MkulimaLEO

mkulimaLEO is an app developed by Kosmerc Solutions to help Small and Middle Scale Farmers (S&MSF) obtain information that will help them produce more yield.

It does so by aggregating information from various sources, including KARI, Kenya Seed Company, ICIPE, Infonet Biovision, Universities (JKUAT, UON and Egerton) thereby curbing the ever widening information gap between the S&MSF and the LSF.

Research shows that LSF produce more per unit area of crops than the S&MSF. This is mainly due to the fact that the Large scale farmers consume information from various sources and employ skilled persons to run their farms. LSF attend and participate agricultural shows and exhibitions, visit other countries to obtain agricultural information, subscribe to agricultural literature (magazines and buletines) have access to research data from agricultural institutions and more so employ professionals to run their farms.

Small and Medium Scale Farmers on the other hand employ unskilled labour, manage their own farms with their limited knowledge, dont attend or participate in agricultural exhibitions and shows due to the prohibitive costs. S&MSF usually practice subsistence agriculture