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

Table 5

Value distribution of gum and resin.

Gum	Producers (219.82 kg/HH)	Cooperative in the district	Whole sellers (Gode town)	Retailers (Harar town)	Consumers in Harar town
Selling price	18,684.34 Ethiopian birr	26,378.4	54,955	87,928	87,928
Marketing cost (transport, cleaning, sorting, repacking, tax, loading, etc.)	—	2,500	3,500	4,000	—
Marketing margin	—	7,694.06	21,981	32,973	—
Net margin	—	5,194.06	18,481	28,973	—
Share of final price in (%)	21.25%	5.91%	21.02%	32.95%	—
Resin	Producers (58.27 kg/HH)	Cooperative in the district	Whole sellers (Gode town)	Retailers (Harar town)	Consumers in Harar town
Selling price	43,702 Ethiopian birr	49,529.5	69,924	87,405	87,405
Marketing cost (transport, cleaning, sorting, repacking, tax, loading, etc.)	—	2,000	3,500	2,000	—
Marketing margin	—	5827.5	20,394.5	17,481	—
Net margin	—	3,827.5	16,894.5	15,481	—
Share of final price (%)	50%	4.38%	19.33%	17.71%	—