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Table 3 Annual average and Relative forest income (RFI) by forest income source on C1 and C2 groups in southwest Ethiopia Coffee forest

From: Role of forest provisioning services to local livelihoods: based on relative forest income (RFI) approach in southwest Ethiopia coffee forest

Income source from

Net Income by category ETB(1ETB = $ 0.0366)/household/year and RFI (%)

C1 (ETB)

Annual

RFI (%)

C2 (ETB)

Annual

RFI (%)

Honey

9370.2

10.1

862.7

3.14

Stingless honey

1.6

0.001

–

0

Beeswax

734.08

0.78

65.1

0.24

Forest grazing

310

0.33

61

0.22

Coffee

54,773

58.5

16,839

61.34

Spices

8690

9.26

1580

5.76

Fruit and vegetables

12,607.6

13.47

4081.6

14.87

full wood

3128.4

3.34

3128.4

11.4

Charcoal

105.1

0.112

–

0

Wood for house construction

392

0.42

392

1.43

Thatch grass

71.2

0.08

71.2

0.26

timber wood

142.63

0.15

142.63

0.52

Medicinal Plants

31.50

0.034

2.35

0.008

Miscellaneous goods

22.4

0.023

22.4

0.082

Mats and Baskets

107.8

0.115

–

0

Moring Tea(Chemo)

2480.175

2.65

–

0

Bush meat

592

0.63

200

0.73