Is there any economics in smallholder cocoyam production? Evidence from the forest agro-ecological zone of Ghana

Table 8 Cost analysis on cocoyam production (hectare) by cropping system

Cost item	Average value (GH¢); GH¢ 1.00 = USD 0.29
Cost item	Sole cropping	Intercropping	Pooled
Variable cost
Total labour cost	1850	1726	1818
Corm setts	300	225	243
Herbicide	77	112	108
Fertiliser	203	405	261
Marketing costs
Loading and offloading	102	55	57
Market tolls/tickets	60	50	52
Carriage/transportation	560	475	488
Total marketing cost	722	582	597
Total variable cost^A	3152	3001	3027
Fixed costs
Land rent	158	202	180
Farm assets (cutlass, sacks, baskets)	128	108	127
Depreciation (hoes, sprayers)	31	34	33
Total fixed cost^B	317	344	340
Total cost (A + B)	3469	3345	3367

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