Practical farming knowledge for Africa
Records, costs, markets and planning that keep a farm profitable.
If you do not know what it costs you to grow a ton of grain, you cannot know whether a price is good. This guide walks through variable and fixed costs, gross margin, and break-even price and yield with a worked example.
Silos, millers, processors and commodity exchanges pay on quality and on paper. Here is how grain grading works, what buyers check, how contracts and price deductions work, and how to prepare so you get the price you expect.
Good records show which fields, crops and animals make money, support loan and insurance applications and satisfy buyers who ask for traceability. Here is what to record, how to keep it simple and how to use it.
Grain lost to insects, mould and rats after harvest is money already spent on seed, fertiliser and labour. This guide covers drying, testing moisture, choosing storage and deciding when storing to sell later pays off.