Cost:Benefit analysis of insect net use in cabbage in real farming conditions among smallholder farmers in Benin
Insect net use provides a physical exclusion of pests as well as a microclimate change, thus increasing soil humidity, vegetable quality and yields in tropical conditions. This paper presents the findings of a cost:benefit analysis of this technology in real farming conditions compared to current insecticide practices. The surveys were conducted in Benin for cabbage production (Brassica oleracea L.) during two production cycles. There were almost no significant differences in costs between unnetted and netted cabbage for the two production cycles. The only factors that varied were farm gate prices, the number of cabbages marketed and their size. Improved yields contributed significantly to the higher cost:benefit ratio for netting protection. Insecticide costs significantly declined by 68%–95% when shifting from unnetted protection to netted protection and total operational and labor costs declined by 3%–40%. Insect net use generated threefold higher margins and an average 1:2.66 cost:benefit ratio compared to 1:1.58 for current practices. Overall, the netting technology displayed less variation for costs, yield, and cabbage quality than insecticides. The next step is to scale up the supply of marketed insect nets.
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dig-cirad-fr-5774732024-01-28T22:54:28Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/577473/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/577473/ Cost:Benefit analysis of insect net use in cabbage in real farming conditions among smallholder farmers in Benin. Vidogbéna Faustin, Adegbidi Anselme, Assogba-Komlan Françoise, Martin Thibaud, Ngouajio Mathieu, Simon Serge, Tossou Rigobert, Parrot Laurent. 2015. Crop Protection, 78 : 164-171.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2015.09.003 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2015.09.003> Cost:Benefit analysis of insect net use in cabbage in real farming conditions among smallholder farmers in Benin Vidogbéna, Faustin Adegbidi, Anselme Assogba-Komlan, Françoise Martin, Thibaud Ngouajio, Mathieu Simon, Serge Tossou, Rigobert Parrot, Laurent eng 2015 Crop Protection H01 - Protection des végétaux - Considérations générales H10 - Ravageurs des plantes F07 - Façons culturales E16 - Économie de la production Brassica oleracea insecte nuisible lutte antiravageur méthode de lutte filet protection des plantes production végétale teneur en eau du sol humidité coût de production santé des plantes analyse économique http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1068 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5729 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5726 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5728 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2897 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5978 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5976 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7208 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3689 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6202 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25398 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2469 Bénin http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_875 Insect net use provides a physical exclusion of pests as well as a microclimate change, thus increasing soil humidity, vegetable quality and yields in tropical conditions. This paper presents the findings of a cost:benefit analysis of this technology in real farming conditions compared to current insecticide practices. The surveys were conducted in Benin for cabbage production (Brassica oleracea L.) during two production cycles. There were almost no significant differences in costs between unnetted and netted cabbage for the two production cycles. The only factors that varied were farm gate prices, the number of cabbages marketed and their size. Improved yields contributed significantly to the higher cost:benefit ratio for netting protection. Insecticide costs significantly declined by 68%–95% when shifting from unnetted protection to netted protection and total operational and labor costs declined by 3%–40%. Insect net use generated threefold higher margins and an average 1:2.66 cost:benefit ratio compared to 1:1.58 for current practices. Overall, the netting technology displayed less variation for costs, yield, and cabbage quality than insecticides. The next step is to scale up the supply of marketed insect nets. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/577473/1/Vidogbena%20et%20al-2015-Cost%20Benefit%20analysis%20of%20insect%20net%20use%20in%20cabbage%20in%20real%20farming%20conditions%20among%20smallholder%20farmers%20in%20Benin.pdf text Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2015.09.003 10.1016/j.cropro.2015.09.003 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.cropro.2015.09.003 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2015.09.003 |
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H01 - Protection des végétaux - Considérations générales H10 - Ravageurs des plantes F07 - Façons culturales E16 - Économie de la production Brassica oleracea insecte nuisible lutte antiravageur méthode de lutte filet protection des plantes production végétale teneur en eau du sol humidité coût de production santé des plantes analyse économique http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1068 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5729 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5726 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5728 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2897 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5978 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5976 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7208 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3689 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6202 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25398 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2469 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_875 H01 - Protection des végétaux - Considérations générales H10 - Ravageurs des plantes F07 - Façons culturales E16 - Économie de la production Brassica oleracea insecte nuisible lutte antiravageur méthode de lutte filet protection des plantes production végétale teneur en eau du sol humidité coût de production santé des plantes analyse économique http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1068 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5729 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5726 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5728 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2897 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5978 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5976 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7208 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3689 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6202 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25398 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2469 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_875 Vidogbéna, Faustin Adegbidi, Anselme Assogba-Komlan, Françoise Martin, Thibaud Ngouajio, Mathieu Simon, Serge Tossou, Rigobert Parrot, Laurent Cost:Benefit analysis of insect net use in cabbage in real farming conditions among smallholder farmers in Benin |
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Insect net use provides a physical exclusion of pests as well as a microclimate change, thus increasing soil humidity, vegetable quality and yields in tropical conditions. This paper presents the findings of a cost:benefit analysis of this technology in real farming conditions compared to current insecticide practices. The surveys were conducted in Benin for cabbage production (Brassica oleracea L.) during two production cycles. There were almost no significant differences in costs between unnetted and netted cabbage for the two production cycles. The only factors that varied were farm gate prices, the number of cabbages marketed and their size. Improved yields contributed significantly to the higher cost:benefit ratio for netting protection. Insecticide costs significantly declined by 68%–95% when shifting from unnetted protection to netted protection and total operational and labor costs declined by 3%–40%. Insect net use generated threefold higher margins and an average 1:2.66 cost:benefit ratio compared to 1:1.58 for current practices. Overall, the netting technology displayed less variation for costs, yield, and cabbage quality than insecticides. The next step is to scale up the supply of marketed insect nets. |
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H01 - Protection des végétaux - Considérations générales H10 - Ravageurs des plantes F07 - Façons culturales E16 - Économie de la production Brassica oleracea insecte nuisible lutte antiravageur méthode de lutte filet protection des plantes production végétale teneur en eau du sol humidité coût de production santé des plantes analyse économique http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1068 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5729 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5726 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5728 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2897 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5978 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5976 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7208 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3689 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6202 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25398 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2469 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_875 |
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Vidogbéna, Faustin Adegbidi, Anselme Assogba-Komlan, Françoise Martin, Thibaud Ngouajio, Mathieu Simon, Serge Tossou, Rigobert Parrot, Laurent |
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Vidogbéna, Faustin Adegbidi, Anselme Assogba-Komlan, Françoise Martin, Thibaud Ngouajio, Mathieu Simon, Serge Tossou, Rigobert Parrot, Laurent |
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Cost:Benefit analysis of insect net use in cabbage in real farming conditions among smallholder farmers in Benin |
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Cost:Benefit analysis of insect net use in cabbage in real farming conditions among smallholder farmers in Benin |
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Cost:Benefit analysis of insect net use in cabbage in real farming conditions among smallholder farmers in Benin |
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