Socio-Economic Impact of Fruit Flies Control in Mango Production in Ghana, Evidence from “Manya Krobo”

Mango in Ghana is targeted as the next non-traditional export crop that is expected to fetch the highest foreign exchange for the country than cocoa. However, production and export constraints caused by fruit fly Bactrocera invadens has placed serious limitation on its marketing to the extent of imp...

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Published in:农业科学与技术：B 2014, Vol.4 (6), p.454-463
Main Author: Kwamina Ewur Banson Alexander Egyir-Yawson
Format: Article
Language:Chinese
Subjects:
加纳
化学控制
水果
生产
社会经济影响
芒果
苍蝇
证据
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Summary:Mango in Ghana is targeted as the next non-traditional export crop that is expected to fetch the highest foreign exchange for the country than cocoa. However, production and export constraints caused by fruit fly Bactrocera invadens has placed serious limitation on its marketing to the extent of imposing bans on imports from Ghana. Notwithstanding efforts rolled out to control the flies, they are still prevalent in the system. This paper presents the cost benefit assessments of using ＂Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute （BNARI） protein bait＂ to control fruit fly Bactrocera invadens relative to other control measures in the Eastern region of South Ghana. Scientists from the BNARI of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission developed a research programme against this foe. Cost benefit assessment revealed that chemical control reduce losses from 60% to 40% at the beginning of the growing season and can reach up to 60% for late maturing varieties at a cost of US$915.2 per acre per year. However, wi
ISSN:2161-6264