Introduction.
In our country Kenya, the agriculture sector contributes greatly to our economy. Agriculture contributes significantly to exports earnings, food security and job
opportunities. Kenya produces variety of crops such as food crops and cash crops which include maize, beans, coffee, tea, potatoes. The agriculture sector undergoes different challenges which makes it necessary to monitor agricultural data. The Kenya crop production dashboard analyses the crop performance in different
counties in the country.
The dashboard is designed with the following sections;
The KPI cards.
The KPI cards shown are;
Total revenue, total profit, total yield and the total planted area.
Combo chart.
Line and stacked column chart where the columns show the seasons, sum of revenue of each county and the line chart shows the sum of profit earned from each
county.
Map chart.
The map displays the yield production level by county. It helps identify high and low producing counties. The bubbles appear big when the yield is high and small when the yield is low.
Column chart
The clustered column chart compares the total revenue and profit earned by crop type.
Line chart.
The line chart shows how revenue changed across the harvesting months. It also shows how profit increases and decreases over time.
Pie chart
Shows the percentage of yield produced by fertilizer used. It helps show how each fertilizer contributed to the yield production.
Interactive filters.
Filters used are by crop type, county and seasons. It helps to explore the dataset by the area one is interested in.
Insights.
Crops like rice, sorghum, potatoes, cassava and tea have high total revenue which shows that farmers earn high total earnings between the month of January and April.
When the season is long rains the sum of profit increase and counties like Nyeri, Nairobi, Kiambu, Kisumu and Nakuru get high revenue as shown below
During the long rains seasons counties like Machakos earn low profits and low revenue such regions need more support. Crops like potatoes and tomatoes don’t do well during this season too farmers are advised not to plant such crops during the long rain seasons.
Importance of the dashboard.
Helps to know which fertilizer to use when planting different crops to get more yield which in turns helps the farmer to earn more revenue and profits.
Helps researchers analyze agricultural trends to help farmers know where and which sectors to improve. Helps the policy makers in resource allocation and make polices that align the
region. Helps investors to identify areas to add their investments and during which periods.
Conclusion.
The dashboard makes agricultural data easy to understand. It helps compare regions and see trends which helps to improve farming in Kenya. Farmers can be helped with this dashboard to know where to make improvements to increase yield
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