Table 5.
The distribution of cost structures and parameter values.
CSA practices | Incremental cost |
|
---|---|---|
Implementation costs (US$/ha) | Maintenance costs (US$ha−1year−1) | |
Crop rotation | Lognormal (595, 121) | Uniform (817,490) |
Mixed cropping | Lognormal (143, 334) | Uniform (19, 117) |
Minimum tillage | Lognormal (151, 285) | Uniform (77, 264) |
Improved genetic resources | Lognormal (140, 319) | N/a |
Improved nutrient management | Lognormal (102,22) | Uniform (49,299) |
Supplementary feeding | Lognormal (39, 99) | Uniform (150, 1050) |
Improved livestock housing | Lognormal (579, 524) | Lognormal (512, 643) |
NB: To establish the distributions, @risk software was applied to the survey data.
N/a represents not applicable.