TABLE 3.
Potential cost-effectiveness of the use foliar Zn fertilizers combined with pesticides, considering the existing pesticide coverage by crops in Ethiopiaa.
| Crop | DALY saved (% reduction) |
Cost-effectiveness (US$ per DALY saved) |
|
| Optimisticb | Pessimisticc | ||
| Maize | 35,832 (6.5%) | 172 | 233 |
| Teff | 106, 363 (19.3%) | 221 | 300 |
| Wheat | 37,875 (6.9%) | 455 | 618 |
| Overall | 180,070 (32.6%) | 260 | 353 |
aWe considered pesticide coverage of 16.4%, 54% and 61.2 for maize, teff, and wheat based on the CSA report on fertilizer and pesticide use by crop type in 2021 bexcluding the labor cost and cincluding the labor cost for foliar application.