Synergies of integrated pest and pollinator management in avocado farming in East Africa: An ex-ante economic analysis.

ABSTRACT: Using synthetic pesticides to manage pests can threaten pollination services, affecting the productivity of pollination-dependent crops such as avocado. The need to mitigate this negative externality has led to the emergence of the concept of integrated pest and pollinator management (IPPM) to achieve both pest and pollinator management, leading to complementary or synergistic benefits for yield and quality of the harvest. This paper aims to evaluate the potential economic and welfare impact of IPPM in avocado production systems in Kenya and Tanzania. We utilize both primary and secondary data and employed the economic surplus model. On average the potential economic gain from the adoption of IPPM is US$ 66 million annually in Kenya, with a benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of 13:1, while in Tanzan

SUBMITTER: Wangithi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9312383 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature