COCOA as inter crop in Oil Palm or Coconut   (0.4 hectare)

 

Variety

Forastero types

 

Spacing (m x m)

4.5 x 4.5

 

No of Plants

200

S.No

Item of Expenditure

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Total

A.

MATERIAL

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Planting Material including 10% casualty replacement in second year

1000

100

 

 

1100

2

Manure and fertilizer

852

1245

1680

1680

5457

3

Plant Protection

300

300

300

300

1200

 

Sub total

2152

1645

1980

1980

7757

B
LABOUR

 

 

 

 

 

1

Land Preparation

 

 

 

 

 

2

Digging of Pits @ Rs. 5/pit

1000

 

 

 

1000

3

Manure and fertilizer application (4mandays)

200

200

200

200

800

4

Pesticide application (2 mandays)

100

100

100

100

400

5

Irrigation (35 units)

1750

1750

1750

1750

 

6

Interculture operations (10 mandays including pruning)

500

500

750

750

2500

7

Harvesting @ 10 mandays in 3 rd year & 15 mandays in 4 th,5 th year and 20 mandays from 6 th year onwards

 

 

500

750

1250

 

Sub total

3550

2550

3300

3550

12950

 

Contingencies (5 %)

285

210

264

277

1036

 

GRAND TOTAL (rounded off)

6000

4400

5500

5800

21700

Total unit cost        

Rs. 21700

Repayment period

9 years inclusive of 4 years grace period

Installments

Annual