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Table 4 Effect of changing livestock production and livestock and cereal prices on household cash balance

From: Applying livestock thresholds to examine poverty in Karamoja

Input variable

Change in input variable

Annual cash balance with livestock threshold set at 3.3 TLU/capita

Basic model

No changes

UGX 50,257

Production changes

 Livestock survival

Increase by 20%

UGX 308,625

 Sorghum own production

Increase by 20%

UGX 216,017

 Milk yield

Increase by 20%

UGX 176,753

Price changes

 Cattle price

Increase by 10%

UGX 114,753

 Goat price

Increase by 10%

UGX 206,412

 Sorghum price

Increase by 10%

UGX 165,369