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Assessing the Impact of New Technologies: A case Study of Biocontrol Measure (Trichoderma harzianum) For Phytophthora Foot Rot in Black Pepper

DSpice at Indian Institute of Spices Research

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Creator MADAN, M S
MRUTHYUNJAYA
RAMANA, K V
MANOJ, K A
ANANDARAJ, M
 
Date 2002-07-22T13:21:32Z
2002-07-22T13:21:32Z
2005-06
 
Identifier Focus on Pepper, Vol.2 (1):1-20, January - June 2005
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/191
 
Description Assessments of the economic impact of new technologies provide helpful information to justify investment of scarce resources in research and development to generate new technologies. Using the economic surplus method, the paper examines the impact of a new technology i.e. use of a biocontrol agent (Trichoderma harzianum) for Phytophthora foot rot in black pepper. Parameters such as yield increase (i.e. quantity saved), change in cost of cultivation and improvements in economic returns were used to assess the impact of the project. Adoption of the technology resulted in maximum proportionate productivity increase of 11.6% and the net proportionate reduction in cost per ton output was 78.3%. The internal rate of return to total investment in technology development was 19% with calculated BCR of 2.5. Under various assumptions about the magnitude of the benefits and the research expenditures, the IRR ranged between 10% and 24%, indicating the economic viability of the investment. Further, the research has showed that education of end users was the most important factor in achieving the research output reaching the farm successfully.
 
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Language en
 
Subject Biocontrol agent
black pepper
Crop loss
economic surplus
ex-post analysis
open economy
phytophthora foot rot
technology impact
Trichoderma harzianum
 
Title Assessing the Impact of New Technologies: A case Study of Biocontrol Measure (Trichoderma harzianum) For Phytophthora Foot Rot in Black Pepper
 
Type Article