Table 8 Criteria used in classifying the wealth category of the households in the study area.
Criteria | Poor | Less poor (medium) | Better-off |
|---|---|---|---|
Farm size (ha) | ≤ 1.0 | 1.0–1.75 | 1.75–3.00 |
Cattle owned | ≤ 1.0 | 2.0–4.0 | 4 and above |
Goats and sheep | 3.0–5.0 | 10.0–20.0 | ≥ 20 |
Oxen owned | ≤ 1.0 | 1.0–2.0 | 2 and above |
Other assets owned | Poor quality of grass thatched roof and no significant perennial trees | Good quality of grass thatched and tin roof houses, have trees production | Own tin roofed house, fruits and trees production |
Food security status | Consume from own produce not more than 3 months | Consume from own produce from 6 to 8 months | Consume from own produce throughout the year |
Livelihood activities | Selling fuel wood, charcoal and daily or causal labor | Farming and some form of trade | Farming, petty trade, sell livestock and crop production |
Household head | Dominated by female headed households | Male/female headed | Dominated by male headed |