Trait Valuation in Genetically Modified Crops: An <i>ex-ante</i> Analysis of GM Cassava against Cassava Mosaic Disease

Ashok, K.R.; Giuliani, Alessandra; Thilagavathi, M.; Raj, S. Varadha; Ramamoorthy, R.; Devi, Meenakshi; Sanjeevikumar, A.

doi:10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00044.1

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“…This is the change in total surplus and is a result of both the gains to producers and consumers as a result of research induced shift. Producer surplus which is a measure of producer welfare is the difference between the price that producers are willing and able to sell their produce and the market price, while consumer surplus (CS) is the gain to consumers when they pay for a good at a lower price than the market price (Ashok et al, ). The change in PS and CS depend on the elasticity of supply and demand (Kassie, Marenya, et al, ; Kassie, Stage, et al, ).…”

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Returns to investment in postharvest loss reduction technologies among mango farmers in Embu County, Kenya

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Mburu

Ogutu

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Food and Energy Security

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Horticultural production is a source of livelihood for many smallholder farmers in Kenya. However, the potential is hampered by high postharvest losses estimated at 40%–50% in fruit and vegetables. The losses are attributed to various factors including postharvest handling, lack of storage technologies, lack of processing facilities, and poor market access. Consequently, some farmer groups have resorted to aggregation of their mangoes and engagement in small scale processing of mangoes into shelf stable products that cannot be marketed widely. In order to bridge the lack of capacity of smallholder farmers, the University of Nairobi's postharvest project with support from the Rockefeller Foundation's YieldWise Initiative seeks to upgrade two fruit aggregation centers by creating awareness and providing existing, applicable, and proven postharvest loss reduction technologies such as tunnel solar driers, brick coolers, charcoal, and CoolbotTM cold storage technologies. However, the potential economic impact of the proposed investment is not known. Hence, this study aimed at assessing the potential economic returns to investment in postharvest loss reduction technologies among smallholder mango farmers in Embu County of Kenya. A critical overview on methods employed in analyzing returns to investment in agricultural technologies has been provided. The economic surplus model was used to estimate the potential benefits of the investment. Using the cost–benefit analysis (CBA) approach, a maximum adoption rate of 10% over 10 years, and a 10% discount rate, it was found that the investment was worthwhile. The NPV was US $ 1.3 billion. The IRR and BCR were 28% and 4.29, respectively. Sensitivity analyses showed that the investment is viable at higher adoption and lower discount rates indicating the need to promote the technologies even under more difficult macroeconomic conditions.

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Returns to investment in postharvest loss reduction technologies among mango farmers in Embu County, Kenya

Mujuka

Mburu

Ogutu

et al. 2019

Food and Energy Security

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“…Technological solutions are under development, such as herbicide-resistant cotton and maize resistant to cassava viruses and brinjal containing the pesticide gene Bacillus thuringiensis (Ashok, 2017;223).…”

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2021

Bul. Kar. Univ. - Econ.

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In the article, the authors consider human capital as the driving force of the economy, identification of trends in relations, dynamics, prospects and results, where human capital influences the economic development of Kazakhstan. The aim of the study is to assess the critique of human capital development.Methods: The results of the research are based on the fundamental theoretical and empirical work of leading Kazakh and foreign scientists devoted to the analysis of the processes of accumulation and use of human capital. General scientific principles and methods were applied: analysis and synthesis, system approach.Findings: The basic components of basic human capital, such as education and training, Gross domestic product (GDP) growth, have been analysed. The authors analysed data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER), which is an index illustrating the number of students enrolled at a given level of education. The results of the study showed that that health is the main component of human capital formation. T. Schultz suggested that health is a vital part of human capital formation, as it reflects living conditions. Life expectancy is the best indicator for determining health status.Conclusions: The need for investment in research and development was noted since any investment in science and technology increases human capital in the country. Therefore, the next indicator to be considered is an investment in research and development in Kazakhstan. An analysis was made of the main criteria for the development of human capital in Kazakhstan, which revealed the strengths and weaknesses of the current situation in the country. An assessment of the different levels of education shows that the gross enrolment ratio in primary and secondary schools is quite high. However, the GER for higher education is quite low compared to other developed countries.

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From Genetic Engineering to Gene Editing: Harnessing Advances in Biology for National Economic Development

Nuthalapati

2019

Bioeconomy for Sustainable Development

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Trait Valuation in Genetically Modified Crops: An ex-ante Analysis of GM Cassava against Cassava Mosaic Disease

Cited by 3 publications

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Returns to investment in postharvest loss reduction technologies among mango farmers in Embu County, Kenya

Returns to investment in postharvest loss reduction technologies among mango farmers in Embu County, Kenya

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From Genetic Engineering to Gene Editing: Harnessing Advances in Biology for National Economic Development

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