Table 3 Net returns, value cost ratio, and marginal returns for climbing beans, maize, and potato in Kadahenda, Nyabihu District, Rwanda
Crop | Season | Treatment | Net return (1000 RWF ha −1 ) | Value cost ratio | Marginal returns RWF/RWF of input |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maize | 2014A | AGM | 111.2 | 28 | 8.4 |
MF | − 88.7 | 0.9 | − 0.5 | ||
AGM + MF | 355.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | ||
2015B | AGM | 62.4 | 24.3 | 4.7 | |
MF | − 192.3 | 0.3 | − 1 | ||
AGM + MF | − 38.4 | 1.1 | − 0.2 | ||
Climbing beans | 2015A | AGM | − 19.8 | 18.6 | − 1.5 |
MF | − 114.6 | 1 | − 0.7 | ||
AGM + MF | − 54.9 | 1.3 | − 0.3 | ||
2015B | AGM | 181.1 | 33.8 | 13.7 | |
MF | 27.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | ||
AGM + MF | 209.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | ||
Potato | 2015B | AGM | 2,658.9 | 1130.3 | 805.7 |
MF | 2,672.6 | 24.5 | 17.5 | ||
AGM + MF | 2,779.5 | 24.6 | 17.8 | ||
2016A | AGM | 1,720 | 845.8 | 521.2 | |
MF | 1,633.4 | 17.7 | 10.7 | ||
AGM + MF | 1,715.9 | 17.8 | 11 |