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Bungoma County Assembly sensitized on the county potato strategy |
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A county potato strategy is an essential document that helps in harmonizing all the value chain player activities, giving a clear road map on how to address the subsector challenges and constraints as well as taking advantage of new opportunities in the subsector. The county potato strategy is customized from the national potato strategy to […] |
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Newly upgraded Viazi Soko ushers in a new dawn to potato farmers |
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Low potato productivity and poor quality yields continue to persist in potato subsector mainly because of low access and use of appropriate farm inputs. Quality seed potato is among the critical inputs that farmers experience a challenge in accessing. This is partly attributed to the long distance between majority of the small scale potato farmers […] |
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Awareness creation of new potato varieties |
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The most commonly grown potato variety among farmers in the country is Shangi. The adoption rate of this variety is very high. Some farmers cite its short dormancy period as the main reason for choosing it over other varieties. But the majority says its popularity among fellow farmers as the major reason for adopting it. […] |
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Potato cyst nematode workshop |
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The Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) is among the many types of nematodes. Nematodes are very small, slender, eel-shaped, worm-like organisms. PCN forms survival structures called cysts. PCN is primarily a potato pest which results in patches of poor growth in a field, yellowing (chlorosis) and wilting particularly under moisture stress. PCN comprise of two species: […] |
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Formation of a potato professional body |
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NPCK and partners are in the process of forming a professional body for the potato subsector called Kenya Potato Professionals Association (KPPA) which will be made up of members who have skills, knowledge, experience and expertise in one of or more of the potato specialty areas which include: Breeding, Certification, Extension, Production & Management, Plant […] |
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Ware potato market prices in major towns in the month of April. |
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NPCK collects and updates the prevailing ware potato market prices in 6 major towns; Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Meru, Eldoret, and Nyeri on its website twice a week; Tuesday and Thursday. This information is useful to potato stakeholders particularly farmers and market outlets in their selling and buying decisions respectively. Below is a summary of the […] |
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Potato protein market set to grow |
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Plant-based proteins can be isolated or concentrated to be added to different food and feed products. Dietary shift to more plant-based foods can be considered to be a key lever to reduce environmental impacts and achieve sustainable development goals. The development of plant-based proteins in most of developed nations represents new growth opportunities for key […] |
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Reducing incidences of potato soft rots. |
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Soft rots are a range of warm weather bacterial diseases, usually Erwinia carotovora subsp. Atroseptica, that enter the tubers through mechanical damage and rots the tubers in storage. Therefore, correct balanced nutrition of the crop prior to harvest, particularly calcium and boron nutrition can have positive effects against soft rots. Calcium helps strengthening the tuber cell […] |
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Potato goodness |
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In the potato goodness corner, we shall look at how to prepare Potato Lollipops. This is quick light and delicious snacks for your family. Ingredients: 4 large potatoes 1 table spoonful of salt Chopped onions Chopped chillies or Black Pepper Grounded coriander seeds (roasted and crushed) 2 fresh lemon fruits Ginger and garlic 1 cup […] |
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