| Speculations | Financial issues of irrigation | |||||
| Product in tonnes/ha | Gross irrigation needs | Irrigation cost (FCFA) | Water productivity | Water valuation (CFA/m3) | Valuation of water (CFA/ha according to allocation) | |
| wet season | ||||||
| Sorghum | 2.67 | 10,000 | 24,733 | 0.27 | 18.22 | 182,153 |
| Mil | 2.80 | 10,000 | 24,733 | 0.28 | 18.45 | 184,533 |
| Sorghum | 2.00 | 10,000 | 24,733 | 0.20 | −4.31 | −43,067 |
| Onion | 21.27 | 10,000 | 156,133 | 2.13 | 154.65 | 1,546,533 |
| Tomato | 15.47 | 10,000 | 62,800 | 1.55 | 154.93 | 1,549,333 |
| Cabbage | 40.00 | 10,000 | 216,133 | 4.00 | 126.52 | 1,265,200 |
| Dry season | ||||||
| But | 4.53 | 15,000 | 60,267 | 0.30 | 28.29 | 424,400 |
| Wheat | 5.33 | 15,000 | 134,933 | 0.36 | 29.63 | 444,400 |
| Wheat | 4.00 | 15,000 | 60,267 | 0.27 | 17.36 | 260,400 |
| Onion | 58.00 | 15,000 | 153,600 | 3.87 | 188.34 | 2,825,067 |
| Tomato | 38.67 | 15,000 | 153,600 | 2.58 | 123.98 | 1,859,733 |
| Cabbage | 80.00 | 15,000 | 153,600 | 5.33 | 75.63 | 1,134,400 |