Filipino Farmers Losing PHP33.85 Billion Due to Delays in Commercializing Bt Eggplant
July 25, 2018| |
The Philippines is losing as much as PHP33.85 billion (US$634 million) because of the delay in commercializing the insect resistant Bt eggplant, according to Dr. Cesar Quicoy, an economist from the University of the Philippines Los Baños.
Dr. Quicoy studied the cost of delaying the commercialization of Bt eggplant in the country in three different adoption rate scenarios: 15%, 30%, and 50% of the total eggplant production. At a 50-percent adoption rate, eggplant producers could have earned at least P33.852 in potential revenue in the first year of Bt eggplant commercialization. By the 10th year of adoption, Filipino farmers could have gained a total of P374.889 billion. The crop, developed by the Institute of Plant Breeding UPLB, could double the net income of farmers.
Dr. Quicoy presented the results of his study during The Economics of Biotech Crops: A Symposium to Promote Economic and Financial Literacy symposium held on July 17, 2018 at the SEARCA Umali Auditorium, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.
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