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Capacity building farmers on safe use of agrochemicals
Posted on June 11, 2021
Continuous capacity building of farmers and other players is essential in the potato value chain as new technologies emerge daily and demand for ware potato continues to increase thus need to increase productivity and production. With the support of Agrochemical Association of Kenya (AAK), NPCK has been conducting farmer trainings on safe agrochemical use. The […]

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Access of certified seeds and inputs made easier
Posted on June 11, 2021
Potatoes take 3-4 months to be ready for harvesting. Having good soil and certified seeds are important factors to consider when you want to venture into potato farming. Certified seed potatoes are produced under strict quality management practices to ensure they are of high standards with high germination rates and free from pests and diseases […]

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Elgeyo Marakwet to scale up potato seeds production
Posted on June 11, 2021
Farmer groups in 14 potato producing wards in Elgeyo Marakwet County received seed potato from the County Government in partnership with the Agriculture Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP). The 300 bags superior pre-basic and C2 seeds were sourced from Nakuru and Nyandarua counties in an initiative aimed at enabling County farmer groups to generate their […]

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Potato marketing; benefits of collective marketing
Posted on June 11, 2021
Collective marketing is where a number of growers work together to sell their combined crops which may require additional storage, processing or packaging and the costs are shared by the group. Usually, these are common interest groups or producer business groups. Their main goal is to collectively achieve the required quantities of the produce and […]

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Warehouse receipt system in potato farming
Posted on June 11, 2021
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives (MoALF&C) in consultation with agricultural sector stakeholders identified warehouse receipt system (WRS) as a key intervention to improving agricultural commodities’ storage, reduce post-harvest losses, curb value chain inefficiencies, and increase financial lending and earnings in the agricultural sector. The government included ware potato in the strategic food […]

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What every potato farmer should know about late blight and early blight
Posted on June 11, 2021
Potato diseases results into high yield losses both in the field and during storage. This condition has forced farmers to resort to excessive use of agrochemicals, which is posing danger to the environment, to humans and beneficial organisms. Cost of inputs like agro-chemicals and labour is also increasing at an alarming rate. The potato diseases […]

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Translating digital potato marketing dreams into possibilities
Posted on June 11, 2021
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L) is an important food and cash crop in Kenya. It plays a key role in contributing towards food and nutrition security, poverty eradication and employment creation. The potato consumption is growing tremendously and this is attributed to urbanization and population growth. Increased consumption can also be attributed to changing consumer tastes […]

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Employment opportunities for the youth in potato value chain
Posted on June 11, 2021
Potato subsector has a potential to create sustainable employment opportunities for youths and women along the value chain. Potato is grown by up to 800,000 to 1,000,000 smallholder farmers owning about 0.25-5 ha. Potato production area is approx. 120,000-150,000 ha in the country. However, with current productivity levels being less than 10 tons per ha […]

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Training farmers on contract farming in Elburgon, Nakuru County
Posted on June 11, 2021
In effort to continue supporting potato farmers improve potato productivity through adoption of good agricultural practices and better technologies, NPCK and partners organized potato field Farmers training in Elburgon with New Molo Cooperatives to demonstrate the planting procedure for Markies variety. NPCK, has continued to encourage farmers to produce different potato variety as a form […]

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Development of the potato variety catalogue 2021
Posted on June 11, 2021
NPCK and partners are in the process of developing the 2021 Potato Variety Catalogue .The Variety Catalogue is a guide for all registered potato varieties that are in the country and contains their details and multipliers in the country. It is published every two years with the last one having been published in 2019. Information […]

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