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Economic Productivity and Profitability Analysis for Whiteflies and Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV) Management Options

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  • Fonsah, Esendugue Greg
  • Chen, Yu
  • Diffie, Stan
  • Srinivansan, Rajagopalbabu
  • Riley, David

Abstract

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), transmitted by whiteflies, is a major threat to tomato production worldwide (Moriones and Navas-Castillo, 2000; Lefeuvre et al., 2010). Yield losses up to 100% in affected fields are common (Rakib et al., 2011; Pan et al., 2012; Wu et al., 2012). This study investigates the economic productivity and profitability of treatment for TYLCV management. The economic models adopted for this study include farm enterprise budgeting, sensitivity analysis, and break-even analysis. Results show that total preharvest variable cost was $4,200/acre and the expected net return of $1,958/acre was attainable 50% of the time.

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  • Fonsah, Esendugue Greg & Chen, Yu & Diffie, Stan & Srinivansan, Rajagopalbabu & Riley, David, 2019. "Economic Productivity and Profitability Analysis for Whiteflies and Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV) Management Options," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Food Distribution Research Society, vol. 50(1), March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jlofdr:292192
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.292192
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