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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 |
Transitional Zone |
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Region |
Ashanti |
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District |
Sekyedumase |
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Location |
Ejura |
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Crop |
Maize Hybrid |
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Date of data collection |
01/06/2022 |
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ACTIVITY |
UNIT OF MEASURE |
QUANTITY |
UNIT COST (GH¢) |
FREQUENCY |
TOTAL (GH¢) |
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A) LAND RENT |
1 |
120.00 |
1 |
120.00 |
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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 |
230.00 |
1 |
230.00 |
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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 |
100.00 |
1 |
200.00 |
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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 |
1 |
100.00 |
1 |
100.00 |
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Gather at central point |
Contract |
1 |
100.00 |
1 |
100.00 |
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VII) POST HARVEST |
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Dehusking |
- |
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Shelling (Machine) |
1 |
400.00 |
1 |
400.00 |
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Drying |
Manday |
3 |
20.00 |
3 |
180.00 |
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Bagging |
Manday |
3 |
10.00 |
8 |
240.00 |
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Carting to barn |
Manday |
3 |
10.00 |
8 |
240.00 |
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INPUTS |
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Weedicides -selective |
litres |
1 |
135.00 |
1 |
135.00 |
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Weedicides -non selective |
litres |
1 |
50.00 |
1 |
50.00 |
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Pesticide |
litres |
1 |
60.00 |
1 |
60.00 |
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Fertilizer |
- |
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√ NPK (50Kg) |
kg |
2 |
400.00 |
1 |
800.00 |
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√ Urea (50Kg) |
kg |
1 |
450.00 |
1 |
450.00 |
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√ SOA (50 Kg) |
- |
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Cutlass |
Single |
1 |
30.00 |
1 |
30.00 |
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Tarpaulin** |
Number |
1 |
60.00 |
1 |
60.00 |
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Sacks |
Number |
24 |
6.00 |
1 |
144.00 |
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Baskets |
Number |
- |
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Rope (Line ) |
Single |
1 |
10.00 |
1 |
10.00 |
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Knap sack** |
Single |
1 |
70.00 |
1 |
70.00 |
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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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Shovel |
Single |
- |
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Seed |
kg |
10 |
27.00 |
1 |
270.00 |
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Total |
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4,519.00 |
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Contigency/Miscelaeneous (5% of Total cost) |
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225.95 |
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GRAND TOTAL |
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4,744.95 |
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REVENUE |
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Number of bags harvested Acre (x) |
24 |
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Average weight of bag (kg) |
100.00 |
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Price per bag (z) |
350.00 |
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Total Income (x.z) |
8,400.00 |
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Net Profit/Net Loss |
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3,655.05 |
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Return On Investment (R.O.I) (%) |
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77.03 |
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*Depreciated Amount **Hired Amount |
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