GTZ Project Document No. 51 Report on Nahi Baseline Survey

Nahi Baseline Survey April- May 2001mostly purchased by the farmers are cooking oil, clothes, cookeries and utensils,kerosene, food stuff like dry fish, rice, vegetables, etc. The wide of range commodities(Table 2-14) imported into the valley by the farmers clearly reflect the growingdependence of the farming system on the market both for selling its products as well asfor purchasing inputs and other necessities.Table 2.14 Commodities marketed in by the farmers<strong>No</strong> offarmers(UN)TotalProducts(UN)<strong>No</strong> offarmers(LN)Totalproducts(LN)Total<strong>No</strong>. offarmersTotalProductsbrought inMarketValue asper theGoods traded in 34 48 82Types of products 0 0 0 0Salt (Kg/yr) 29 2284 38 2706 67 4990 5-8Sugar (Kg/yr) 5 71 14 378 19 449 19 – 25Cooking oil (Liter/yr) 24 816 23 2317 47 3133 45-60Jari (rolls/yr) 12 493 24 440 36 933 8Tea leaves (kg/yr) 25 167 25 167 55Vegetables (Kg/yr) 6 2680 5 1156 11 3836 10-15Rice (Kg/yr) 3 950 8 2000 11 2950 14-20/kgChilli (Kg/yr) 15 984 8 682 23 1666 10-15Butter ( 4 Kg/yr) 4 72 3 70 7 142 130Eggs (dozen/yr) 0 4.5 0 0 0 4.5 25Kerosene (Liter/yr) 1 98 7 730 8 828 12Meat (Kg/yr) 7 726 3 150 10 876 45/100*Dryfish (Kg/yr) 2 55 4 177 6 232 60Cheese (balls/yr) 10 70 7 70 17 140 10Source: RRA Survey May 2001In general most respondents (86%) purchased some commodities from the market eitheron seasonal or regular basis with variation from household to household. Some farminputs and food items are purchased from the market to meet the seasonal food shortageson the farm. Based on the survey findings the geog purchases approximately about 4490Kg of salt, (47Kg/household/year for household use and animals), 3133 liters of cookingoil, 3836 kg of vegetables, 2950 kg of rice, 1666 Kg of chilli per year, etc. The quantityof salt consumed also includes the amount given to the livestock especially cattle.2.7.3 Means of transportationThe commodities either going out or coming into the valley are mostly transported by thehorses and on human back. With the new approach road some farmers already mentionedusing the vehicle at least one way, mostly while coming back from the market. Somefarmers from the upper valley going to Thimphu market also use vehicles in transporting4 *The price for meat includes Nu.45 for beaf and Nu.100 for pork, while the price for vegetables is takenas an avaerage.24