INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREA CO-MANAGEMENT (IPAC) - BIDS

Proportion of Decile 1 to Decile 10 1: 17.1
Gini coefficient 0.39
Figure 5.78: Distribution of income honey
30
Honey
25
20
15
10
5
0
25.7
13.6 13.8
15.6
9.0 9.1
1.5 2.3 3.9 5.5
Decile 1 Decile 2 Decile 3 Decile 4 Decile 5 Decile 6 Decile 7 Decile 8 Decile 9 Decile 10
Figure 5.79: Lorenz curve: Honey
Honey
Cumulative income share (%)
Gini Coefficient = 0.39
Gini Coefficient = (Area A)/ (Area A + Area B)
100
90
Line of equality
80
70
60
50
40
Area A
30
Area B
Lorenz curve
20
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Cumulative income decile (%)
Summary for All Products
In summary, as reported in Table 5.32, the degree of inequality has been worse in some
activities than the others. Taking all SRF products together, the average income earned by an
Aratdar or a Mahajan is found to be nearly 5 to 7 times as much as earned by a collector.
Inequality is demonstrated in that the income of a collector constitutes, in terms of total income
of all actors, only 4.9 percent, followed by Majhis/Beparis (9.5 %), Choto Mahajans (9.2 %),
Boro Mahajans (23.9 %), Aratdars (31.9 %), wholesalers (14.5 %) and retailers (6.6 %).
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