NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL OF KENYA

OCTOBER E-NEWSLETTER

image NYERI COUNTY VALIDATES THE DRAFT COUNTY POTATO STRATEGY

The department of Agriculture, Livestock Fisheries and Cooperatives from the County Government of Nyeri together with NPCK convened a stakeholders’ validation forum for the draft Nyeri County Potato Strategy on 14th October 2020 in Nyeri County. Other participants in the validation forum included Vision Fund Kenya, KALRO9 (Read More)

image DEVELPOMENT OF A NEW NATIONAL POTATO STRATEGY BEGINS

The National Potato Strategy (2016-2020) was launched in 2016 and has been in implementation since then under the coordination of NPCK. So far, the strategy has helped coordinate actors’ activities thereby reducing duplication of initiatives, increasing production, and improving the regulatory framework such as development (Read More)

  AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION SERVICES IN NANDI

The County government of Nandi, Department of Agriculture and Cooperative through the Agricultural Mechanization Services (AMS) office is providing tractors and farm implement such as disc plough, harrow, ridger, potato planter and harvester for leasing to potato farmers at the County. Promoting mechanization is key towards addressing the postharvest losses in the potato value chain.(Read More)

  FARMERS BENEFIT FROM CROP INSURANCE COMPENSATION

Farmers who suffered losses last year but had insured their crop under a government supported insurance scheme will receive their compensation totalling Sh. 117.4 million. The 25,228 farmers who lodged the claims were among the 409,000 in 27 Counties who insured their crops during the long rainy season in 2019 at a total risk value of Ksh2 billion. (Read More)

  BIG BLOW TO MECHANIZATION AS TAX LAWS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020 IMPOSE VAT ON FARM INPUTS

Agriculture remains a high priority on the Government’s Big 4 Agenda, the blueprint driving Kenya’s development agenda in the period 2018-2022, which places achieving food and nutritional security as one of its core elements. The agriculture sector is also a major source of employment, an earner of foreign exchange, a constant supplier (Read More)

  PREPARATIONS FOR VIAZI SOKO DIGITAL PLATFORM LAUNCH IN TOP GEAR

The process of upgrading the new Viazi Soko Digital Platform is at its final stages and once launched the platform will be able to solve a number of challenges faced by farmers and others stakeholders in the potato subsector. Among the upgrades include; providing an efficient way of accessing quality farm inputs and services such as certified seeds, potato(Read More)

image PARTNERS TEAM UP FOR OCTOBER-DECEMBER POTATO FIELD DEMONSTRATION

After the success achieved during the March-August county potato demonstrations, NPCK together with thirteen partners have teamed up again to enhance capacity building of farmers by conducting another phase of field demonstrations in six counties namely: Nyandarua, Meru, Nakuru, Narok, Bomet and Elgeyo Marakwet Counties... (Read More)

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THE SCIENCE BEHIND WHICH POTATOES WORK FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKING

Baked, mashed, roasted, boiled or pan-fried, there is a lot more that goes into what makaes a potato tatste the way it does than preparation nd condiments (spices and herbs, including salt and pepper)...(Read More)

image RESEARCH: SMART IRRIGATION SYSTEM CAN WARN OF PLANT DISEASE

AberdeenNews.com reports that the three-year project, supported by the Texas Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant program, is a collaboration between Susan O’Shaughnessy, Ph.D., U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, ARS, agricultural engineer-irrigation automation, and Charlie Rush, Ph.D...(Read More)

  WARE POTATO MARKET PRICES IN MAJOR TOWNS IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER

NPCK collects and updates the prevailing ware potato market prices in 5 major towns on its website twice a week.  This information is useful to potato stakeholders particularly farmers and…(Read More)

image BENEFITS OF POTATOES: 14 INCREDIBLE BENEFITS OF THIS SUPER VEGETABLE THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN

Potatoes are one of the most popular vegetables in India and worldwide. All thanks to potatoes, we have our beloved French fries, which is one of the human race’s favorite dishes. Although this dish is not as healthy as it should be, many other dishes with potatoes as ingredients are much healthier...(Read More)

image POTATO GOODNES

In the potato goodness corner, we shall look at how to prepare Potato Egg Kebab.

Ingredients:

4 large potatoes, Chopped rosemary leaves, 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, 2 pinches of salt,

Half tablespoon pepper...(Read More)

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