Programme |
Parameter used to measure benefit |
Avg annual cost (USD million) |
Avg annual benefit (USD million) |
Benefit/ Cost Ratio |
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Containment Programme Programa Moscamed |
Protection of horticulture industries in Mexico and USA (includes only potential production and market loss) |
12 |
1800 |
150 |
Melon Fly Eradication Programme in Okinawa, Japan |
Export of fruit commodities (mainly mango and bitter melon) |
7.7 |
41.7 |
5.4 |
National Mediterranean Fruit Fly Control Programme in Chile |
Export of horticultural products affected by fruit flies |
4 |
1600 |
400 |
South Africa Mediterranean Fruit Fly Suppression Programme |
Savings in chemical sprays and table-grape rejections during the certification process |
0.13 |
0.37 |
2.8 |
Mexico National Fruit Fly Campaign |
Savings in direct damage and value of fruit exports from the fly-free areas in north-west Mexico |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Preventive Release Programme in Southern California, USA |
Protection of Californias horticulture industry from yield loss in agriculture and home-garden production, increased insecticide used, loss of export markets, and annual quarantine compliance cost |
13 |
1300-1900 |
100-146 |
Control of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly in Israel/Jordan |
Export of vegetables |
0.8 |
8 |
10 |