Chemical disinfectants can be very expensive, but to Canadian poultry farmers the expense is considered a necessary and common practice and there is little consideration when equating a budget. In Nepal, many of the smaller poultry farms are not able to afford expensive chemicals and materials. 24.8% of the population in Nepal is below the poverty line (Animal Production and Health, 2011). The price of Thymox Ag Disinfectant is $296.00 for 4 units of a 4L bottle, $350.00 for a 20L bottle, $2940.00 for 200L and $13 300.00 for 1000L (Beaudoin 2016). These prices are direct from the manufacturer. For a farmer to purchase one unit of a 4L bottle, it would cost them $74 CDN. In Nepal that would equate to roughly 6069$ Nepalese Rupee’s. For a box of 4, 4L bottles, it would cost $24 275.82 Nepalese Rupee’s, $28 704.51 for a 20L bottle, $241 117.91 for 200L and $1 090 771.50 for a quantity of 1000L. In Nepal, the GDP per capita is 732.3 USD, or $80,474.21 Nepalese Rupee (The World Bank Group 2016).
For someone in Nepal to purchase 1 unit of a 4L quantity of Thymox Ag, it would cost them 7.50% of an average person’s annual income. GDP per capita in Canada is $69 691.77 CAD after converting from USD (The World Bank Group 2016). In comparison, for a Canadian citizen to spend 7.50% of their GDP per capita, it would be equivalent to purchasing an item valued at $5 226.88 CAD, comparable to buying a new used vehicle. For a Nepalese citizen to buy 4 units of a 4L quantity it would 30.2% of GDP per capita. Surpassing a quantity of 200L is not a realistic purchasing point for an average citizen with a small backyard farm, but for a larger commercial farm purchasing a 20L quantity would be realistic in usage and affordability. Thymox also includes freight charges in their list prices.
For someone in Nepal to purchase 1 unit of a 4L quantity of Thymox Ag, it would cost them 7.50% of an average person’s annual income. GDP per capita in Canada is $69 691.77 CAD after converting from USD (The World Bank Group 2016). In comparison, for a Canadian citizen to spend 7.50% of their GDP per capita, it would be equivalent to purchasing an item valued at $5 226.88 CAD, comparable to buying a new used vehicle. For a Nepalese citizen to buy 4 units of a 4L quantity it would 30.2% of GDP per capita. Surpassing a quantity of 200L is not a realistic purchasing point for an average citizen with a small backyard farm, but for a larger commercial farm purchasing a 20L quantity would be realistic in usage and affordability. Thymox also includes freight charges in their list prices.