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Table 2 Ten qualitative variables assessing security strategies of pastoral settlements and number of settlements for each modality of variables (n = 16 settlements, 2010)

From: How do pastoral families combine livestock herds with other livelihood security means to survive? The case of the Ferlo area in Senegal

Variables

Modalities of variables

No. of settlements

Family organization

  

 No. of houses (galle)

1

11

2

3

>2

2

 No. of households (hirande)

1 or 2

6

3 or 4

8

5 and more

2

 No. of adults

<5

5

5 to 15

5

16 and more

6

Diversification

  

 Type of activities

Livestock farming only

7

Livestock farming and occasional non-farming activities

2

Livestock and non-farming activities

4

Livestock farming and crops and non-farming activities

3

 Presence of livestock market operators

No

10

Market intermediary (tefanke)

1

Livestock trader (dioula)

5

 Activity of ram sales for the Tabaskia

No

4

Opportunistic sales

5

Sale of large batches, more than 60 rams per year

7

Accumulation of stock

  

 No. of small ruminants

<100

4

100 to 300

6

>300

7

 No. of cattle

0

2

1 to 20

3

21 to 50

5

51 and more

6

Mobility

  

 Long-distance mobility to Saloum

No

10

Mobility of a part of the herds and family

3

Mobility of all the herds and family

3

 Frequency of non-local activities

No

7

Occasional (less than one week per month)

4

 

Regular (more than one week per month)

5

  1. aTabaski is the local name for the Aïd el Kebir ceremony.