Table 5 Major economic activities of the respondents in the study area
From: Drought occurrences and its implications on the households in Yobe state, Nigeria
LGA’s | Farming | Trading | Civil Service | Artisan | Fishing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bade | 11 (44%) | 5 (22%) | 2 (8%) | 4 (16%) | 2 (10%) |
Busari | 14 (73%) | 2 (12%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (6%) |
Damaturu | 4 (23%) | 3 (20%) | 6 (40%) | 2 (17%) | 0 (0%) |
Fika | 13 (56%) | 6 (26%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (8%) | 0 (0%) |
Fune | 37 (72%) | 4 (8%) | 3 (6%) | 5 (10%) | 2 (4%) |
Geidam | 19 (70%) | 3 (12%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (9%) |
Gujba | 12 (54%) | 3 (15%) | 3 (13%) | 2 (7%) | 2 (11%) |
Gulani | 9 (51%) | 5 (23%) | 2 (12%) | 1 (8%) | 1 (6%) |
Jakusko | 29 (74%) | 4 (10%) | 3 (8%) | 2 (5%) | 1 (3%) |
Karasuwa | 13 (72%) | 3 (15%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
Machina | 8 (73%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (9%) | 1 (8%) | 0 (0%) |
Nangere | 12 (70%) | 3 (18%) | 2 (7%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) |
Nguru | 5 (19%) | 9 (35%) | 6 (23%) | 4 (15%) | 2 (8%) |
Potiskum | 10 (29%) | 15 (43%) | 6 (17%) | 4 (11%) | 0 (0%) |
Tarmuwa | 9 (72%) | 1 (9%) | 2 (12%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (2%) |
Yunusari | 16 (73%) | 2 (9%) | 2 (8%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (5%) |
Yusufari | 15 (79%) | 2 (10%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
Total | 260 | 59 | 44 | 24 | 13 |
% | 65 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 |