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Economics of forage and pasture production

Level 3 - Extension Workers, Input & Service Providers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Introduction

3. Importance of forage and pasture economics

4. Benefits of forage crops

5. Economic aspects of forage production

6. Types of forage costs

7. Material and service (inputs) costs

8. Material and service (inputs)costs cont'd...

9. Labour costs

10. Labour costs cont'd...

11. Costing manual labour

12. Example of costing manual labour

13. Machinery operations and ownership costs

14. Calculating depreciation

15. Forage and pasture production processes

16. Forage and pasture production processes cont'd...

17. Forage and pasture production processes cont'd...

18. Factors affecting forage production

19. Cost implications on forage production

20. Measures of profit

21. Calculating the cost of production of forages

22. Calculating the cost of production of forages cont'd...

23. Production of boma rhodes grass

24. Production cost of boma rhodes grass per hectare

25. Production costs of boma rhodes at cutting intervals

26. Production of brachiaria grass

27. Production costs of brachiaria grass per hectare

28. Production costs of brachiaria at interval cuttings

29. Production of forage maize per hectare

30. Calculating production costs of grown forages

31. Calculating production costs of grown forages cont'd...

32. Reducing forage production costs