Table 2. Percentage of herders using specific strategies to attempt mitigating the effects of drought on cattle and sources of money to finance strategies, by site.
| Emanyara | Longido | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Sources of money used to finance strategies (%) | |||
| Sold goats | 9.8 | 84.5 | 58.8 |
| Sold cows | 94.1 | 8.2 | 37.8 |
| Loan from friends/relatives | 11.8 | 44.3 | 33.1 |
| Salaries/wages | 11.8 | 15.5 | 14.1 |
| Other | 3.9 | 15.5 | 11.5 |
| B. Strategies used to attempt averting cattle loss (%) | |||
| Pumba | 86.3 | 100.0 | 95.3 |
| Veterinary medicine | 100.0 | 96.9 | 98.0 |
| Moving cattle | 54.9 | 91.7 | 79.0 |
| Splitting herds | 49.0 | 87.6 | 74.3 |
| Exclusive rights to private pasture | 51.0 | 8.2 | 22.9 |
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| N | 51 | 97 | 148 |