Potato business case

Potato business case Agrico varieties
Our Finance Manager explains the potato business case in detail. You will see the highly profitable business case of farmers using Agrico varieties in Kenya. Elements of which are the cost price reduction per kg produced, higher sales revenue, increase of net profit and how PSA is de-risking potato farming for Kenyan farmers.
Business case (including risk analysis)
In this video you will learn how the net profit per acre boosts when using Agrico potato varieties. Our Finance Manager will guide you through the cost per acre, the yield improvement, the cost price reduction and the growth in revenue.
Finally based on break even analyses, she will explain how PSA lowers the current risk of potato farming.
The potato business case is based on averages achieved at ~1,700 potato farmers in Kenya, in three different counties, grown by themselves, on their own land and under different climate conditions for several years.
Duration: 16:30 minutes
Potato business case (basics)
In this video you will learn how on average the net profit per acre boosts when using Agrico potato varieties. Our Finance Manager will guide you through the cost per acre, the yield improvement, the cost price reduction and the growth in revenue.
The potato business case is based on averages achieved at ~1,700 potato farmers in Kenya, in three different counties, grown by themselves, on their own land and under different climate conditions for several years.
Duration 13:16 minutes
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Video training part 1: potato preparationOur free video potato training modules
Preparation
What you learn
- Crop rotation & soil sampling
- Weed killing & ploughing
- Fertiliser application

Planting
What you learn
- Furrows & ridges - row distances
- Planting distances – tuber spacing
- Certified seed potatoes

Potato growing
What you learn
- Weed killing
- Prevent, recognise & manage
- Fertilizer - top dressing

Potato diseases
What you learn
- Different types of potato diseases
- Safe Chemical applications
- Management of applications

Potato harvesting
What you learn
- Maturing period
- Harvest
- Grading & Bagging
