Boosting Chickpea Production by Optimizing Inter-Row and Intrarow Spacing at Central Highlands of Ethiopia

Table 5

Economic analysis for inter-row and intrarow spacing of chickpea over site and year.

Treatment	Plants ha^−1	GY (kg ha^−1)	AGY (kg ha^−1)	GB (ETB)	TCV (ETB)	NB (ETB)	MRR (%)
15 cm × 40 cm	170,000	2144	1930	67536	833	66703
15 cm × 30 cm	220,000	2573	2316	81050	1111	79939	4761
10 cm × 40 cm	250,000	2656	2390	83664	1250	82414	1781
10 cm × 30 cm	330,000	2926	2633	92169	1667	90502	1940
15 cm × 20 cm	330,000	1970	1773	62055	1667	60388
10 cm × 20 cm	500,000	2441	2197	76892	2500	74392	1681
5 cm × 40 cm	500,000	2695	2426	84893	2500	82393
5 cm × 30 cm	670,000	2542	2288	80073	3333	76740
5 cm × 20 cm	1,000,000	2466	2219	77679	5000	72679

GY = grain yield, AGY = adjusted grain yield (10% down), GB = gross benefit, TVC = total variable cost, and NB = net benefit.