TREATMENT

S/No

Particulars

Unit

Unit Cost

(at Mwea)

T1

T2

T3

T4

Unit

used

Total Cost

(Kshs)

Unit used

Total Cost (Kshs)

Unit used

Total Cost (Kshs)

Unit used

Total Cost

(Kshs)

1

Land preparation (ploughing, puddling, harrowing, levelling)

Hectare

6000

2.5

15,000.00

2.5

15,000.00

2.5

15,000.00

2.5

15,000.0

2

Nursery Preparation

M/D

350

25

8750.00

0

-

0

-

57.5

20,125.0

3

seed rate

Kgs

95

5

475.00

37.5

3562.50

37.5

3562.50

50

4750.0

4

Seed preparation

(soaking & sowing)

M/D

350

5

1750.00

5

1750.00

5

1750.00

5

1750.0

5

Planting

M/D

350

47.5

16,625.00

0.7

245.00

0.725

253.75

24.9

8715.0

6

Weeding

M/D

350

52.8

18,480.00

65.3

22,855.00

61.8

21,630.00

73.65

25,777.5

7

Bird Scaring

M/D

400

75

30,000.00

75

30,000.00

75

30,000.00

75

30,000.0

8

Harvesting

M/D

400

37.5

15,000.00

37.5

15,000.00

37.5

15,000.00

37.5

15,000.0

9

Post-harvest

Handling

(winnowing & drying)

M/D

400

45

18,000.00

45

18,000.00

45

18,000.00

45

18,000.0

TOTAL (KSHS)

124,080.00

106,412.50

105,196.25

139,117.50