Status report on global Neem usage - Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal

3. NEEM AS A NON-SYNTHETIC PESTICIDE
The overview by region/country confirms the findings from the previous chapters, namely that
the use of raw materials (home-made insecticides) is the prevailing type of usage, with the
exception of the industrialised countries.
Since the seeds are the raw materials used to manufacture oil and press cakes, they are the
most important raw materials for pesticide manufacture (cf. Figs. 3.1 and 2.4). The value of
this market for raw materials is illustrated in the table below:
Question: What is the local market value of 1 kg dried neem seeds?
Table 3.7: Market value of dried neem seeds in US$/kg
Region/country Estimated value
US$/kg
Asia: Africa:
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Region/country Estimated value
US$/kg
- India 0.05 - 0.35 - Benin 0.12 – 0.20
- Sri Lanka 0.22 - Kenya 0.1-0.40
- Pakistan 0.10 - Tanzania 0.25 –0,5
- Myanmar 0.75 - 1.15 - Madagascar 0.12
- Thailand 1.00 - 1.20 - Ghana 0,35-0,6
- Indonesia 0.5 - Nigeria 0,08-0,30
Industrialised countries: Latin America/Caribbean:
- Australia 1.00 (?) - Dominican Republic 1.6
- Nicaragua 1.00
- Haiti 0.60
Most countries <strong>report</strong>ed that neem seeds had no market value in their country. Some countries
only deal with germinative seeds costing between 3.00 and 8.00 US$/kg.
Question: Which farmers use neem as a pesticide?