| Livelihood activity | At time of survey (2006) |
| 10 years before (1996) | |||||||
| Food secure | Food insecure | Extremely food insecure | Total |
| Food secure | Food insecure | Extremely food insecure | Total | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | ||
| --------------------------% of focus groups ranking the activity among top 3 most important------------------------- | ||||||||||
| Field crops | 91.7 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 80.6 |
| 91.7 | 91.7 | 83.3 | 88.9 | |
| Livestock | 75.0 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 52.8 |
| 91.7 | 75.0 | 33.3 | 66.7 | |
| Gardening | 25.0 | 66.7 | 58.3 | 50.0 |
| 16.7 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 38.9 | |
| Fishing | 25.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 13.9 |
| 33.3 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 13.9 | |
| Piece work | 8.3 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 25.0 |
| 8.3 | 25.0 | 33.3 | 22.2 | |
| Forest products | 0.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 5.6 |
| 0.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 5.6 | |
| Beer brewing | 8.3 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| 16.7 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 13.9 | |
| Crafts | 8.3 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 13.9 |
| 8.3 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 13.9 | |
| Hiring out oxen | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 0.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 | |
| Selling milk | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | |
| Trading | 16.7 | 8.3 | 50.0 | 25.0 |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 16.7 | |