Sample Analysis · Sugarcane

Which fields were harvested, and when?

4 farms · 172 fields · Jan 2023 – Apr 2026 · Milling season: Oct–May

Cane poaching is difficult to detect when the only visibility into harvest activity comes from self-reported data. A continuous view of every field throughout the season changes that. This sample shows what independent harvest monitoring looks like across 172 fields over three seasons. No self-reporting required. Every harvest window identified here can be checked against mill delivery records: a field that was cut but never delivered to the mill is the discrepancy worth investigating for potential cane poaching. This sample is built on fields from a separate engagement, not Kenya. Applying this to your sector means bringing in your registered outgrower boundaries and weigh bridge records. From there, the same monitoring covers every field and mill you oversee. The same approach scales to your entire registered outgrower base.

When was each field harvested?

Each dot is a field with a detected harvest. The calendar covers every farm, every field, every season from 2023 to 2026. Hover any dot for the field name and estimated harvest window. Bring this alongside your delivery records. Any field with a harvest here but no corresponding delivery is the one to look at. Fields outside the shaded bands were cut during the off-season and are worth checking against records separately.

Oct–May Harvested during the milling season Jun–Sep Harvested outside the milling window

Hover over any dot to see the field and its estimated harvest window.

Sample analysis. Harvest windows are estimates derived from multispectral satellite observations and should be cross-referenced with mill records before acting on them. Produced by Digital Harvest.