Midge Tolerant Wheat is an innovation with a great return on investment. This finding comes from a cost-benefit analysis report prepared for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). According to program evaluation experts, Ference and Company, the net benefits of the Midge Tolerant Wheat innovation is approximately $456 million.

AAFC's Innovation Programs Directorate hired the Vancouver-based consultants to measure the return on investment of the technology. The study puts the development cost of the innovation at $16.3 million, which includes ongoing investment over the next three years.

Ference notes that the net benefits (1997 net present value) of approximately $456 million, result in a benefit cost-ratio of about 37:1. When this cost-benefit analysis is factored in with the other advantages the technology provides, such as eliminating the need for spraying, midge tolerant wheat is truly an innovation that pays.

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