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. 2022 Jul 25;17(7):e0271241. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271241

Table 3. Total economic benefits of adopting IPM, pollinator supplementation and IPPM in avocado production in Tanzania (‘Million US$).

Intervention IPM Pollinator supplementation IPPM
Year PS/TS PS/TS PS/TS
2019 0 0 0
2020 0 0 0
2021 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002
2022 0.0001 0.0002 0.0003
2023 0.0003 0.0003 0.0007
2024 0.0005 0.0007 0.0013
2025 0.0010 0.0012 0.0025
2026 0.0018 0.0021 0.0043
2027 0.0027 0.0032 0.0065
2028 0.0036 0.0043 0.0088
2029 0.0043 0.0051 0.0106
2030 0.0047 0.0057 0.0118
2031 0.0050 0.0061 0.0126
2032 0.0053 0.0064 0.0131
2033 0.0054 0.0066 0.0136
NPV 0.0105 0.0127 0.0260
B/C 12.40 16.57 33.94
IRR 54.9% 61.1% 81.3%

Note: PS, and TS are producer and total surplus respectively; B/C is the benefit over cost, IRR is the internal rate of return. NPV is the net present value. Consumer surplus (CS) is zero equating PS to TS.