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. 2021 Apr 8;7(4):e06653. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06653

Table 10.

Summary information about the profitability of CSA practices and the likelihood of returns falling below which investment in them is considered unprofitable.

Summary of the probability distribution of IRR results
Crop rotation The practice is profitable and IRR is about 71% with a 95% probability of falling between 41 and 110%.
Mixed cropping The practice is profitable. The IRR is above 26% with a 7% probability of falling below the prevailing discount rate
Minimum tillage This practice is unprofitable
Improved varieties The practice is profitable and IRR is above 26%.
Improved Nutrient Management The practice is profitable, its IRR is above 26% and has no likelihood of falling below 26%. This practice has a 5% probability for IRR being greater than 270%
Supplementary feeding The practice is very profitable because there is a 100% probability that IRR will be above 26%
Improved livestock housing The practice is profitable and only shows a 3% probability that the IRR will fall below the prevailing discount rate

NB: The prevailing discount rate in the market at the time of the survey (July 2016) was 26%.