Table 12 Sensitivity analysis of different items for OCS.

From: Economic feasibility study of organic and conventional fish farming systems of Indian major carps

Item

Economic parameter

Particulars

NPV (USD)

% Increase or decrease

IRR (%)

% Increase or decrease

Actual value

106,219

51.28

Cost of soil excavation

20% (+)

105,496

0.70% (−)

50.81

0.92% (−)

20% (−)

106,942

0.70% (+)

51.76

0.94% (+)

Input cost

20% (+)

97,225

8.50% (−)

50.03

2.44% (−)

20% (−)

115,212

8.50% (+)

52.43

2.24% (+)

Construction cost of vermicompost unit

20% (+)

102,798

3.20% (−)

49.13

4.20% (−)

20% (−)

109,640

3.20% (+)

53.65

4.62% (+)

Cost of vermicomposting

20% (+)

99,611

6.20% (−)

50.39

1.74% (−)

20% (−)

112,827

6.20% (+)

52.11

1.60% (+)

Cost of fingerlings

20% (+)

105,742

0.45% (−)

51.21

0.136% (−)

20% (−)

106,696

0.45% (+)

51.35

0.136% (+)

Cost of cultivation of maize and soybean

20% (+)

105,180

0.98% (−)

51.13

0.29% (−)

20% (−)

107,257

0.98% (+)

51.43

0.29% (+)

Sale price of organic fishes

20% (+)

136,160

28.20% (+)

55.03

7.31% (+)

20% (−)

76,277

28.20% (−)

46.41

9.50% (−)

Sale price of vermicompost

20% (+)

112,259

5.70% (+)

52.02

1.44% (+)

20% (−)

100,179

5.70% (−)

50.50

1.52% (−)