Opportunity Costs of REDD+ to the Communities of Mufindi District, Iringa, Tanzania

Table 1

Profitability of maize and beans farming Kibengu and Ilogombe villages.

Village	Product	Undiscounted net profit/ha	NPV/ha (20 years)
Kibengu	Maize	416,915.42	3,966,351.39
Ilogombe	Maize	184,049.83	1,0,969.81
Kibengu	Beans	641,925.56	6,106,999.67
Ilogombe	Beans	732,450.00	6,968,209.75
Weighted average profit		493,835.20	4,698,132.66

Source: field data (2012).