Parameters

Fields of IPM adopter

Fields of IPM non-adopter

Mean difference

2011-12

2012-13

Mean

2011-12

2012-13

Mean

Insect and disease infestation in %

Cutworm

11.04

9.51

9.71

11.62

11.10

11.84

-2.13

Fruit borer

10.16

7.75

11.31

11.52

White fly

11.47

8.25

12.03

12.66

Damping off

10.75

6.37

11.34

11.28

Leaf blight

12.12

9.63

13.93

11.62

Freq. of Chemical use

Insecticide

2.76

2.19

2.14

3.23

4.11

3.44

-1.30

Fungicide

1.98

1.63

3.14

3.26

Marketable yield (t/ha)

49.29

53.39

51.34

44.34

40.14

42.24

9.10

Variable Cost (taka/ha)

221,094

218,742

219,918

221,833

222,787

222,310

−2392

Gross return (taka/ha)

517,519

534,767

526,143

471,021

474,273

472,647

53,496

BCR

2.34

2.44

2.39

2.12

2.12

2.12

0.47