Sirongo Farm Digest · free
Five minutes every Friday that can change your season.
Market prices, one practical farming tip, simple tech and a money lesson, written for farmers and chamas.
What's in every Friday Digest
Market watchWhat key crops sold for, and where prices are heading.
One farming tipSomething you can do on the farm this week.
Tech made simpleAffordable tools that make sense for a small farm.
A money lessonRecords, savings, chamas and credit, explained simply.
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Issue 1 · Money · free sampleKnow Your Numbers: The Farm Profit SystemFind your real profit for every crop, fish cage or animal with a ten-minute weekly records habit and the Farm Profit Calculator.Issue 2 · CropsCost of Production, Crop by CropBuild a one-page budget for any crop before you plant, and find your cost per kilo and break-even price. Ready-made budgets for kunde, osuga, kale, tomatoes and maize.Issue 3 · FishCage Tilapia EconomicsWork out the cost per kilo and break-even price of a tilapia cage, and the four levers (survival, feed, size and price) that decide whether a season pays.
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