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Table 3 Pastoral household food basket during wet and dry seasons

From: Role of camel milk in pastoral livelihoods in Kenya: contribution to household diet and income

Foodstuff

Wet season

Dry season

Chi-square

Daily consumption (kg or L)

Average prices/kg or L

Expenditure (KSh)

Proportion of total expenditure (%)

Daily consumption (kg or L)

Average prices/kg or L

Expenditure (KSh)

Proportion of total expenditure (%)

Cow milk

1.63

48.69

79.36

10.40

0.52

50.71

26.37

3.91

2.278

Camel milk

2.04

53.80

109.75

14.38

2.54

74.80

189.99

28.19

4.887**

Cow meat

0.54

266.00

143.64

18.83

0.21

294.00

61.74

9.16

3.071

Goat meat

0.43

308.25

132.55

17.37

0.33

358.35

118.26

17.55

0.028

Camel meat

0.64

278.50

178.24

23.36

0.54

321.50

173.61

25.76

0.053

Maize meal

0.52

70.20

36.50

4.78

0.42

67.40

28.31

4.20

0.019

Vegetables

0.30

21.33

6.40

0.84

0.34

16.67

5.67

0.84

0.630

Oil

0.13

122.80

15.96

2.09

0.10

137.00

13.70

2.03

0.202

Rice

0.13

81.00

10.53

1.38

0.11

72.40

7.96

1.18

0.249

Spaghetti

0.14

75.30

10.54

1.38

0.13

76.30

9.92

1.47

0.283

Sugar

0.34

116.20

39.51

5.18

0.33

116.60

38.48

5.71

0.024

Total

  

762.99

100.00

  

674.00

100.00

 
  1. **Significant at 5%. Expenditure is calculated based on the average local market prices in 2012.