Research, Policy and Practice
Table 4 Non-pastoral income activities in the study settlements
NPI activity | Description of activity |
|---|---|
Casual labour | Labour for wages both within the settlements and externally in urban centres including employment as security guards, construction and related labour, transportation labour |
Gathering and sale of wild products | Mainly firewood, charcoal, honey and gum Arabica for sale within the settlement and externally |
Retail shop activities | Retail shop activities in the area include sale of food stuffs, toiletries, tobacco, animal drugs and related goods. Retail shop activities are carried out from a permanent point (shop/kiosk) |
Trade in livestock products | Sale of milk, meat and hides. This does not include “herd gate” sales (see Little et al. 2001a, b) |
Petty trading | Trading in products (both food and non-food) involving mobility of the trader mainly dealing with clothes, perishable food stuff, animal health products, mobile phones and accessories, simple electronics (torch, radio receivers etc.) |
Formal wage employment | Income from wage employment by the government, NGOs and private sector including teachers, social workers, sales representatives of private companies etc. |