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Table 2.11 Alternative harvest payment systems options, consequences and incentives (SRDC,<br />
2004 and Jones, 2004)<br />
Payment<br />
System<br />
Advantages and Disadvantages<br />
(advantages in bold)<br />
HBP = Harvest Best Practice<br />
Consequences<br />
Feasibility and<br />
Attractiveness<br />
1. Dollars per • Widely known system<br />
• Easy to administer as relates to tonnage<br />
tonne <strong>of</strong> cane<br />
along supply chain —Not open to abuse<br />
• Inbuilt HBP disincentive-rewards high<br />
(Current System) speed harvesting<br />
• Heavy cross subsidisation <strong>of</strong> poor<br />
productivity<br />
• No incentive for extra work or harvest<br />
quality<br />
• Does not encourage improvements in farm<br />
layout<br />
• Discounts the importance <strong>of</strong> the key<br />
parameter viz capturing the total tonnage<br />
<strong>of</strong> available sugar<br />
2. Dollars per hour • Enables full HBP economic incentives to<br />
capture “economically viable” sugar to<br />
flow to harvester and grower<br />
• Allows automatic accounting for variable<br />
yield<br />
• Enables full economic incentives to flow<br />
to growers from better farm design<br />
• Encourages improved crop presentation<br />
• Promotes closer pre-harvest planning<br />
between harvester & grower<br />
• Penalises growers distant from receival<br />
pads/ sidings, especially in wet weather<br />
• Requires detailed accurate time recording<br />
by machine operators and authorisation by<br />
farmers<br />
• Opportunity for human error in recording<br />
<strong>of</strong> time<br />
• Opportunity for unscrupulous charging <strong>of</strong><br />
3. Base Price +<br />
Fuel<br />
($/t fuel supplied<br />
by grower)<br />
time by harvest operators<br />
• Easy to manage for both fuel and tonnage<br />
• Partially accounts for farm layout<br />
variations<br />
• Introduces flexible fuel pricing options<br />
• Enables partial economic incentives to<br />
flow<br />
• Some cross subsidisation <strong>of</strong> poor<br />
productivity<br />
• Partial disincentive for extra work or<br />
harvest quality<br />
• Limited incentive for improvements in<br />
farm layout<br />
4. Quoted Price • Provides verifiable economic quotations<br />
• Significant effort required to understand<br />
Using BSES Model & use the model the first time<br />
• Needs annual review, possibly between<br />
harvest rounds to recognise changes in<br />
yield estimates<br />
5. Dollars per • Easy to administer based on agreed field<br />
areas<br />
• Harvester will not<br />
perform a quality<br />
harvest as there are no<br />
incentives<br />
• Farmer will lose sugar<br />
in the field and may<br />
suffer stool/field<br />
damage<br />
• Miller will receive<br />
higher EM and incur<br />
higher costs<br />
• Harvester has power to<br />
agree specific<br />
commercial incentives<br />
with farmer and miller<br />
• Farmer faces greater<br />
risk <strong>of</strong> poor admin and<br />
time keeping, but will<br />
capture added revenues<br />
if arrangements are on<br />
clear contractual terms<br />
• Miller will receive<br />
increased volume <strong>of</strong><br />
clean cane with positive<br />
impact on net revenue.<br />
• Harvester will focus on<br />
cost management rather<br />
than quality.<br />
• Farmer assumes more<br />
cost risk without<br />
guarantee that harvester<br />
will capture maximum<br />
sugar.<br />
• The Miller’s cane<br />
supply and quality will<br />
not be improved<br />
• Uncertain, subject to<br />
components <strong>of</strong> model<br />
• Harvester will focus on<br />
cost management<br />
• Currently feasible<br />
but results in<br />
significant losses<br />
along supply chain.<br />
Does not create net<br />
incentives to<br />
maximise economic<br />
sugar<br />
• Limited<br />
attractiveness<br />
• Currently feasible<br />
and commercially<br />
attractive<br />
• Requires enhanced<br />
pre-harvest planning<br />
and contractual<br />
arrangements<br />
between the parties<br />
to agree how time<br />
will be managed and<br />
risks and returns<br />
allocated<br />
• Currently feasible<br />
• Focus will be on<br />
cost<br />
competitiveness; not<br />
incentives to<br />
maximise sugar<br />
• Limited<br />
attractiveness<br />
• Uncertain, subject to<br />
components <strong>of</strong><br />
model<br />
• Currently feasible<br />
• Focus will be on<br />
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