COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN SOYBEAN CROPS IN THE MIDWEST REGION OF BRAZIL

Authors

  • Denise Wochner Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD)
  • Régio Márcio Toesca Gimenes Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD)
  • José Fernando Jurca Grigolli Fundação MS
  • Maycon Ulisses Saraiva Farinha Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD)
  • Luciana Virginia Mário Bernardo Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNOESTE)
  • Clandio Favarini Ruviaro Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD)

Keywords:

Biological Control, Environmental Cost, Sustainable Management, Crop Production, Agribusiness

Abstract

Soybean is the most traded agricultural commodity in the world and the main agricultural product exported by Brazil. The
study was conducted in Midwest region of Brazil, during the 2018/2019 harvest. The conventional pest management carried
out by the rural producer and the integrated pest management with biological control carried out by the MS Foundation were compared. After data collection, operational costs were calculated for both managements and subsequently an
environmental cost and a cost-benefit analysis of the application of chemical pesticides were performed. An adapted
model of environmental cost and cost-benefit analysis was used. The results show the economic viability of adopting
biological control in one of the tested areas. This was due to the greater amount of pesticide applications by the farmer in
conventional management, showing the importance of analyzing the environmental cost of the pesticides and avoiding
products that have a high impact on non-target individuals.

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Published

2022-09-26

How to Cite

WOCHNER, Denise; GIMENES, Régio Márcio Toesca; GRIGOLLI, José Fernando Jurca; FARINHA, Maycon Ulisses Saraiva; BERNARDO , Luciana Virginia Mário; RUVIARO, Clandio Favarini. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN SOYBEAN CROPS IN THE MIDWEST REGION OF BRAZIL. Organizações Rurais & Agroindustriais, [S. l.], v. 24, p. e1887, 2022. Disponível em: https://www.revista.dae.ufla.br/index.php/ora/article/view/1887. Acesso em: 1 may. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 24 (2022): Organizações Rurais & Agroindustriais

Section

Agroindustrial systems and sustainability