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Table 2 Money grows on trees: Value of <i>Ngitili</i> products used by households in Bukombe District, Shinyanga, 2004


Table 2 Money grows on tree: Value of ngitili products used by households in Bukombe District, Shinyanga, 2004
Ngitili Product Percent of Households Using Product in Surveyed Villages Average Household Value, Per Year (Domestic Use and Sales), in US dollars
Timber 59 71.74
Fuel woods 64 13.09
Poles 29 2.87
Withies 36 8.97
Water 21 34.04
Honey 14 2.39
Bush meat 7 0.72
Edible insects 36 0.48
Mushrooms 36 2.87
Medicinial plants 7 10.76
Thatching materials 36 2.15
Fodder 7 1.15
Vegetables 29 2.15
Fruits 43 2.87
Carpentry 14 1,021.60
Pottery 7 12.91
Total Economic Value, Per Household, Per Year $1,190.77
Source: Monela et al. 2004:61 Table 3.17