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Table 4 Production costs (in growing season 2015/16 and 2016/17)
Description
Treatments
Unit
Costs
Labour, oxen and plough for land preparation
All
US$
ha
−1
34.20
Manure 3 Mg ha
−1 (10,000 TZS Mg
−1 )
CF-30 + M, OF-3,
OF-3 + L
US$
ha
−1
13.84
Manure 5 Mg ha
−1 (10,000 TZS Mg
−1 )
OF-5
US$
ha
−1
23.07
Labour for manure application 3 Mg ha
−1
CF-30 + M, OF-3,
OF-3 + L
US$
ha
−1
3.42
Labour for manure application 5 Mg ha
−1
OF-5
US$
ha
−1
5.70
Labour for land pulverisation/harrowing
All
US$
ha
−1
17.10
Cotton seed
All
US$
ha
−1
7.98
Labour for cotton sowing
All
US$
ha
−1
22.80
Green gram seed
OF-3 + L
US$
ha
−1
11.97
Labour for green gram sowing
OF-3 + L
US$
ha
−1
17.10
DAP at planting (75 kg ha
−1 , 1200 TZS kg
−1
)
CF-30
US$
ha
−1
41.53
DAP at planting (100 kg ha
−1 , 1200 TZS kg
−1
)
CF-60
US$
ha
−1
55.37
Labour for DAP application at planting
CF-30, CF-60
US$
ha
−1
17.10
Urea as top-dress (35.9 kg ha
−1 , 1200 TZS kg
−1 )
CF-30
US$
ha
−1
19.86
Urea as top-dress (91.4 kg ha
−1 , 1200 TZS kg
−1 )
CF-60
US$
ha
−1
50.61
Urea as top-dress (65.2 kg ha
−1 , 1200 TZS kg
−1 )
CF-30 + M
US$
ha
−1
36.11
Labour for urea application as top-dress
CF-30, CF-60, CF-30 + M US$
ha
−1
17.10
Labour for first weeding
All
US$
ha
−1
22.80
Labour for second weeding
All
US$
ha
−1
20.52
Labour for third weeding
All
US$
ha
−1
15.96
Ninja (3 applications: 2000 TZS (150 ml)
−1
)
CP-3
US$
ha
−1
6.84
Ninja (6 applications: 2000 TZS (150 ml)
−1
)
CP-6
US$
ha
−1
13.68
(continued)
T. N. Bwana et al.