Research Article
Role of Forest Resources to Local Livelihoods: The Case of East Mau Forest Ecosystem, Kenya
Table 3
Quantities and monetary value of forest products collected by households per year.
| Product | Units | Quantities | Value | (KES) | (US$) |
| Firewood | kg | 4,070.45 ± 167.67 | 25,447.47 ± 1104.60 | 282.75 ± 12.27 | Herbal Medicine | kg | 48.78 ± 2.69 | 7,677.09 ± 1781.22 | 85.30 ± 19.79 | Poles | Number | 343.22 ± 17.62 | 32,959.22 ± 1855.49 | 366.21 ± 20.62 | Honey | kg | 102.39 ± 16.95 | 69,424.33 ± 5301.33 | 771.38 ± 58.90 | Agricultural tools | Number | 104.73 ± 17.50 | 1,053.82 ± 174.60 | 11.71 ± 1.94 | Meat | kg | 125.24 ± 12.84 | 12,919.20 ± 1502.18 | 143.55 ± 16.69 | Fruits | Kg | 256.68 ± 23.44 | 9,573.34 ± 552.13 | 106.37 ± 6.13 | Timber | Running feet | 171.38 ± 18.46 | 18,292.06 ± 1963.06 | 203.25 ± 21.81 | Murram | Tons | 120.22 ± 38.21 | 102.18 ± 32.48 | 1.14 ± 0.36 | Fibre | kg | 251.77 ± 38.98 | 4,227.20 ± 383.12 | 46.97 ± 4.26 | Mushroom | kg | 257.92 ± 45.98 | 3,021.28 ± 467.80 | 33.57 ± 5.20 | Charcoal | kg | 4,505.55 ± 1103.20 | 144,156.77 ± 22375.53 | 1,601.74 ± 248.62 | Thatch grass | kg | 179.08 ± 27.80 | 4,530.72 ± 7,142.99 | 50.34 ± 79.37 | Building stones | Running feet | 34.50 ± 4.20 | 1,000.00 ± 656.05 | 282.75 ± 7.29 |
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Values are arranged as means, followed by standard error of means.
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