OUR POTENTIAL CROPS
Cabbage
Crop Income Yield 40000
@$0.32
= $12 800.00
Yearly Expenses:
Cabbage seedlings $1 575.00
Fertilizers $1 440.00
Pesticides and Herbicides $1 500.00
Total Expenses per Ha ($4 515.00)
Yearly profit $8 285.00
Tomatoes
Crop income yield 50 000kg
@$0.43
$21 500.00
Yearly Expenses:
Tomato seedlings $2 520.00
Fertilizers $2 500.00
Pesticides and Herbicides $2 000.00
Total Expenses per Ha ($7 020.00)
Yearly profit $14 480.00
Maize
Crop income yield 15t
@ $280
$4 200.00
Yearly Expenses:
25kg Seed Maize $ 50.00
250kg Fertilizer $ 600.00
400kg fertilizer $1 040.00
Pesticides and Herbicides $ 100.00
Total yearly Expenses per ha ($1 790.00)
Yearly Profit $2 410.00
NB The yearly profit doubles if the income if the maize is sold as green mealies
Peas
Crop income yield 50 000kg
@$0.43
$21 500.00
Yearly Expenses:
Peas seedlings $2 520.00
Fertilizers $2 500.00
Pesticides and Herbicides $2 000.00
Total Expenses per Ha ($7 020.00)
Yearly profit $14 480.00
POTATOES
Crop income yield
30 tonnes
$15 000.00
Yearly Expenses:
Potato seedlings $3 520.00
Fertilizers $2 000.00
Pesticides and Herbicides $2 000.00
Total Expenses per Ha ($7 520.00)
Yearly profit $7 480.00
Carrots
Crop income yield 1000kg
@$0.43
$21 500.00
Yearly Expenses:
Carrots seedlings $2 520.00
Fertilizers $2 500.00
Pesticides and Herbicides $2 000.00
Total Expenses per Ha ($7 020.00)
Yearly profit $14 480.00
