Research Article

Gum and Resin Production and Marketing: Implications for Pastoral Livelihood in Adadle District, Somali Region, Ethiopia

Table 4

Mean daily, monthly, and annual income from sale of gum and resin.

Type of productDaily income (birr/individual)Daily income (birr/HH)Monthly income (birr/HH)Yearly income (birr/HH)
Mean ± SDMean ± SDMean ± SDMean ± SD

Gum103.80b ± 25.48207.60b ± 50.963114.06b ± 764.3618684.36b ± 4586.16
Resin242.80a ± 74.94485.60a ± 149.877284.0a ± 2248.1243704.00a ± 13488.71

For each type of product, two family members engage in collection on average for fifteen days per month, with only six months per year being used for active collection. Significant differences are indicated in the same column by several superscript letters.