Cost Category

Total (XOF/ha)

Total (USD/ha)

Total (%)

Hired human labor (all stages)

66,408

138.8

52.5

Hired animal labor (all stages)

125

0.3

0.1

Seed

2251

4.7

1.8

Tilling, excluding labor

3417

7.1

2.7

Fertilizer (all stages)

32,260

67.4

25.5

Agriculture chemicals including equip. (all stages)

2669

5.6

2.1

Harvesting, excluding labor

9539

19.9

7.5

Admin & Overhead

9775

20.4

7.7

Total cost per hectare of maize

126,444

264.3

100

Cost per production unit (XOF/ton, US$/ton)

109,055

227.9

Yield rate (t/ha)

1.36