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n = 200
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Kiuyu Kipangani
Kiuyu kwa Manda
Bandari kuu
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Msuka Gombani
Mji mwema
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Jiwe moja
Tondooni
Mkia wa Ng'ombe
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Figure 4.7: Reported origins of the respondents in the studied villages
4.4.3 Livestock keeping
Animals possessed by people in the study area include chicken, cattle, goats, dogs,
cats, ducks and guinea fowls. Majority of people keep cattle (58.9%) and goats
(30.5%). Dogs are possessed by quite a good number of people (12.8%), while only
few (1%) people own guinea fowls. All cattle owners (100%) said they tied their
animals in the field and left, while chicken were left to find food themselves. The
respondents said that livestock was mainly source of food (chicken, ducks and guinea
fowl) and for small business (mainly cattle) when one needed some money.
4.4.4 Resource utilization
Many respondents regarded Ngezi forest as an important area in terms of resource
acquisition. Firewood and timber (Figure 4.9) appeared the most important resources
that were obtained from this forest although the majority complained about the
difficult in obtaining them after the start of total protection programme. Other
resources like building materials, materials for handcrafts and food (especially wild
meat, fish and wild fruits) materials appeared to be obtained from the area. Many
respondents did not feel free in mentioning these resources in fear of being caught as
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