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Economic analysis of alternative systems for sorghum production in Southern Mali

  1. Feb 2017 Economic analysis of alternative systems for sorghum production in Southern Mali Felix Badolo1 , B. Kotu2 , Z. Birhanu1 , and J. Nzungize1 1 International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) 2 International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) About ICRISAT: www.icrisat.org ICRISAT’s scientific information: http://EXPLOREit.icrisat.org Corresponding author email: f.badolo@cgiar.org Key messages • The persistent low yields of millet and sorghum are primary due to the low input use and the continued practice of traditional production techniques. • The cultivation of these crops is often carried out without the use of fertilizers and few improved technologies. • Adoption of sustainable intensification innovations is essential to improve productivity and income of smallholder farmers. Objectives and approach • Objectives: aim to compare and contrast the four crop treatments with respects their economic advantages and production risks (control treatment, treatment with only manure, treatment with mineral fertilizer, and treatment with manure and mineral fertilizer). • Approach: Cost - benefit analysis and stochastic dominance are used to assess grain yields and cash income associated with each treatment. The study used data covering the periods 2014 and 2015. Key results • Treatment with manure and mineral fertilizer gives higher yields and net returns compared to the three other cropping treatments. • The control treatment generates only 811 kg/ha of grain yields, while the manure treatment, mineral fertilizer treatment, and manure and mineral fertilizer treatment have respectively 1,076 kg/ha, 1,308 kg/ha, and 1511 kg/ha of grain yields. • The average net returns were estimated to USD 121.63 per ha for treatment with manure and mineral fertilizer, USD 87.20 per ha for treatment with only mineral fertilizer, and USD 83.58 per ha for treatment with only manure. Concluding remarks • Given farmers prefer more to less, and also prefer avoid low value outcomes, they could make the choice of manure and mineral fertilizer treatment in the sorghum production systems • The adoption of this technology should be accompanied by the development strategies of inputs market particularly manure and mineral fertilizers in order to make them available for the smallholder farmers. Table 1. Effect of cropping treatments on sorghum yields Treatment Year 2014 (Kg/ha) 2015 (Kg/ha) Mean (2014 - 2015) (Kg/ha) Traditional system (control treatment) 811a 884a 847a Treatment with only manure 1,025b 1,076b 1,051b Treatment with only fertilizer 1,267c 1,308c 1,287c Treatment with manure and fertilizer 1,479d 1,511d 1,495d Table 2. Effect of cropping treatments on net returns of sorghum 2014 - 2015 Treatments Gross margin (USD/ha) Total cost (USD/ha) Net return (USD/ha) Traditional system (control treatment) 64.70a 8.45a 55.27a Treatment with only manure 99.37b 15.80b 83.58b Treatment with only fertilizer 123.58c 36.38c 87.20d Treatment with manure and fertilizer 165.90d 44.28d 121.63d
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