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100

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60

Community member
Village committee

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20

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Lash Magwiji Tsaba

Village

Figure 10.5. Distribution of respondents having access to grazing lands in Magwii, Tsaba and Lashington.

each community, a chairperson works with the chief and his community members to ensure
that the rangelands are used effectively and efficiently.

10.9.3 Livestock

Most of the respondents from the three communities keep livestock. These livestock graze
on communal rangelands. Table 10.5 illustrates the number of livestock for 2007 from each
community. According to the table, Lashington has the most cattle followed by Magwiji
and Tsaba. Conversely, Magwiji has the highest number of goats followed by Lashington
and Tsaba. Lashington also has the highest number of sheep followed by Magwiji with 940
sheep and Tsaba with no sheep.

Table 10.5. Livestock numbers in Magwiji, Tsaba and Lashington.

Community No. cattle No. sheep No. goats

Magwiji 838 940 1,456

Tsaba 266 0 271

Lashington 2,841 1,017 890