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Table 2 Average annual household income from various sources for sheep farmers

From: Decline of Jakar sheep population in pastoral communities of Bhutan: A consequence of diminishing utility, alternate income opportunities and increasing challenges

Site

Income sources

No. HH

AAHI (Nu.)

Proportiona (%)

Chungphel (Chhumey)

Sale of wool and wool products

6

28,000

100.00

Dhur (Chhoekhor)

Sale of cheese and butter (yak)

3

48,000

17.71

Sale of cordyceps

3

223,000

82.29

 

Sale of wool and wool products

 

0

0.00

Phobji

Sale of milk products (yak/cattle)

21

12,681

2.47

Sale of wool and wool products

25

1,124

0.26

Sale of potato

49

214,000

97.27

  1. No. HH, Number of households; AAHI, Average annual household income
  2. aRelative to AAHI; * 1 USD = Approximately 68 Nu