NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL OF KENYA
NPCK JANUARY 2023 E-NEWSLETTER
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…
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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…
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FINGERLING “OZETTE” POTATO VARIETY GROWN BY INDIGENOUS FARMERS
Jacob Beaton reaped a bounty of Ozette potatoes from hisTea Creek Farmin Kitwanga in northwestB.C. -but they aren’t the kind…
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MICROBIOME PROJECT: TOOLS TO OPTIMIZE POTATO MIOCROBIOME COULD REDUCE THE USE OF AGROCHEMICALS
According to anews releaseissued by Utrecht University in the Netherlands, a project aimed at developing new tools to predict and…
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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…
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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…
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RAW POTATO RISKS
Solanine (Greening of the potato tubers) Solanine is a poisonous compound that acts as a potato plant’s defense system —…
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KENAFF’S 76TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Hon. Mithika Linturi, CS, Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development, addressing KENAFF members at the Farmers’ Conference Center during this…
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USE POTATO PEELS IN YOUR BEAUTY REGIME
Potato peels can be used to whiten and brighten skin, and are a great natural edition to your beauty regime.…
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NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF POTATO TO KIDS
Potatoes tend to be well-liked by kids and can be a good source of potassium and dietary fibre for children…
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SIMPLE TEST FOR BACTERIAL WILT
Bacterial wilt is caused by a soil-borne bacterium namedRalstonia solanacearum(formerly known asPseudomonas solanacearum).Potato wilt bacterium mainly inhabits the roots, and…
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Potato Growing Counties in Kenya.
Site selection in potato production is one of the paramount steps when one wants to venture into potato production. Below…
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CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON CONSTITUTING NATIONAL POTATO STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE
Participating institutions: MoA&LD crops department, STAK, Egerton University, CIP, Sereni fries, ADC Molo, Ministry of Agriculture and livestock, Meru county,…
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KALRO KABETE FIELD DAY
Farmer being trained during the KALRO field day NPCK in collaboration with KALRO Kabete, CIP, and other partners established a…
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POTATO HARVESTING AND HANDLING
Maturity period of potatoes varies from one variety to another. The maturity is usually indicated by yellowing of the crop’s…
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