Forest Products, Livelihoods and Conservation

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Item Fruit Shopping Winnowing

basket basket basket

Part used Unopened Unopened Unopened

leaf leaf leaf

Length of part used Mean 83 103 117

Standard 50 41 26

deviation

Number of parts Mean 9.33 6.25 9

used per item Standard 1.21 3.95 1

deviation

Making (days) Mean 1.6 1.75 3.0

Standard 5 0.96 1.41

deviation

Number produced Mean 11.3 7.5 6.67

per household Standard

per year deviation 4.73 3.54 0.587

Producers (%) 41 44 19

Table 2. Basket making in Xini

Photo 2. SEVACA women in Chishinya village show their artefacts made from

palm: winnowing baskets/wall hangings, fruit baskets and mats

(Photo by P. Sola)

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