RAINFED MAIZE · 2026/27 SEASON

A stronger season starts here.

Build your farm plan. Understand your costs. Explore what could change.

Estimated total cost

K8,437

Includes procurement + contingency

Expected revenue

K29,100

After losses and grain retention

Projected surplus

K20,663

Before any costs you have not entered

Break-even price

K1.45

ZMW per kg of saleable grain

Your farm, your assumptions

Start with the field. Refine each part of your plan.

Maize

Field & location

Plan name

Growing season

ProvinceDistrict / nearest town

Cultivated area

Area unitAgro-ecological zonePlanned planting date

Soil test statusSoil pH (if tested)

One lima is treated as 0.25 hectares. Confirm field boundaries and local rainfall conditions. Location alone does not determine planting dates or fertiliser requirements.

1.00 hectares in this plan

What if the season changes?

Illustrative yield scenarios · price and costs held constant

Downside −35%

K 10,478

surplus at 3.9 t/ha

Base plan Baseline

K 20,663

surplus at 6.0 t/ha

Upside +20%

K 26,483

surplus at 7.2 t/ha

Scenario ranges are sensitivity tests, not probabilities or a weather forecast. Harvest-dependent costs may also change.