Which crop gives the highest return on investment?

This is a question that most farmers especially aspiring new farmers ask at the inception of a cropping programme. The best way to address this question is for the farmer to do a cost benefit analysis of the input costs versus the output costs of the crop that they wish to establish. Market research is important in this regard. The farmer should factor in all costs associated with the production to arrive at the profitability derived from growing each crop.

Maximizing productivity (maximum attainable yield) increases the return per dollar invested in any cropping programme.