Response of Carrot (Daucus carota L.) to Supplementary Irrigation under Rain-Fed Agriculture at Jimma and Gera, Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia

Table 10

Partial budget analysis of carrot production through supplementary irrigation at Gera.

No.	Treatments	Yield (Kg/ha)	Adjusted yield (Kg/ha)	TVC (ETB)	TRC (ETB)	Net benefit (ETB)	Absolute MRR	MRR (%)
1	No SI	3,883.3	3,494.97	3,131	27.959.76	24,828	—	—
2	Full SI	4,611.1	4,149.99	7,385	33.199.92	25,815	0.2318	23.18
3	¾ SI	6,388.9	5,750.01	6,601	46.000.08	39,399	4.1998	419.88
4	½ SI	5,111.1	4,599.99	5,817	36.799.92	30,983	2.2911	229.11
5	¼ SI	5,444.4	4,899.96	5,033	39.199.68	34,166	4.9095	490.95
6	1SI at flowering stage	4,861.1	4,374.99	4,806	34.999.92	30,194	3.203	320.30
7	1 SI at fruit settling stage	4,888.9	4,400.01	4,907	35.200.08	30,293	3.0779	307.79
8	2 SI at flowering and at fruit settling stage	5,522.2	4,969.98	5,464	39.759.84	34,296	4.0589	405.89

Note: The cost were estimated based on the investment during the cropping season in 2015/2016 cropping season. Where, MRR, TVC, and ETB represented marginal rate of return, total variable cost, and Ethiopian birr, respectively.