People-centred environmental management and municipal commonage in the Nama Karoo

Figures & data

Table 1: Skills levels of ex-farm workers

Subject	N
Welding	10
Animal care and disease management	19
Farm methods, management and entrepreneurship	23
Driver's licence and tractor driving	9
Repair of farm vehicles and equipment, e.g. windmills	15
Literacy	2
Sheep shearing	17
Construction	4
Domestic work	3
Gardening	1

Table 2: Age profile of Philippolis commonage users

Age bracket	N
20–40 years	3
41–60 years	15
61 + years	10
Total	28

Table 3: Employment profile of Philippolis commonage users

Employment status	N
Full-time	11
Odd jobs/piece work	5
Retired/unemployed	12
Total	28

Table 4: Categories of livestock ownership

Group	Livestock ownership category	N
Group 1	Up to 10 head	16
Group 2	Between 11 and 30 head	6
Group 3	Between 31 and 100 head	4
Group 4	More than 100 head	2

Table 5: Professions of commonage users

Profession	N
Unemployed	15
Gardener/labourer	2
Municipal worker	5
Domestic worker	2
Full-time commonage user	2
Other	2
Total	28

Table 6: Recognition of Karoo grasses

Degree of knowledge	N
Poor knowledge: no correct answer	1
Fair knowledge: 2–3 correct answers (out of 4)	7
Good knowledge: 4 correct answers (out of 4)	20
Total	28

Table 7: Knowledge of Karoo bushes

Degree of knowledge	N
Poor knowledge: 0–1 correct answer	4
Slight knowledge: 2–4 correct answers (out of 9)	11
Fair knowledge: 5–7 correct answers (out of 9)	8
Good knowledge: 8–9 correct answers (out of 9)	5
Total	28

Table 8: Cross-tabulation of level of livestock holding and knowledge of Karoo bushes

No. of livestock	Poor knowledge	Slight knowledge	Fair knowledge	Good knowledge
1–10 head	1	6	5	4
11–30 head	2	2	2	0
31–100 head	1	2	0	1
More than 100 head	0	1	1	0
Total	4	11	8	5

Table 9: Knowledge of pest plants

Degree of knowledge	N
Poor knowledge: no correct answer	5
Fair knowledge: 1–2 correct answers (out of 5)	13
Good knowledge: more than 2 correct answers (out of 5)	10
Total	28

Table 10: Source of veld knowledge

Source of knowledge	N
On white farm/from white farmer	18
Parents/grandparents	6
No one	2
Other commonage users	2
Total	28

Table 11: Source of commonage users' ecological knowledge

Source of knowledge	Previous residence on farms	No previous residence on farms
Poor knowledge	3	1
Slight knowledge	8	3
Fair knowledge	8	0
Good knowledge	4	1
Total	23	5

Table 12: Commonage users' views on knowledge needed for farming

Source of knowledge	Number of mentions
Livestock/diseases/feeding	16
Veld and pasture	2
Infrastructure	3
Right attitude	6
None	6
Total	33

Table 13: Knowledge that commonage users would like to acquire

Source of knowledge	Number of mentions
Veld	9
Stock and diseases	12
General farming	11
Financial management	1
Total	33