• Grow more with less.

    Get lab tests for your farm’s soil, water, plants and other inputs.

  • Internationally Accredited Laboratory Services

    20 years of delivering high quality laboratory & advisory services for agriculture, environmental monitoring and food safety sectors in Africa.

  • Welcome to Crop Nutrition Laboratory Services

    Advising farmers across Africa on how grow the best with less.

  • Start your own Soil Testing Lab for Smallholder Farmers

    The Cropnuts FARMLAB gives smallholder farmers direct access to in-field laboratory services. Talk to us about setting one up for your company or community.

  • Expert hands-on training from people with over 20 years of experience

    Sign up today and get hands-on technical training from our agronomy expert.

  • Breaking yield records with precision farming

    Tap into our large-scale precision agronomy service to achieve internationally record- breaking yields.

Center of Analytical & Agronomy Excellence

Crop Nutrition Laboratory Services Ltd (Cropnuts) is East Africa's leading agricultural testing laboratory & agronomy advisory services company. Leaders in soil fertility, water quality, food safety, pesticide residues, fertilizer quality, animal feed, plant disease & nematode laboratory analysis.

Leading farm management consultants offering farm advisory services with advanced tools such as satellite imagery for precision farming, GIS applications for soil mapping & land suitability surveys.

  • 12390

    Corporate Clients

  • 75835

    Smallholder Farmers

  • 13

    Mobile Laboratories

  • 944

    Field Trials Conducted

Our Laboratory is Internationally Accredited

Cropnuts is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by the Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS). ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation fulfills the general competence requirements for testing and calibration laboratories and demonstrates our ability to carry out laboratory testing and calibration to an international standard.

Real Farmers, Real Success Stories

Find out more about how we are working with farmers to improve their yields

  • How We Achieved Massive 11.84 ton/ha Barley Yield

    Barley farming in Kenya is setting new yield records as witnessed in various barley trials conducted in Timau, Meru County. Trials are a huge part of making progress in farming, and back in September 2018 we harvested something truly special. A plot of barley – 10 metres long by 2 metres in length – that […]

  • Soil Testing For Smallscale Farmers In Malawi

    Our on-site AI based soil testing platform has already reached 90,000 smallholder farmers across Africa

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Soil health Crop Nutrition
February 14th, 2025

Soil Organic Matter and Crop Response to Fertilizer

If your fertilizer applications aren’t delivering the expected yield improvements, your soil’s organic matter (SOM) levels could be a key missing piece. Without adequate organic matter, even the most precise nutrient applications can be inefficient. In today’s post, let’s explore how SOM improves crop response to fertilizers: 🔹 Nutrient Retention SOM acts as a slow-release […]

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Soil health Crop Nutrition
February 14th, 2025

Maximizing the Performance of Urea Top Dressing

Urea is a commonly used nitrogen top dressing fertilizer, and its effective utilization is pivotal for optimizing crop growth and yield. Urea is, however, prone to volatilization which is the loss of nitrogen to the atmosphere. Nitrogen, when lost through volatilization, not only reduces fertilizer efficiency but can also contribute to air pollution and negatively […]

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Soil health Soil Testing
February 12th, 2025

Role of Soil Testing in Remedying Plant Nutrition Deficiencies

Soil testing provides farmers and agronomists with essential insights into the nutrient status of their soil, enabling them to address deficiencies before they impact crop health and yields. Let’s explore the critical role soil testing plays in remedying plant nutrition deficiencies and optimizing crop yield: 1️⃣ Accurate Diagnosis of Nutrient Deficiencies Visual symptoms of nutrient […]

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