The potential economic benefits of controlling trypanosomiasis using waterbuck repellent blend in sub-Saharan Africa

Autor: Pamela Olet, Philémon Mansinsa, Joyce Daffa, Yahaya Adam, Ouedraogo Gisèle, Michael N. Okal, Diarra Boucader, Joseph Joachim Ajakaiye, Rock Aime Nina, Susana Jamal, Hezron Nonga, Beatrice Muriithi, Abah Samuel, Kalinga Chilongo, Ambrose Gidudu, Etienne Nguertoum, Daniel K. Masiga, Menale Kassie, Gift Wanda, Abdoul Razak Issa Garba, Jean Felix Kinani, Mohamed Hassan, Mamadou Camara, Zewdu Abro
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Insecticides
Physiology
Economics
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Social Sciences
Agricultural economics
Geographical Locations
0302 clinical medicine
Medical Conditions
Animal Products
Zoonoses
Medicine and Health Sciences
education.field_of_study
Multidisciplinary
biology
Agriculture
Economic surplus
Investment (macroeconomics)
Body Fluids
Infectious Diseases
Milk
Medicine
Anatomy
Research Article
Meat
Livestock
Tsetse Flies
Science
030231 tropical medicine
Population
Insect Control
Beverages
03 medical and health sciences
Health Economics
Trypanosomiasis
Parasitic Diseases
Animals
Humans
education
Productivity
Africa South of the Sahara
Nutrition
Sustainable development
Protozoan Infections
Poverty
Tsetse fly
Biology and Life Sciences
Expert elicitation
biology.organism_classification
Veterinary Parasitology
Diet
Health Care
030104 developmental biology
Trypanosomiasis
African
Food
Insect Repellents
People and Places
Africa
Parasitology
Veterinary Science
Cattle
Business
Agricultural Economics
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0254558 (2021)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Trypanosomiasis is a significant productivity-limiting livestock disease in sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to poverty and food insecurity. In this paper, we estimate the potential economic gains from adopting Waterbuck Repellent Blend (WRB). The WRB is a new technology that pushes trypanosomiasis-transmitting tsetse fly away from animals, improving animals’ health and increasing meat and milk productivity. We estimate the benefits of WRB on the production of meat and milk using the economic surplus approach. We obtained data from an expert elicitation survey, secondary and experimental sources. Our findings show that the adoption of WRB in 5 to 50% of the animal population would generate an economic surplus of US$ 78–869 million per annum for African 18 countries. The estimated benefit-cost ratio (9:1) further justifies an investment in WRB. The technology’s potential benefits are likely to be underestimated since our estimates did not include the indirect benefits of the technology adoption, such as the increase in the quantity and quality of animals’ draught power services and human and environmental health effects. These benefits suggest that investing in WRB can contribute to nutrition security and sustainable development goals.
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