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Table 4 Income share and number of households involved in various income sources

From: The effects of adaptation to climate change on income of households in rural Ethiopia

Various income options pursued by households (n = 313)

Income share (%)

Number of households across community groups

Pastorals

Semi-pastorals

Agro-pastorals

Mixed-farming

Income from livestock

65.7

105

40

70

98

Income from non-agricultural wage

0.62

54

39

54

80

Income from cropping

14.1

0

39

54

98

Income from remittance

0.23

11

5

9

11

Income from relief

14.1

103

39

71

98

Income from sales of fuel wood

4.1

92

33

59

69

Income from agricultural wage

1.03

0

0

14

98

Income from self-employment

0.08

15

6

7

23

  1. Source: Collected by authors