The potential economic benefits of controlling trypanosomiasis using waterbuck repellent blend in sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Trypanosomiasis is a significant productivity-limiting livestock disease in sub-Saharan Africa, contributing to poverty and food insecurity. In this paper, we estimate the potential economic gains from adopting Waterbuck Repellent Blend (WRB). The WRB is a new technology that pushes trypanosomiasis-transmitting tsetse fly away from animals, improving animals' health and increasing meat and milk productivity. We estimate the benefits of WRB on the production of meat and milk using the economic surplus approach. We obtained data from an expert elicitation survey, secondary and experimental sources. Our findings show that the adoption of WRB in 5 to 50% of the animal population would generate an economic surplus of US$ 78-869 million per annum for African 18 countries. The estimated benefit-cost ratio (9:1) further justifies an investment in WRB. The technology's potential benefits are likely to be underestimated since our estimates did not include the indirect benefits of the technology adoption, such as the increase in the quantity and quality of animals' draught power services and human and environmental health effects. These benefits suggest that investing in WRB can contribute to nutrition security and sustainable development goals.
Source: PLoS ONE
Authors: Zewdu Abro, Menale Kassie, Beatrice Muriithi, Michael Okal, Daniel Masiga, Gift Wanda, Ouedraogo Gisèle, Abah Samuel, Etienne Nguertoum, Rock Aimé Nina, Philémon Mansinsa, Yahaya Adam, Mamadou Camara, Pamela Olet, Diarra Boucader, Susana Jamal, Abdoul Razak Issa Garba, Joseph Joachim Ajakaiye, Jean Felix Kinani, Mohamed Adam Hassan, Hezron Nonga, Joyce Daffa, Ambrose Gidudu, Kalinga Chilongo
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,749
Funders: Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete, Government of the Republic of Kenya, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit, FP7 International Cooperation
Awards: G1539252875, G5916574405, G7736564106
OpenAlex ID: W3186747208