Marcel @ FarmSentry

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Marcel @ FarmSentry

Marcel @ FarmSentry

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Farming is hard. Tracking it all on paper and memory makes it harder. I started FarmSentry to fix that. Now we're building it for every farmer.

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Marcel @ FarmSentry
Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
Advances on FarmSentry just got rebuilt. Installment plans for big advances. Partial repayments when a worker pays you back outside payroll. Caps so you never over-deduct from a paycheck. Write-offs with reasons. Full audit trail. Watch the demo. farmsentry.ai
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Marcel @ FarmSentry
Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
My dad ran sugarcane on this same land for 40 years without writing anything down. It worked because he was here every day. The minute one of us moved to Nairobi, the system broke. We didn't lose the data. We lost the person who held it.
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Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
If you own a farm and you don't live on it, the farm has 100 secrets and you have access to about 4 of them. Tracking isn't surveillance. It's the only way to know whether "yes boss, all is well" is actually the truth.
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Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
My farm manager said the avocado block was producing well. The numbers said yields were down 18% from last year. Both were true. He was looking at the best tree. The data was looking at every tree. Memory is brave but selective.
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Marcel @ FarmSentry
Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
@kofi_rawlings Records are the cheapest insurance a farmer can buy. They cost nothing but discipline. They tell you which field is feeding you and which one is quietly eating you. I run multiple crops where the difference only became visible after a full year of recording data..
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Rawlings Kofi
Rawlings Kofi@kofi_rawlings·
A 'good harvest' that costs more than it sells for is a disaster in disguise. Know your cost per unit before you celebrate.
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Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
Most farmers I know say "we always lose money on coffee in October." Said it myself for years. When I checked our records, the worst month wasn't October at all. It was the month nobody complained about. Feelings make terrible accountants.
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Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
Friend texted yesterday: what does a worker on the coffee block cost you per day? 600 shillings plus lunch, sent the screenshot from payroll. Two years ago I'd have said "around 500" and been off by enough to matter at month's end.
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World Bank Group AgriFood
World Bank Group AgriFood@WBG_AgriFood·
Agriculture remains one of Africa’s largest sources of employment. Speaking with @Diop_IFC, Aliko Dangote discusses expanding investment in fertilizer, irrigation supported agriculture, and food systems — with job creation at the center. wrld.bg/kton50Z0rUF
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Kigz AgroLinks.
Kigz AgroLinks.@kigzdeus·
Insect pests damage more crops in dry periods because heat stressed crops often have elevated levels of nitrogen compounds/ amino acids in the sap, which sucking pests like aphids, thrips, scales leafhoppers, and mites find very highly nutritious. Insects increase metabolism with increased temperatures, increased metabolism requires a lot of food resources/energy. That is why insects damage/eat more crop tissues or sap in dry seasons. As we draw closer to the dry spell, farmers are advised to monitor especially for mites, aphids, thrips, the black coffee twig borer, diamondback moth and scales. Contact Kigz AgroLinks for HELP +256770902310/+256781263659.
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Mukunzi
Mukunzi@mukunzielyse·
The future of agriculture in Africa won’t start with giant machines. It will start with practical tools like this manual maize sheller reaching millions of smallholder farmers.
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Marcel @ FarmSentry
Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
Good list. But 7 and 16 need a second look. Avoiding agro-input dealers is right, but blanket distrust of extension officers throws out real expertise. And old varieties are reliable, yes, but modern improved varieties exist precisely because old ones had gaps. Context matters more than rules.
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Oyeniran Michael
Oyeniran Michael@MikeAgrow·
17 AGRICULTURAL LAWS TO KNOW 1. Never target high seasons; high seasons come with their own challenges. Be a farmer, not a gambler. 2. Choose at least two main crops and a crop rotation plan. Switching from one crop to another is not directly in your pocket. 3. Plan your farm and always have crops at different stages of age to ensure a constant supply. 4. No crop is profitable in itself; just master the advantages and disadvantages of a particular crop. 5. Having a lot is not a guarantee for successful farming. 6. Have a spraying and fertilizing plan and stick to it. 7. Never follow the advice of agro-veterinarians and agrochemical sales agents. Most of them are salespeople, not agronomists. 8. Try as much as possible to reduce agricultural expenses without compromising the quality of products. 9. Never hold onto a product if it is perishable. Sell it at prevailing prices. 10. Never plant a new seed on a large scale before testing it, unless you have seen it somewhere. 11. Never entrust your million-dollar idea to a farm worker; make sure you are present during critical stages of crop development until commercialization. 12. Never employ a close family member to manage your farm; most of them will let you down. 13. If you are neighboring farmers, plant the same crop. 14. Never apply agricultural information you get online without consulting your agronomist. 15. Always have a farm plan. 16. Old is always good. Most old seed varieties and chemicals will never disappoint you. 17. Passion in agriculture
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Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
Exactly this. A Kenyan farmer earns cents per kg of coffee cherry. That same coffee, roasted and branded abroad, retails at many times more. Most of our coffee leaves as the red cherry. Until value addition happens at origin, we are just subsidizing someone else's economy with our soil and labor.
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Byarugaba Remigio
Byarugaba Remigio@ByarugabaRemi·
Exporting raw coffee and cocoa while importing finished products keeps farmers trapped in modern economic slavery.
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Cleotilda Jemutai
Cleotilda Jemutai@CleotildaJ·
We done planting one of our Client's Coffee Farm. Variety of choice is Grafted Ruiru 11 A win so far, but attention to details with respect to our agronomy subsequently. We had to do some bit of irrigation. Ni Mbayaa!!
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Marcel @ FarmSentry
Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
"Protect forests = protect livelihoods" reverses the causation. In Muhoroni and other such areas in Kenya, farmers don't clear trees because they hate forests. They clear them because coffee and maize don't pay enough. Fix farm income, forest cover follows. What's your lever on smallholder profitability?
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World Bank Group AgriFood
World Bank Group AgriFood@WBG_AgriFood·
Forests are the invisible water behind every harvest. By regulating rainfall and soil moisture—“green water”—they support nearly 75% of global food production and millions of rural jobs. Protecting forests means protecting livelihoods. Here's why: wrld.bg/JEAy50YWUBJ
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Marcel @ FarmSentry
Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
@ByarugabaRemi Coffee Red Blister hits stressed trees first. What helps on our farm: balanced nutrition, heavy mulching, pruning for airflow. Scout older leaves 2 weeks after long rains start. Miss that window and you chase it for months. What has worked for you?
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Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
@FarmersGuardian What rarely gets discussed: UK policy on glyphosate does not stay in the UK. Export standards follow. African farmers shipping coffee, tea and avocados into UK shelves end up bound by the same rules, with fewer alternatives and thinner margins. Downstream costs apply here
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Farmers Guardian
Farmers Guardian@FarmersGuardian·
🚜 “If pre-harvest glyphosate is removed, the whole system starts to break down.” Farmers are warning tighter glyphosate restrictions could increase costs, raise food prices and make some crops harder to grow in the UK. The debate comes ahead of a key 2026 decision on glyphosate approval. READ MORE: ow.ly/YH1a50YWB5S
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Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
@Avocadosocietyu Mindset gets the dream started. On our Muhoroni farm what actually unlocked things was tracking profit per crop per acre. I was making blind decisions for years before I built FarmSentry to fix that. Records turn agriculture into a business.
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Avocado Society Of Uganda
Avocado Society Of Uganda@Avocadosocietyu·
Converting what people perceive as waste to an opportunity is a millionaire mindset. There is money in agriculture. We only need proper mindset and good governance.
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Marcel @ FarmSentry
Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
@EricRukebesha Every farmer reading this knows exactly what you mean. The heavy rains, the long dry spells, the uncertainty. But also the quiet satisfaction of watching what you planted actually grow. That feeling never gets old.
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Eric RUKEBESHA
Eric RUKEBESHA@EricRukebesha·
Being a farmer means making peace with nature, understanding the seasons, and patiently waiting for the right time. Not every day is easy; sometimes the rain is too heavy, sometimes the dry season is too long. But that's where a farmer's strength lies: to stand still, to keep trying, and to keep believing that every seed planted with good intentions will grow into an abundant blessing.
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Marcel @ FarmSentry
Marcel @ FarmSentry@farmsentry·
@DaganNamulinde This. So many farmers chase yield without fixing the foundation. Better soil biology = better output, every time. What's your go-to soil amendment this season?
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Namulinde Dagan
Namulinde Dagan@DaganNamulinde·
Yields are always an out put of effort!! Let's feed our soils for better results.
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