ESTABLISHING A BANANA FARM

1st YEAR
MATERIALS LABOR
ACTIVITY QTY UNIT TOTAL COST
COST/UNIT COST/UNIT
Land Rental 15,000.00
Bonuses
Meetings/Representation
I. Climatic data
Rainfall Distribution
Soil Analysis
Plantation Layout
Topographic survey

II. Clearing and Land Preparation

Dozing/Leveling/Sloping 32,785.00 3,278.50
Ripping 10,000.00 1,000.00
Moldboard plowing 4,000.00 400.00
Harrowing 2,582.00 258.20
Road Clearing 1,813.00 181.30

III. Establishing the Drainage System

Main canal excavation 11,000.00 1,100.00
Secondary canal excavation 10,000.00 1,000.00
Tertiary canal excavation 9,787.00 978.70
Tertiary canal soil spreading 2,900.00 290.00
"Boquete" excavation/silted stagnant water 2,333.00 233.30

IV. Lining & Staking

Materials:
Steel Tape 1 pc 250.00 250.00
Polyethylene twine 1 kg 125.00 125.00
Bamboo stakes (1.0m) 2,000 pc 0.50 1,000.00
Triangular frame (30x40x50 cm) 1 pc 75.00 75.00
Labor 4 MD 255.00 1,020.00

V. Planting
Materials:
Plantlets 2,100 pc 12.00 25,200.00
Spades or shovels 4 pc 350.00 1,400.00
calibrated containers 5 pc 75.00 375.00
bucket (37.8L) 5 pc 160.00 800.00
Fertilizers:
Farm manure 4 t 2,400.00 9,600.00 9,600.00
Ammonium Sulfate (20-0-0) 4.40 bag 470.00 2,068.00 2,068.00
Super phosphate (0-20-0) 1.76 bag 460.00 809.60 809.60
Muriate of Potash (0-0-60) 2.20 bag 420.00 924.00 924.00
Complete 2.00 bag 880.00 1,760.00 1,760.00
Zinc Sulphate 2.00 bag 800.00 1,600.00 1,600.00
Ameliorants:
Calcic lime (35% Ca) 8.80 bag 50.00 440.00 440.00
Dolomitic limestone 4.40 bag 95.00 418.00 418.00
Labor:
Hauling, holing, fertilizing and mixing w/ soil 10 MD 255.00 2,550.00 2,550.00
Distribution of plantlets in staked pots 4 MD 255.00 1,020.00 1,020.00
Planting 8 MD 255.00 2,040.00 2,040.00
Replanting 2 MD 255.00 510.00 510.00

VI. Plant Care Operations

Base Cleaning and Ring Weeding
Materials/Tools:
Sickle 4 pc 200.00 800.00
Slashing Bolo 4 pc 260.00 1,040.00
Sharpening stones 10 pc 110.00 1,100.00
Labor: 70 MD 255.00 17,850.00 17,850.00

Leaf Pruning or Trimming

Materials/Tools:
Pruning Knife 2 pc 150.00 300.00
Bamboo Pole 1 pc 18.00 18.00
Labor: 13 MD 255.00 3,315.00 3,315.00

Stem and Mat Sanitation

Labor: 2 MD 255.00 510.00 510.00

Stem and Mat Sanitation (after Harvest)

Labor: 2 MD 160.00 320.00 320.00

Stem and Mat Spray

Materials:
Drum 1 pc 600.00 600.00
Graduated Cylinder (100 ml.) 1 pc 250.00 250.00
 Pail 1 pc 50.00 50.00
Chemicals:
Basudin 60 EC 320 ml 462/L 147.84 147.84
Sumithion 50 EC 11.80 ml 240/L 2.83 2.83
Lorsban 17.80 ml 1,469/Gal(4L) 26.15 26.15
Decis 3.90 ml 1,100/L 4.29 4.29
Equipment:
Knapsack sprayer 1 pc 6,000.00 6,000.00
Labor:
Spraying 6 MD 255 1,530.00 1,530.00

Fertilization
Materials:
Plastic pail containers 4 pc 50.00 200.00
Calibrated tin (sardine) cans 4 pc - -
Spades or shovels 2 pc 350.00 700.00
Fertilizer:
Ammonium sulfate (20-0-0) 23 bag 470.00 10,810.00 10,810.00
Urea (45-0-0) 10 bag 880.00 8,800.00 8,800.00
Ammonium phosphate (18-46-0) 1 bag 470.00 470.00 470.00
Muriate of Potash (0-0-60) 18 bag 420.00 7,560.00 7,560.00
Compost or organic fertilizer 80 bag 120.00 9,600.00 9,600.00
Zinc 4 bag 800.00 3,200.00 3,200.00
Ameliorants:
Calcic lime 40 bag 40.00 1,600.00 1,600.00
Dolomitic limestone 80 bag 60.00 4,800.00 4,800.00
Equipment:
Weighing Scale 1 pc 8,000.00 8,000.00
Labor:
Hauling, Mixing, applying and returning 44.0 MD 255.00 11,220.00 11,220.00
of sacks

VII. Fruit Care Operations

Propping
Materials:
Bamboo pole 4,000 pc 12.00 48,000.00 48,000.00
Polytwine 10 kg 125.00 1,250.00 1,250.00
Labor: (48 wks a year) 17.00 MD 255.00 4,335.00 4,335.00

Removing Fruit Obstacles

Labor: 13 MD 255.00 3,315.00 3,315.00

Bunch Spraying
Materials:
Basudin at 0.16 cu.cm/bud 320 ml 462(/L) 148.00 148.00
Myco SF 202 at 0.0378 g 75.60 g 1,137(/kg) 86.00 86.00
Topsin 85.80 g 928.00 796.22 796.22
Decis 61.30 g 1,100.00 674.30 674.30
Equipment:
Knapsack sprayer w/ TX-3 nozzle 1 pc 6,000.00 6,000.00
and extended lancer
Labor: (72 sprayings for year 1) 7.20 MD 255.00 1,836.00 1,836.00

Fruit Bagging
Materials:
Color strips 3.44 kg 300.00 1,032.00 1,032.00
Lorsban impregnated polybag 84.50 kg 125.00 10,562.50 10,562.50
Bamboo ladder 1 pc 30.00 30.00 30.00
Selector or Pruning knife 1 pc 150.00 150.00 150.00
Coding tool 1 pc 5.00 5.00 5.00
Tally sheets and pencils 1 pair 50.00 50.00 50.00
Labor: (24 wks for Y1 and 48 wks for Y2++) 22.000 MD 255.00 5,610.00 5,610.00

Bud Injection
Materials:
Bamboo Pole 1 pc 12.00 12.00 12.00
Insecticides:
Agrimek (for 975 buds) 175.50 cu.cm 8.11 1,423.31 1,423.31
Ascend (for 195 buds) 66.30 cu.cm 1.38 91.49 91.49
Success (for 780 buds) 46.80 cu.cm 5.81 271.91 271.91
Confidor (for 780 buds) 93.60 cu.cm 7.93 742.25 742.25
Equipment:
Bud Injector 1 pc 500.00 500.00
Labor: 31.40 MD 255.00 8,007.00 8,007.00

VIII. Pest Management

Control for insect pests
Materials:
Agrimek (0.18/bud for 975 buds) 175.50 cu.cm. 8.108 1,422.95 1,422.95
Success (0.06/bud for 780 buds) 46.80 cu.cm. 5.807 271.77 271.77
Confidor (0.12/bud for 780 buds) 93.60 cu.cm. 7.926 741.87 741.87
Basudin Stem Spray (0.16/mat for 2,535 mats 405.60 cu.cm. 0.485 196.72 196.72
Basudin Erad (20/bud) 29.00 cu.cm. 0.335 9.72 9.72
Furadan (21/bud for 1,950 buds) ### g 0.142 5,815.75 5,815.75
 Formalin (5/bud) 5.00 L 18.90 94.50 94.50
Myco (0.0189/mat for 2,535 mats) 47.91 g 1.137 54.47 54.47

Control for leaf diseases

Materials:
Banana oil 2,817.00 2,817.00
Baycor 4,256.00 4,256.00
Sico 1,332.00 1,332.00
Manzate 25,301.00 25,301.00
Daconil 17,350.00 17,350.00
Triton X-45 12,984.00 12,984.00
NU Film Surfactant 11,036.00 11,036.00
Vondozeb 42 EC 14,560.00 14,560.00
Folicur 1,788.00 1,788.00
Labor:
Field control of Moko 0.25 MD 255.00 765.00 765.00
Chemical control of Panama disease 0.16 MD 255.00 489.60 489.60
For Bunchy top infected plant 0.25 MD 255.00 765.00 765.00
Soil treatment for nematode 2.00 MD 255.00 1,020.00 1,020.00
BLS fungicide control 2.00 MD 255.00 12,750.00 12,750.00

Weed Control Operation

Materials:
Respirator 1 pc 400.00 400.00
Goggles 1 pc 300.00 300.00
Gloves 1 pc 150.00 150.00
Herbicides:
Round-up 12 L 379.05 4,548.60
Basta 12 L 400.56 4,806.72
Equipment:
Grass Cutter 1 pc 15,000.00 15,000.00
Labor:
General Weeding ( 2 cycles) 4.000 MD 255.00 1,020.00 1,020.00
Ring Weeding (12 cycles) 35.000 MD 255.00 8,925.00 8,925.00
Line Weeding (12 cycles) 35.000 MD 255.00 8,925.00 8,925.00
Chemical Weeding (12 cycles) 0.020 MD 255.00 5.10 5.10

IX. Harvesting
Materials:
Bolo 2 pc 180.00 360.00
Shoulder Pad 15 pc 550.00 8,250.00
Fixed aluminum calipers 2 pc 200.00 400.00
Labor: 60 md 255.00 15,300.00 15,300.00

GRAND TOTAL 521,148.46 367,650.14

1) CAVENDISH BANANA PRODUCTION

LAND DEVELOPMENT & CROP ESTABLISHMENT

Project Cost per Hectare

ACTIVITY EQUITY LBP Financing TOTAL

1. LAND PREPARATION
1.1 Land Survey 7,200.00 - 7,200.00
1.2 Land Clearing & Preparation 5,520.00 - 5,520.00
1.3 Harrowing - 1st Pass/2nd Pass 7,500.00 - 7,500.00
1.4 Ripping 12,500.00 - 12,500.00
1.5 Disc Plowing 12,000.00 12,000.00
1.6 Graveyarding 4,500.00 4,500.00
1.7. Road Forming / Construction 6,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sub-Total 55,220.00 - 55,220.00

2. DRAINAGE & IRRIGATION SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION

2.1 Primary Canal Excavation 36,000.00 - 36,000.00
2.2 Excavation of Secondary Canal 30,000.00 - 30,000.00
2.3 Tertiary Canal - 21,000.00 21,000.00
2.4 Irrigation System - 160,000.00 160,000.00
Sub-Total 66,000.00 181,000.00 247,000.00

3. PLANTING, PLANT CARE, FRUIT CARE

3.1 Prior to Planting 400.00 4,800.00 5,200.00
- Organinc manure loading/application - 4,800.00 4,800.00
- Blocking/Staking 400.00 - 400.00
3.2 Planting/Replanting 2,700.00 - 2,700.00
3.3 Plant & Fruit Care Maintenance - 34,468.00 34,468.00
- Base cleaning and ring weeding - 3,200.00 3,200.00
- Stem and Mat Spray/Sanitation - 9,600.00 9,600.00
- Plant Population Control - 3,200.00 3,200.00
- Leaf Pruning/Trimming - 2,600.00 2,600.00
- Fertilization - 6,720.00 6,720.00
- Propping - 3,168.00 3,168.00
- Removing Fruit Obstacles - 2,600.00 2,600.00
- Bunch Spraying - 1,040.00 1,040.00
- Fruit Bagging 1,300.00 1,300.00
- Bud Injection 1,040.00 1,040.00
Sub-Total 3,100.00 39,268.00 42,368.00
4. DISEASE MANAGEMENT & WEED CONTROL 16,000.00 16,000.00
5. INITIAL HARVESTING - 900.00 900.00
Sub-Total 124,320.00 237,168.00 361,488.00