What Agronomy Services Does Cropnuts Offer?

Our Agronomy Services are designed to make farming as profitable and simple as possible.

Our independent agronomy services offer you:

Pre-planting services: a complete soil list, tillage strategies and crop rotation advice amongst other recommendations
Pre-seeding services: advice on seed treatments, seed rates and seed bed preparation
Regular farm visits: Farm visits every two weeks to assess crop development, pest management and nutrition

Delivered by our world class agronomy consultants, Cropnuts offers a range of crop consulting services.

Large and medium scale farmers in Africa can now access world class independent agronomy services. This service incorporates wide range of services to enhance profitability

We will offer you:

Pre-planting advice: a complete soil list, tillage strategies and crop rotation advice amongst other recommendations
Pre-seeding advice: advice on seed treatments, seed rates and seed bed preparation
Regular farm visits: Farm visits every two weeks to assess crop development, pest management and nutrition

2. Commercial Horticulture Support Services

Most commercial horticulture crops are grown either in a greenhouse or in open fields with irrigation. These systems are a capital-intensive venture that requires astute attention to detail, especially when it comes to soil, water, crop selection and fertilizer inputs.

Cropnuts can offer you:

Soils and/or substrate tests
Screening for a wide variety of pathogens, including viruses and nematodes
Aquacheck: technology for real time, continuous monitoring of soil water content to improve water use and reduce nutrient leaching
Tailored fertigation programs
Regular, on-site technical support to help you tailor your crop nutrition, pesticide inputs and to help you take samples
Training sessions to build your on-farm staff capacity
On-call experts for whenever you have a problem or need a question answered

3. Greenhouse Farms Support Services

We’ve now made our Daktari wa Udongo field services available to small and medium farmers who have invested in greenhouses and open irrigation systems.

The services we can now offer are:

Pre-planting: soil tests and fertilisation recommendations that can be used to correct soil fertility issues
Irrigation water testing: the analysis of irrigation water, helping you understand and address issues relating to chemical composition and quality
Plant pathology sampling: testing plant tissue and roots to identify common fungal and bacterial diseases, with control recommendations
Regular farm visits: Regular visits to help you tailor your crop nutrition and pesticide inputs.