use-value activities (%) |
53.9 |
44.6 |
35.6 |
49.3 |
|
|
Exchange-value activities (%) |
46.1 |
55.4 |
64.4 |
50.7 |
|
|
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|
OMYK=Otoch Ma’ax Yetel Kooh NPA |
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* Includes entrance-fee collectors, tourist guides, and reserve
custodian |
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