International Journal of Horticulture, 2024, Vol.14, No.2, 44-58 http://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/ijh 53 Table 14 The initial investment cost for years 1st to4th SN Particulars (Variable cost) 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year A Variable cost Amount (Rs) Amount (Rs) Amount (Rs) Amount (Rs) 1 Human labor Weeding and manuring 30000 8545 9560 10790 Training and pruning 0 1900 5360 5834 Irrigation and maintenance 13610 4570 6245 5834 2 Organic manure 14000 2100 4830 14200 3 Plant protection measures Roger 0 0 0 0 Servo 0 0 0 0 Bordeaux paste 15000 5528 6720 11813 4 Tiller use 18500 4545 5080 5108 Total variable cost 91110 27197 37795 53578 B Fixed cost - - - - 1 Land preparation and layout 60000 1026 727 2134 2 Sapling 40000 620 760 2000 3 Pit digging and sapling establishment 80000 2722 2460 2640 4 Fencing 80000 1443 0 0 5 Irrigation canal installation 126397 1877 320 0 6 Tools and equipment 20000 1161 1488 0 7 Land lease 0 0 0 0 8 Land tax 1995 1995 1995 1995 9 Water charge 1565 1565 1563 1563 Total fixed cost 409957 12409 9273 10332 Total cost (Fixed +Variable cost ) 501067 39606 47068 63910.858 Figure 4 Cost of initial investment Operating cost: The average cost of production was Rs 112122.1211 /ha, Rs 113303.757/ha, and Rs 50657.60626/ha for operating years 5th to 9th, 10th to 14th, and 15th to 20th, respectively (Table 15). The operating cost goes on increasing till the 15th year and then decreases from the 15th to the 20th (Figure 5).
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