Presets load typical mid-range defaults per acre — adjust to your area and season. Every figure below is editable; fractions of an acre work (0.25, 0.5…).
Input costs — KES per acre
Labour lines are person-days × daily rate (~KES 500/day is a common rural rate). Want closer to net profit? Add land rent, loan interest and your own time as lines here.
Revenue
Compare crops — A vs B
Read this before you plant
Gross margin is not profit. It leaves out land rent or lease, interest on loans, equipment and depreciation, storage and post-harvest losses, and the value of your own labour and management time. Add any of these as cost lines if you want a closer-to-net figure.
Prices swing seasonally. A maize bag can move by hundreds of shillings between harvest glut and the hunger months. Before committing, check input prices at your local agrovet and produce prices at NCPB or your nearest market.
The preset figures are illustrative mid-range defaults for planning — not quotes, and not a guarantee of yield.
How is this calculated?
Total cost = sum of (quantity × price) for every cost line, × your acres.
Revenue = yield per acre (selected scenario) × acres × farm-gate price.
Gross margin = revenue − total cost. Margin % = margin ÷ revenue.
Cost per unit produced = total cost ÷ units harvested. This is also your breakeven price — sell above it and you cover your inputs.
Breakeven yield = cost per acre ÷ price. The units per acre you must harvest, at the set price, just to cover costs.
Sensitivity = price change × units sold. It shows how exposed your margin is to a market move.
Planning estimate with illustrative defaults — real prices and yields vary by region, season and management. Nothing is uploaded.