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5.5 The contribution of delta resources to household livelihoods
Table 5-49 summarises the aggregate net private values associated with consumptive uses of natural
resources by households in the different zones of the study area. Agriculture and natural resource
use generates a total of over P95 million to households in the study area, of which over P16 million
(17%) is attributed to the wetland. Crops and livestock typically provide at least half of the overall
value derived from these sources and natural resources make up from over half to less than a quarter
of the income derived from agriculture plus natural resource use (Figure 5-3). However, households
in the Panhandle and Central zones derive a much greater proportion of value from natural resources,
with wetland resources playing a major role.
Table 5-49 Summary of the annual private values associated with household agricultural activities and natural
resource use in the five zones of the Ramsar site and the contribution of the wetland itself (Pula, 2005)
Panhandle
West
South
West
South
East
Central
TOTAL
Livestock 9 507 254 17 071 621 9 407 181 25 142 602 37 173 61 165 831
Upland crops 1 797 892 332 514 319 151 1 733 447 14 845 4 197 849
Molapo crops 43 375 1 350 992 129 373 644 534 23 377 2 191 651
Upland resources 3 244 027 2 224 210 1 275 547 6 750 392 170 470 13 664 647
Wetland plants 4 109 695 2 036 774 476 381 4 708 326 90 478 11 421 654
Fish 2 253 711 20 766 10 639 263 441 116 963 2 665 520
Wetland Birds 47 037 48 532 6 090 12 013 -1 236 112 436
Total Ramsar Site 21 002 991 23 085 410 11 624 362 39 254 755 452 070 95 419 588
Total Delta 6 429 094 3 695 934 548 740 5 457 476 216 258 16 347 502
Panhandle
9%
11%
10%
West
9%
1% 6%
Southwest
11% 4%
20%
45%
15%
74%
3% 1% 81%
17%
12%
Southeast
1%
4% 2% 64%
26%
20%
Central
3% 5% 8%
38%
Upland crops
Molapo crops
Livestock
Upland resources
Wetland plants
Fish
Wetland Birds
Figure 5-2 Estimated percentage contribution to net private income from agriculture and natural resources.
Households derive an average of about P2 – 11 000 per household per annum from agriculture and
natural resource use in the different zones, with the value of these activities being lowest in the
Central zone. The wetland contributes the most in the Panhandle and West zones (about P1800 per
household per year), and least in the South West zone (Table 5-50).
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