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Table 5-24. Estimated household harvests and value of papyrus in the study area.<br />

N<br />

W<br />

SE<br />

C<br />

Papyrus<br />

Gross<br />

private<br />

value<br />

Net<br />

private<br />

value<br />

Gross<br />

economic<br />

output<br />

Produced Sold<br />

Cash<br />

% hh (bundles) (bundles) Price<br />

Income<br />

Per user hh 10 6 - 10 63 46 - 66<br />

Total - 2 195 - - 21 952 16 119 - 23 049<br />

Per user hh 1 1 - 10 10 -7 - 11<br />

Total - 25 - - 254 -169 - 267<br />

Per user hh 1 1 - 10 10 -7 - 11<br />

Total - 67 - - 668 -445 - 701<br />

Per user hh 12 8 - 10 80 47 - 84<br />

Total - 17 - - 1 978 1 154 - 2 077<br />

TOTAL (P, 2005) - 2 304 - - 24 851 16 658 - 26 094<br />

TOTAL (US$) - - - - 4 602 3 085 - 4 832<br />

Table 5-25. Estimated household production and value of papyrus mats in the study area.<br />

N<br />

W<br />

SE<br />

C<br />

Produced<br />

(mats)<br />

Sold<br />

(mats) Price<br />

Gross<br />

private<br />

value<br />

Net<br />

private<br />

value<br />

Cash<br />

Income<br />

Gross<br />

economic<br />

output<br />

Gross<br />

value<br />

added<br />

Per producer hh 9 2 1 114.0 228 227 101 239 239<br />

Papyrus mats %<br />

hh<br />

Total 636 283 72 536 72 089 32 238 76 163 76 045<br />

Per producer hh 1 5 0 115.0 575 574 - 604 603<br />

Total 127 0 14 595 14 559 - 15 325 15 315<br />

Per producer hh 1 2 2 100 200 199 200 210 210<br />

Total 134 134 13 358 13 264 13 358 14 025 14 001<br />

Per producer hh 16 1 0 125 172 170 31 180 180<br />

Total 3 1 5 665 5 619 1 030 5 948 5 936<br />

TOTAL (P, 2005) 900 417 106 154 105 531 46 626 111 461 111 297<br />

TOTAL (US$) 1 202 - 19 658 19 543 8 634 20 641 20 611<br />

Upland or<br />

wetland<br />

Table 5-26 Plants mentioned in focus group discussions that are used for dyeing baskets<br />

Part Species Local price per unit Availability Trend<br />

Wetland Roots/bulb Kgopane<br />

P1 /tube about 10cm<br />

long<br />

Scarce<br />

Decreasing and also<br />

destroyed by<br />

elephants<br />

Wetland Bark Motsintala Pounded: P2/cup Scarce decreasing<br />

Upland and<br />

wetland<br />

Bark<br />

Mothakula<br />

P20 per bundle 10cm<br />

diameter and 20 cm<br />

long<br />

Scarce<br />

Decreasing<br />

Upland Bark Mokolhe Pounded: P2/cup Scarce Unknown<br />

Basket making was introduced to the area by the Hambukushu, who had fled from Angola to<br />

Botswana in the 1960s and settled in the thirteen villages of Etsha, which is in the West area. They<br />

were not allowed to seek formal employment, but they were encouraged to practice basketry. Much<br />

effort has been made to support this activity, including marketing of the products by non-government<br />

organisations.<br />

In this study, a fairly high proportion of households collected palm leaves, with almost none of this<br />

being for sale. Over 40% of households in the west and central areas collected palm leaves, the<br />

smallest involvement being in the SW area, as expected. Dried palm leaves fetch a reasonably high<br />

40

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