Train the Trainers (ToTs) Extension Model by Freshcrop Ltd

The ToTs’ having a photo On the 20th of February 2023, FreshCrop Limited invited their ToTs to attend an annual conference in Nakuru, Kenya. The forum gathered feedback on success…

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The Principal Secretary for Crop Development Kello Harsama has called on farmers to pick up the subsidised fertilizer offered by the government through his ministry.

Harsama, on Thursday, February 9, observed that there was a slow uptake of the agricultural product provided by the government countrywide. Kello noted that out of the 4.3 million…

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POTATO FARM DEMONSTRATIONS AT COUNTIES

Demo plots preparation and Potato field at flowering stage in Meru and Nakuru counties, respectively. Potato farm demonstrations are one of the most effective platforms used to enlighten small scale…

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CAPACITY BUILDING OF MERU POTATO UNION

Meru potato union committee members who participated in the training Through the “RECLAIM SUSTAINABILITY!” (RS!) Food Products Project, NPCK, in collaboration with Solidaridad and the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of…

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FINGERLING “OZETTE” POTATO VARIETY GROWN BY INDIGENOUS FARMERS

  Jacob Beaton reaped a bounty of Ozette potatoes from his Tea Creek Farm in Kitwanga in northwest B.C. -but they aren’t the kind of potatoes you’d find at the supermarket. He…

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TISSUE CULTURE TECH BOOSTS KENYA’S POTATO YIELDS

A community project that provides farmers with healthy potato seeds, cultivated using innovative laboratory techniques is significantly increasing yields in Kenya, an agricultural expert says. As Maina Waruru reports for SciDev.net, Kenya’s average…

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FUNERAL POTATOES!!

(Also called Cheesy Hashbrowns) When you bake hash browns combined with creamy chicken soup, sour cream, and cheese and then top them with some crunchy cornflakes, what you’ve got is Funeral…

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