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

Values are arranged as means, followed by standard error of means.