Common occupations include subsistence farming and small scale trading.
The main occupation of the people is small scale trade in foodstuffs and services.
The most common occupations are subsistence farming and small scale trading, and neonatal and infant mortality are high [ 13, 14].
As in the whole region the socio-economic standard of Bulpeila's population is low and subsistence farming and small scale trade are the prevailing sources of income.
The main livelihood of the people in the rural part of the area is farming, whereas small scale trading is common in the town [ 25].
The population is predominantly rural, relying on subsistence farming, fishing (the site borders Lake Malawi) and small scale trading for their livelihood.
The muezzin's call from the Kapitan Keling Mosque is answered by bells rung across the street at the Sri Mahamariamman Temple; the clack of mah-jongg tiles drifts from the doorways of Chinese clan and trade associations, and small-scale trades like tinsmithing and incense production are still practiced.
On June 1st, small-scale trading of cotton futures, with no foreigners allowed, was launched in the central city of Zhengzhou.
The economy will have a simple structure in the coming years, with most economic activities focused in five sectors: smallholder, or peasant, agriculture; reconstruction; port services and light manufacturing; local small-scale trade; and public services, including healthcare and education.
There is a healthy, if small-scale, trade in vintage crockery with his designs, "giclée" reproductions of his watercolours are now easily available and there are new books, too.
Little sees former pastoralists investing in local fodder farms, urban-based markets and services that serve the livestock sector, educating their children and engaging in small-scale trading and other self-employed enterprises.
