scholarly journals Evaluation of Improved Faba Bean Technology in The Wider-Scale: Lesson from Stakeholders’ Participation in Wag-Lasta, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 632-639
Author(s):  
Ademe Mihiretu ◽  
Adane Wubet
Keyword(s):  
Faba Bean ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Participatory Evaluation ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Local Practice ◽  
On Farm

This scale-wide participatory evaluation was designed to assess farmers’ technology preference and stakeholders’ linkage on top of estimating the advantage and efficiency of improved faba bean technology over the local practice. On-farm experiment and assessment were conducted using 100 farmers who allocate 0.25-0.5ha of land in Wag-lasta dryland. Planting and other agronomic standards were applied as per the technological recommendation. Required quantitative and qualitative data collected at farm and farmer level using quadrants and checklist, respectively. Cost-benefit analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyse the quantitative data. Qualitative data such as farmers’ technology preference and stakeholders’ linkage were assessed in simple ranking matrix and SWOT analysis. The improved faba bean technology provided mean grain yields of 1340 and 590 kg ha-1 in Lasta and Sekota districts, respectively. It has thus a 31.4% and 38.9% yield advantage and penalty over the local practice, in that order (p

scholarly journals Cost-benefit analysis of on-farm grain storage hermetic bags among small-scale maize growers in northwestern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
pp. 105478
Author(s):  
Gashaw Tenna Alemu ◽  
Zerihun Nigussie ◽  
Nigussie Haregeweyn ◽  
Zewdu Berhanie ◽  
Beneberu Assefa Wondimagegnehu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Grain Storage ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
On Farm

Do I Spit or Do I Pass?

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (GROUP) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Sukeshini A. Grandhi ◽  
Linda Plotnick
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Genetic Test ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Full Cost ◽  
Direct To Consumer ◽  
Data Ownership

This study explores privacy concerns perceived by people with respect to having their DNA tested by direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing companies such as 23andMe and Ancestry.com. Data collected from 510 respondents indicate that those who have already obtained a DTC genetic test have significantly lower levels of privacy and security concerns than those who have not obtained a DTC genetic test. Qualitative data from respondents of both these groups show that the concerns are mostly similar. However, the factors perceived to alleviate privacy concerns are more varied and nuanced amongst those who have obtained a DTC genetic test. Our data suggest that privacy concerns or lack of concerns are based on complex and multiple considerations including data ownership, access control of data and regulatory authorities of social, political and legal systems. Respondents do not engage in a full cost/benefit analysis of having their DNA tested.

scholarly journals Improving on-farm profitability of sheep and deer systems using pasture renewal in the southern South Island

2000 ◽  
pp. 201-205
Author(s):  
D.R. Stevens ◽  
A.K. Gibson ◽  
M.J. Casey
Keyword(s):  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Farm Productivity ◽  
Net Returns ◽  
Sheep Farm ◽  
The Cost ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Stocking Rates

A cost benefit analysis of pasture renewal for sheep and deer systems is presented for cultivatable land in Otago and Southland. Pasture renewal was costed at between $400/ha (direct drilling) and $550/ha (full cultivation). The benefits from new pastures were assumed to peak at between 2 and 4 years after sowing and to last for 10 years. Sheep farm productivity was improved by up to 132%, and deer production by 60% with these models. The cost benefit analyses showed that net income increased by $409/ha and $184/ha when sowing improved ryegrass pastures for sheep and deer systems, respectively. The inclusion of chicory increased the advantage to $503/ha and $304/ha for sheep and deer systems, respectively. Increasing annual pasture renewal rate from 5% to 10%, 15% and 20% on a sheep and beef property improved net returns per hectare by $191/ha, $332/ha, $370/ ha and $409/ha respectively. In conclusion, when actively managed by farmers, pasture renewal benefits gained through improved seasonality of supply and increased pasture quality are highly profitable when realised through higher stocking rates and per head performance. Keywords: cost:benefit, deer, modelling, pasture renewal, profitability, sheep

scholarly journals Cost-Benefit Analysis of On-Farm Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Shaibu Baanni Azumah ◽  
William Adzawla ◽  
Aminu Osman ◽  
Paul Yao Anani
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Zero Tillage ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Drought Tolerant ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies

Climate change continues to hamper crop-based systems across sub-Sahara Africa. Adaptation strategies prove to be effective at improving production and enhancing livelihoods of farm households. This study employs Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) to assess the perceived economic profitability of adopting various on-farm climate change adaptation strategies among farmers in Zabzugu and South Tongu districts in the north and south of Ghana. A simple random sampling approach was used to select 300 farmers who had previously benefited from climate change projects. Major strategies adopted in both districts were: changing of planting dates, planting early maturing varieties, row planting, seed refilling and planting drought tolerant varieties. Adoption intensity was high in Zabzugu district compared to the South Tongu District. Generally, the adoption of each strategy was perceived to be profitable since the estimated average benefits outweighed the average costs. However, the most profitable strategies were strip cropping, repeated sowing, refilling, zero tillage and row planting. Less profitable strategies included land rotation, mixed farming, early planting, tractor ploughing and “A-frame” contour farming. Among others, drought tolerant varieties of rice, maize and soybeans, as well as zero tillage, repeated sowing and strip cropping, should be promoted and farmers encouraged to adopt these practices for enhanced benefits.

scholarly journals Does On-Farm Quality Assurance Pay? A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Grainsafe Program

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 541-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umit Karaca ◽  
Corinne Alexander ◽  
Dirk Maier
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Gm Crops ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Quality Assurance Program ◽  
Equipment Management ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Quality Management Systems ◽  
On Farm

Since the introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops, the commodity grain system has been under pressure to segregate GM and non-GM crops. Starting at the level of the grain handler, members of the grain supply chain have successfully used quality assurance and identity preservation programs to segregate non GM crops. Producers delivering high-value, identity-preserved crops have become interested in implementing these quality management systems at the farm level. We conduct a cost-benefit analysis that shows that quality assurance program may be profitable for producers, depending on their farm size and equipment management strategy.

scholarly journals Cost-benefit analysis and growth effects of pelleted and unpelleted on-farm diets on African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in earthen ponds

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (59) ◽  
pp. 8019-8033
Author(s):  
H Charo-Karisa ◽  
◽  
MA Opiyo ◽  
JM Munguti ◽  
E Marijani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rice Bran ◽  
Wheat Bran ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
African Catfish ◽  
Fish Feed ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Net Returns ◽  
On Farm

Fish feed constitute s 40- 60% of the total operational costs of a fish farm. Commercial feeds are often too expensive for rural fish farmers. Consequently , farmers use non - conventional and locally available fish feed ingredients including agro -industrial by - pro ducts . These feeds have not led to increased pond productivity due to poor processing, higher fibre content , and anti -nutritional factors that limit nutrient bio- availability . Farmers have not embraced processing of fish feeds because the cost - effectiveness of processing has not been clearly demonstrated. The African catfish ( Clarias gariepinus ) is an important farmed fish in sub- Saharan Africa hence the need for research on its nutrition and growth performance . The growth performance and cost-benefit of using pelleted diets formulated from locally available feed ingredients on C. gariepinus were evaluated in a rural African setting . The experiment included diets that differed in the ingredients and form used (pelleted and un- pelleted ). Four isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets were formulated from freshwater shrimp ( Caridina nilotica ), rice bran ( Oryza sativa ) and wheat bran (Triticum aestivum) . The diets were C. nilotica and wheat bran pelleted (CWBp), C. nilotica and wheat bran un- pelleted (CWBup), C. nilotica and rice bran pelleted (CRBp), and C. nilotica and rice bran un - pelleted (CRBup). The diets were fed to C. gariepinus fingerlings (mean initial weight 1.75±0.03g), in triplicates for 5 months. The pelleted diets showed significantly better performance ( P <0.05) compared to the un- pelleted diets. Fish grew to a weight of 266.77±6.21g on CWBp, 224.9±3.91g on CRBp, 211.38±4.46g on CWBup and 190.87±4.47g on CRBup. Cost benefit analysis of the pelleted and un- pelleted diets indicated positive net returns of US$ 180.1 for CWBp, US$142.5 for CRBp, US$ 126.8 for CWBup and US$ 115.5 for CRBup . The CWBp had significantly higher net returns than the other diets. This paper demonstrates that although on- farm pelleting of diets adds extra cost of labour, pelleted diets are cost -effective and should be incorporated as an essential part of on- farm feed production.

Strangers in a Strange Land: Anthropologists do Cost Benefit Analyses

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Doug Henry ◽  
Rodney Bales ◽  
Emily Graves
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Mental Health Program ◽  
Benefit Analysis ◽  
Contract Work ◽  
Quantitative Data Analysis

As an applied anthropologist based at a university, I occasionally get requests from public or private groups to do contract work or consultancies. In summer 2005 I received one such request from a child-mental health program in a nearby metropolitan city. They needed a cost-benefit analysis done as part of their mid-term program evaluation. They had heard that I do community assessments and quantitative data analysis, and asked me to submit a competitive proposal.

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