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Table 25. Theoretical model of CBB cost management, 2001 (US$/ha) 18 .
Age of the Plot Cultural
Control
0 – 12 months
should taken as variable costs and their execution will depend on the results obtained
when measuring the infestation level and the position of the CBB in the berries. In this
way the decision to spray insecticide for instance and therefore of incurring more costs
will be subject to an action threshold.
5.5.3 CBB impact at the
national level – a simulation for Colombia
After we visited all the countries involved in the project ICO/02, it was clear that
Colombia has a sound structure for buying coffee. Currently the set of rules established
for buying coffee are clear and transparent for any coffee farmer who should be
able to understand how the rules establish the price to be paid. The fundamental rule
is that when the coffee quality is high the price is also higher. Therefore it is in Colombia
where we have the best chance to estimate the full effects of the pest. In other
countries the problem is confounded with other causes of quality loss, such as poor
processing.
The Colombian norms are established according to the national strategy with the aim
of producing the best coffee quality attainable. The quality assessment is complex and
includes:
A determination of the ratio of green coffee produced from a given quantity of
parchment coffee.
Presence of traditional defects (“pasilla”) such as broken and vinegar beans.
Presence of beans perforated by CBB.
Bean size.
Biological
Control
B. bassiana
18 Exchange rate 1 US$ = $ 2,200 pesos
Chemical
Control
Insecticides
Machinery
and
Equipment
0 0 0 0 0
Total Cost
per hectare
12 – 24 months 47 0 0 0.9 48
24 – 36 months 17.3 16 25 3.1 152.1
36 – 48 months 149.8 30.3 41.3 4.9 226.4
48 – 60 months 149.8 30.3 82.7 7.1 270
Average 91.0 139.7
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