Pest management technology | Variable cost of inputs (shs/ha) | Variable cost of labour | Total input + labour costs | Financial cost/interest rate at 25% | Total variable cost (shs) | Total revenue (shs) | Net benefit (shs) | Change in cost due to technology use | Change in revenue due to technology use | MRR |
Ridomil + Fenkill | 1,156,300 | 125,000 | 1,281,300 | 320,300 | 961,000 | 6,500,000 | 5,539,000 | 961,000 | 1,240,000 | 1.3 |
Tithonia | 694,400 | 125,000 | 819,400 | 204,900 | 615,000 | 5,173,000 | 4,558,000 | 615,000 | −87,000 | −0.1 |
Ash + Tobacco | 708,300 | 125,000 | 833,300 | 208,300 | 625,000 | 5,399,000 | 4,774,000 | 625,000 | 139,000 | 0.2 |
FYM | 1,800,000 | 25,000 | 1,825,000 | 456,300 | 1,369,000 | 6,087,000 | 4,718,000 | 1,369,000 | 827,000 | 0.6 |
Control | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,260,000 | 5,260,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |