The Social and Economic Significance of Natural Gum and Resin in the Woodlands of South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 7

Mean annual cash income (in ETB) obtained by household heads from the sale of gum-resin products in South Omo Zone woodlands.

Commodity	Unit price (ETB/kg)		Estimated mean annual cash income (ETB)
	Bena-Tsemay	Hamer	Bena-Tsemay	Hamer
Gum arabic	8.00	6.00	2880.00	2360.00
Frankincense	5.50	4.50	2090.00	1620.00
Myrrh	3.50	3.00	700.00	591.00
Total			5670.00	4571.00

Source: survey data (2018/19).