#I couldn't stand the theory part of agricultural studies and I hope I manage to get an okay grade

[tulipe-rose]

So:

Kenji has a detailed understanding of pesticide mixtures, which needs some understanding of agriculture-related elements (periodic table stuff idk) and their effects on crops and soil while also understanding what kind of issues and special conditions specific plants are face individually to be able to tell what kind of fertilizers to use for certain cases; what kind of pesticides would work in case of (x) pest's presence and what consequences they'd have to deal with if they used (x) pesticide and how to counter them; whether or not using a natural pesticide (like spiders and stuff) is possible and etc etc.

He got Akutagawa invested, and started teaching him about it too! Bestie goals right there.

We have no way to say for certain who Kunikida is referring to. He himself probably has no idea who he's talking about, but he knows he's proud, impressed, and most of all, taken by surprise.

To sum up, Kenji and Akutagawa are the agency's favorite part-timers (they're farmers ½ of the time and they're agency workers the other ½).