Risk-Efficient Fumigant-Mulching System Alternatives forBell Pepper Production

摘要

As methyl bromide (MB) isphased-out for complete banningfor agricultural use, this researchevaluates the relative economicefficiency of fumigant alternatives,in combination with mulchingmethods. Bell pepper productionin Georgia was studied inparticular because any fumigantsystem that works for it would alsowork for other commercial crops.This study employs stochasticdominance techniques to identifythe most efficient and preferredproduction alternatives in terms ofgross and net enterprise returns.Based on risk efficiency, meanreturns and the decision-maker’srisk aversion considerations, thisanalysis identified TELV-MS,TEL-MS, and PC250-MS as themost preferred and risk-efficientalternatives.