Table 3.

Major farming activities for the supply of food and income in the study area

Importance	Species	Rank			Index
		1st	2nd	3rd
Food	Cattle	17.2	62.5	7	0.40
	Crop	61.7	21.9	16.4	0.30
	Sheep	13.3	7	63.3	0.20
	Chicken	7.8	8.6	21.9	0.10
Income	Crop	49.2	13.3	29.7	0.35
	Cattle	34.4	49.2	7.8	0.34
	Sheep	16.4	21.1	62.5	0.26
	Chicken	0	7.8	8.6	0.04

Index = sum of (3 × number of household ranked first + 2 × number of household ranked second + 1 × number of household ranked third) given for each variable divided by sum of (3 × number of household ranked first + 2 × number of household ranked second + 1 × number of household ranked third) for all variables