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Table 3 A financial comparison (in Z$ dollars) of wildlife and livestock in the Zimbabwe Lowveld in 1986

From: The economics and institutional economics of wildlife on private land in Africa

Cattle and wildlife profitability in the Lowveld in 1986

 

Livemass (kg)

Turnover (Z$)

Profit (Z$)

Profit/kg

Cattle

10.1 m

$2.0 m

$0.7 m

0.07

Wildlife

4.7 m

$1.4 m

$1.2 m

0.26

  1. m = million.