Table 3. Average incomes from natural resources around Letseng-la-Letsie and Mfuleni over the previous year. Harvested units are head bundles for all but wild vegetables and medicines, which are measured as handfuls. %hh = percentage of households, AAH = average amount harvested the previous year, AAS = average amount sold, AUP = average unit price in U.S. dollars, AGI = average gross income per year in U.S. dollars, ANI = average net income per year in U.S. dollars, and ACI = average cash income per year in U.S. dollars.
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Per farming household in Letseng-la-Letsie |
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Per farming household in Mfuleni |
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Resource
sold |
%hh harvesting |
AAH |
%hh selling |
AAS |
AVP |
AGI |
ANI |
ACI |
%hh harvesting |
AAH |
%hh selling |
AAS |
AVP |
AGI |
ANI |
ACI |
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| Firewood |
82 |
184 |
5 |
2 |
1.70 |
313 |
312 |
3 |
14 |
1553 kg |
0.3 |
128 kg |
2 |
2662 |
2661 |
220 |
| Reeds |
1.9 |
3 |
1.2 |
2 |
1.43 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
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| Grass |
9.9 |
7 |
2.5 |
1 |
1.43 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
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| Sedge |
11.2 |
2 |
1.2 |
1 |
1.43 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
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| Wild vegetables |
65.2 |
1254 |
0 |
... |
1.14 |
1433 |
1432 |
... |
0.4 |
5 kg |
0 |
... |
1 |
5 |
4 |
... |
| Natural medicines |
28.6 |
74 handfuls |
2.5 |
7 |
1.43 |
106 |
104 |
10 |
1.4 |
33 handfuls |
0 |
... |
1 |
30 |
29 |
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