Impact of Ridge-Furrow Planting in Pakistan: Empirical Evidence from the Farmers Field

Table 5

Details regarding cost of production and cost benefit analysis of ridge planting and farmer practice in USD per hectare.

Input (USD ha^−1)	Ridge planting	Farmer practice	Ridge-FP
Land preparation cost	105.61	103.74	1.87
Seed cost	61.68	56.07	5.61
Planting cost	23.36	12.85	10.51
Fertilizer cost	239.25	240.11	−0.86
Weedicide cost	16.79	18.97	−2.18
Irrigation cost	21.03	26.28	−5.25
Harvesting cost	83.71	72.54	11.17
Production cost—total	551.44	530.57	20.87
Wheat yield (kg/ha)	34.11	30.37	3.74
Wheat price (USD/kg)	0.30	0.30	0.00
Gross revenue wheat	1108.64	987.15	121.50
Net revenue (profit)	557.21	456.58	100.63
Cost benefit ratio	2.01	1.86

Note. One USD (United States dollar) is equal to 107 PKR (Pakistani rupees).