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Table 5 Wealth groups, assets and income (based on McPeak, Little and Doss 2012)

From: Shifting livelihood strategies in northern Nigeria - extensified production and livelihood diversification amongst Fulani pastoralists

 

All

High livestock, high cash

High livestock, low cash

Low livestock, high cash

Low livestock, low cash

% of households

100

17

33

33

17

Land (ha)

3.9

3.4

4.4

3.6

3.9

Household size

18

22

24

12

13

Tropical Livestock Units

141

224

264

47

42

Tropical Livestock Units per capita

6.4

9.3

9.4

4.1

3.1

Cash income per capita ($)

345

434

185

578

121

Total income per capita ($)

554

619

371

863

266

Mean price per animal sold ($)

416

429

380

513

311

Livestock cash (%)

83

86

88

76

80

Milk cash (%)

6

5

6

4

4

Crop cash (%)

8

9

2

10

7

Other cash (%)

3

0

4

10

9