Kenyan smallholder farmers cannot reliably predict crop viability and profitability due to unpredictable weather and volatile input costs

Kenyan maize farmers face repeated crop failures caused by unpredictable weather patterns and rising input costs, forcing them to abandon established crops without reliable data to guide replanting decisions. Farmers lack access to affordable, localized tools that predict weather patterns, calculate crop-specific ROI, and recommend viable alternatives—forcing costly trial-and-error shifts to new crops like avocados without confidence in outcomes.