GTZ Project Document No. 51 Report on Nahi Baseline Survey

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Nahi Baseline Survey April- May 2001have rooms ranging between three to four, while about 20 houses have one to two rooms,17 houses with five to six rooms and about 12 houses with rooms above 7 on an average.The houses with zinc roofing are comparatively better in quality and condition, and alsousually self-sufficient and relatively well off. In all about 11 households (13%)respondents (from 82 houses without zinc roofing) have expressed their interest to go forzinc roofing in future.2.2.3 Household IncomeThere are about eight different sources of income for farm households in the valley. Theincome here refers to the overall annual income including both cash as well as in kinds.Of the farm household in the survey 50% rated the crops as the most important incomesource, while for 14% of the respondents contribution from family members workingoutside is considered important and vegetable by about 17% of the total interviewedhouseholds. This estimation is based on the ranking of income sources done by farmersduring the survey (Table 2.3). While it is possible to have a 100 percent rating on themost important income source, similar response was not received from all the householdsfor second, third, fourth, etc. important sources of income. Therefore, only about 6%,35% and 18% of the households have indicated their second, third and fourth sources ofincome respectively.Table 2.3 Farm Household Income sources as ranked by the farmersRanking R1 3 R2 R3 R4SourceIncomeof(5*)Totalrespondents(95)(3)Totalrespondents(60)(2)Totalrespondents(33)(1)Totalrespondents(17)TotalscoreCrops 47 12 2 1 276 1Vegetables 11 12 7 3 108 2Family13 5 3 2 88 3contributionLivestock 4 11 8 3 72 4Forest6 10 3 3 69 5productsFruits 7 9 7 4 66 6Business 3 1 2 0 20 8Others 4 0 1 1 23 7Total (%) 100% (63.15%) (34.7%) (17.9%) - -Source: RRA Survey May 2001RankFamily contribution refers to the remittances from family members working outside,either in civil service, business or in other sectors not living on the farm. While, the other3 (*)The numbers in bracket in the first row represents the score, (R= Rank; R1=Rank 1, etc.) R1= 5,R2=3, R3=2 and R4 =1;9
Nahi Baseline Survey April- May 2001sources refer to income generated by family members engaged in carpentry, religious andoff-farm activities.Since the respondents were not able to remember and provide information on incomereceived from different sources the quantification of different source in terms ofcontribution to the total household income was not possible. Moreover, whenever farmerswere asked about the household income or expenses, often most farmers tend to refer tocash income and expenses only, and usually do not include the un-traded crop andlivestock products as income or otherwise as expense if spent.The Figure 2.2 presents a case study of a single farmer’s (Ap Dorji in Nabesa) householdincome sources and the area of expenses. The figures in bracket present the ranking of theincome sources and expense areas, while the percentage shows the amount received fromdifferent income sources and areas of expenses respectively. The Annexure 2.1 presentsthe annual cash income and expenses of Ap Dorji, according to which his householdincome is much lower than his expenses. It is assumed, that the figures for his incomeand expenses are mostly limited to the direct cash transactions and thereby have notincluded the income and expenses received or spent in kinds.Figure 2.2 Ap Dorji ’s cash income sources and areas of expensesINCOME SOURCES(1)Crops(2)Livestock(3)Forest products(4)Others (Vegetables)68%14%7%11%HOUSEHOLD40%32%28%AREA OFEXPENSES(1)Family consumption(2)Annual Puja(3)School ExpensesThe structure of Ap Dorji’s annual income and expenses shows the crops (68%) as themain income source followed by livestock (14%), vegetables (11%) and forest products(7%) respectively. While on the other hand family expenses (40%) was expressed as themajor area of expenditure followed by Annual puja (32%) and School expenses (28%).2.2.4 Household ExpensesThe expenditure of farm households in the valley could be classified into seven differentgroups: family living expenses; Annual puja; School expenses, crop expenses; livestock10
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