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Gross margin analysis of lime along the value chain (ETB/Qt).
| Value chain stage | Total cost | Selling price (charging) |
Gross margin | Share of the final price paid by farmers (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core-limestone supply | 2.2 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| Lime Factory | 159.2 | 210.0 | 50.8 | 36.7 |
| Transport | 93.3 | 137.5 | 44.3 | 31.9 |
| Primary distributors | 280.0 | 300.0 | 20.0 | 14.5 |
| Final distributors | 300.0 | 320.0 | 20.0 | 14.5 |
Source: Computation based on data collected from field visit, 2021.
