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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 />
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