Table 3 Usage metrics (mean ± standard deviation) for less commonly used non-timber forest products harvested from mesquite and native trees in South Africa. (hh = household)
Farmers | Communal rural | Urban – informal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Resource | % of hh using | Mean use (kg or l/hh/yr) | Mean value (R/hh/yr) | % of hh using | Mean use (kg or number of poles/hh/yr) | Mean value (R/hh/yr) | % of hh using | Mean use (kg/hh/yr) | Mean value (R/hh/yr) |
Mesquite | |||||||||
Fodder | 3.8 | 1976 ± 1669 | 6125 ± 5174 | 2 | 200 ± 0 | 620 ± 0 | >1 | 960 ± 0 | 2976 |
Beer | – | – | – | – | – | – | >1 | 80 ± 28 | 120 ± 82 |
Manna | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.2 | 1013 ± 193 | 1215 ± 231 |
Honey | >1 | 10 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Native trees | |||||||||
Fencing poles | – | – | – | 4 | 29 ± 23 | 1170 ± 912 | – | – | – |