1. The potential economic benefits of controlling trypanosomiasis using waterbuck repellent blend in sub-Saharan Africa
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Pamela Olet, Philémon Mansinsa, Joyce Daffa, Yahaya Adam, Ouedraogo Gisèle, Michael N. Okal, Diarra Boucader, Joseph Joachim Ajakaiye, Rock Aime Nina, Susana Jamal, Hezron Nonga, Beatrice Muriithi, Abah Samuel, Kalinga Chilongo, Ambrose Gidudu, Etienne Nguertoum, Daniel K. Masiga, Menale Kassie, Gift Wanda, Abdoul Razak Issa Garba, Jean Felix Kinani, Mohamed Hassan, Mamadou Camara, and Zewdu Abro
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0301 basic medicine ,Insecticides ,Physiology ,Economics ,Cost-Benefit Analysis ,Social Sciences ,Agricultural economics ,Geographical Locations ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medical Conditions ,Animal Products ,Zoonoses ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,education.field_of_study ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Agriculture ,Economic surplus ,Investment (macroeconomics) ,Body Fluids ,Infectious Diseases ,Milk ,Medicine ,Anatomy ,Research Article ,Meat ,Livestock ,Tsetse Flies ,Science ,030231 tropical medicine ,Population ,Insect Control ,Beverages ,03 medical and health sciences ,Health Economics ,Trypanosomiasis ,Parasitic Diseases ,Animals ,Humans ,education ,Productivity ,Africa South of the Sahara ,Nutrition ,Sustainable development ,Protozoan Infections ,Poverty ,Tsetse fly ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Expert elicitation ,biology.organism_classification ,Veterinary Parasitology ,Diet ,Health Care ,030104 developmental biology ,Trypanosomiasis, African ,Food ,Insect Repellents ,People and Places ,Africa ,Parasitology ,Veterinary Science ,Cattle ,Business ,Agricultural Economics - 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.
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- 2021