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7.2 Livelihood indicators
Garba Tula Governance Baseline Assessment, April 2011
Table 10 below sets out the corresponding objectively verifiable indicators that have been developed to
provide a measurement of the resilience of the most important natural resource based livelihoods and
the associated challenges impacting on these livelihoods in Garba Tula, as described in detail in Table 4,
section 3.2. Only pastoralism and agriculture are considered, since the other identified livelihoods
(timber harvesting and sand collection) are not carried out in Garba Tula on a scale to merit their
continued monitoring.
Table 10. Natural resource based livelihoods, major challenges and verifiable indicators
Natural
Resource Based
Livelihood
Pastoralism Attribute: Enhanced/more stable
income streams
Associated attributes and challenges Potential Impact Indicators
Amount/percentage of household income from
livestock keeping
Average price obtained per livestock unit at local
markets
Attribute: Herd productivity Average livestock population recruitment and
survival rates
Average yield of non-consumptive products (e.g.
milk)
Challenge: Poor market access Distance travelled or time spent reaching livestock
market
Costs associated with transport to or accessing
market
Challenge: Overgrazing Presence or absence of important plant species for
livestock grazing
Size of degraded grazing areas or areas set aside for
recovery
Challenge: Poor water supply Distance travelled or time taken to reach livestock
watering points
Number of functioning water points/ wells
providing water for livestock
Challenge: Disease Number of livestock deaths as a result of specific
diseases
Cost of veterinary or other disease prevention
measures
Challenge: Drought Number of livestock deaths as a result of drought/
Agriculture Attribute: Enhanced/more stable
income streams
famine
Amount/percentage of household income from
agriculture
Average price obtained per set weight of different
produce
Attribute: Productivity and yield Average yield of specified crops per hectare per
year
Challenge: Poor market access Distance travelled or time spent reaching
agricultural market
Costs associated with transport to or accessing
market
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