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From: Income diversification strategies among pastoralists in Central Asia: Findings from Kyrgyzstan
Type of household (HH) | Total no. of HHs | Sources of income, in KGS, by the number of participating households in the activity | |||||||||
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Herdsman salary | No. of HH | Sales of livestock | Tourism services | No. of HH | Other wage income | No. of HH | |||||
Live animal | No. of HH | Livestock products | No. of HH | ||||||||
Own-herd | 26 | Â | Â | Â | 18 | Â | 13 | Â | 16 | Â | 10 |
 Mean |  | 0 | 0 | 17,791 (258 USD) |  | 9315 (135 USD) |  | 37,045 (537 USD) |  | 13,950 (202 USD) |  |
 Min |  | 0 |  | 1000 (14 USD) |  | 375 (5 USD) |  | 23,333 (338 USD) |  | 2000 (29 USD) |  |
 Max |  | 0 |  | 88,750 (1,286 USD) |  | 27,000 (391 USD) |  | 150,000 (2,174 USD) |  | 51,000 (739 USD) |  |
 Std. dev. |  | 0 |  | 21,063 (305 USD) |  | 9631 (140 USD) |  | 14,310 (207 USD) |  | 14,697 (213 USD) |  |
Mixed-herd | 59 | Â | 50 | Â | 51 | Â | 54 | Â | 13 | Â | 14 |
 Mean |  | 17,109 (248 USD) |  | 16,796 (243 USD) |  | 6712 (97 USD) |  | 27,245 (395 USD) |  | 7807 (113 USD) |  |
 Min |  | 1170 (17 USD) |  | 291 (4 USD) |  | 300 (4 USD) |  | 500 (7 USD) |  | 500 (7 USD) |  |
 Max |  | 56,000 (812 USD) |  | 150,833 (2,186 USD) |  | 26,250 (380 USD) |  | 100,000 (1,449 US) |  | 27,000 (391 USD) |  |
 Std. dev. |  | 12,938 (187 USD) |  | 28,562 (414 USD) |  | 5958 (86 USD) |  | 33,006 (478 USD) |  | 8467 (122 USD) |  |