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The Economics of Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought

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Table A.4—Continued<br />

Author Country Area Conservation<br />

measure<br />

World Bank<br />

2009<br />

Niger Tree<br />

plantations<br />

Protected<br />

Areas<br />

Soil <strong>and</strong> water<br />

conservation<br />

Crop Discount<br />

rate<br />

143<br />

Time<br />

horizon<br />

(years)<br />

NPV Unit Note Soil erosion<br />

with<br />

conservation<br />

0.1 307,000 FCFA/ha Assumption:<br />

Low fodder<br />

value<br />

0.1 125,000 FCFA/ha High fodder<br />

value<br />

0.1 239,000 FCFA/ha High fodder<br />

value<br />

0.1 118,000<br />

Not<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>itable<br />

FCFA/ha Low fodder<br />

value<br />

Source: Author’s compilation.<br />

Notes: Ramp pay = crop stubble laid out along the contour, supported by stakes, <strong>and</strong> covered with soil; Fanya juu = throwing soil uphill; Fanya chini = throwing soil downhill.<br />

Soil erosion<br />

without<br />

conservation

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