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PROFITABILITY OF FARMING ONE (1) ACRE OF HYBRID MAIZE POLICY PLANNING MONITORING AND EVALUATION DIRECTORATE (PPMED) AGRIBUSINESS UNIT |
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Agroecological Zone |
Forest Zone |
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Region |
Bono East |
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District |
Atebubu-Amantin |
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Location |
Atebubu |
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Crop |
Maize-Hybrid |
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DATE OF DATA COLLECTION |
Jun-22 |
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ACTIVITY |
UNIT OF MEASURE |
QUANTITY |
UNIT COST (GH¢) |
FREQUENCY |
TOTAL (GH¢) |
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A) LAND RENT |
1 |
100.00 |
1 |
100.00 |
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B) LABOUR COST |
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I) LAND PREPARATION |
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Chemical (Application) |
Manday |
1 |
50.00 |
1 |
50.00 |
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Ploughing (Tractor) |
Acre |
1 |
250.00 |
1 |
250.00 |
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Harrowing |
Acre |
1 |
150.00 |
1 |
150.00 |
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II) PLANTING / SOWING |
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Lining and Pegging/Sowing |
Manday |
2 |
80.00 |
1 |
160.00 |
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III) WEED CONTROL |
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1st Chemical control |
Manday |
1 |
50.00 |
1 |
50.00 |
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2nd Chemical control |
Manday |
1 |
50.00 |
1 |
50.00 |
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IV) FERTILIZER APPLICATION |
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NPK |
Manday |
2 |
50.00 |
1 |
100.00 |
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Urea/SOA |
Manday |
1 |
50.00 |
1 |
50.00 |
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V) PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL |
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Stem Borer |
litres |
1 |
50.00 |
1 |
50.00 |
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Fall Army Worm |
litres |
2 |
50.00 |
1 |
100.00 |
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VI) HARVESTING |
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Harvest |
Manday |
2 |
70.00 |
1 |
140.00 |
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Gather at central point |
Manday |
2 |
15.00 |
6 |
180.00 |
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VII) POST HARVEST |
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Dehusking |
Manday |
2 |
70.00 |
2 |
280.00 |
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Shelling (Machine) |
Contract |
1 |
300.00 |
1 |
300.00 |
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Drying |
Manday |
2 |
20.00 |
4 |
160.00 |
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Bagging |
Manday |
2 |
15.00 |
7 |
210.00 |
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Load/pack to storage house |
Manday |
2 |
10.00 |
7 |
140.00 |
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INPUTS |
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Weedicides -selective (Atrazine, Nicosulfuron, 2-4-D) |
litres |
1 |
120.00 |
1 |
120.00 |
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Weedicides -non selective |
litres |
1 |
50.00 |
1 |
50.00 |
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Pesticide |
litres |
1 |
55.00 |
1 |
55.00 |
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Fertilizer |
- |
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√ NPK (50Kg) |
kg |
2 |
380.00 |
1 |
760.00 |
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√ SOA (50 Kg) |
kg |
1 |
250.00 |
1 |
250.00 |
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Cutlass |
Single |
1 |
25.00 |
1 |
25.00 |
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Tarpaulin** |
Number |
1 |
45.00 |
1 |
45.00 |
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Sacks |
Number |
24 |
6.00 |
1 |
144.00 |
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Rope (Line ) |
Single |
1 |
10.00 |
1 |
10.00 |
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Knap sack** |
Single |
1 |
50.00 |
1 |
50.00 |
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Hoe* |
Single |
1 |
10.00 |
1 |
10.00 |
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Wellington boots* |
Pair |
1 |
20.00 |
1 |
20.00 |
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Seed |
kg |
10 |
27.00 |
1 |
270.00 |
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Total |
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4,329.00 |
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Contigency/Miscelaeneous (5% of Total cost) |
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216.45 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
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4,545.45 |
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REVENUE |
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Number of bags harvested Acre (x) |
21 |
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Average weight of bag (kg) |
100 |
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Price per bag (z) |
350 |
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Total Income (x.z) |
7,350.00 |
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Net Profit/Net Loss |
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2,804.55 |
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Return On Investment (R.O.I) (%) |
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61.70 |
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*Depreciated Amount **Hired Amount |
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