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CAPACITY BUILDING LEADERS FOR PARTICIPATING IN COUNTY POLICY MAKING AND GOVERNANCE
Participants at the workshop from different commodities Associations Kenya National Farmers Federation, KENAFF, held a workshop in September 2022 with various commodity associations. The main objective of the workshop was to impart knowledge and enhance the capacity for the commodity representatives for effective participation in governance and policy-making at individual county levels. During this event […]
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WARE POTATO MARKET PRICES
NPCK collects and disseminates the prevailing ware potato market prices in major towns i.e. Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret, and Nyeri. This information is usually collected twice a week i.e. Tuesday and Thursday. The averages per week are calculated and shared with stakeholders through the NPCK website and its various social media platforms. It is useful […]
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ECONOMICAL USES OF POTATO PEELS
Finding an eco-friendly product has been the primary agenda of the twenty-first century global scientists. One of the main focuses is by-product recycling of food processing industries. It has been long since food industry byproduct was converted into energy and value added products. Potato processing is the newly emerging food processing factory in developing countries. […]
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WEIGHT LOSS IN POTATOES DURING STORAGE.
Weight loss can reduce profits by reducing the quantity and quality of marketable potatoes. It is often simply tolerated, but minimizing weight loss should be a top priority in the storage process. Many components of the storage environment affect shrinkage, but the most important is relative humidity. Active management of the relative humidity in the storage […]
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ANNUAL CASH CROP CONFERENCE
Cash Crop Conference 2022 participants at one of the big farms in Poland Since 2014, the National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK) has been a member of the Agri Benchmark’s global network. Agri Benchmark is a global, non-profit network of agricultural economists, advisors, producers, and specialists in key sectors of the agricultural and horticultural value […]
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PRIVATE SECTOR SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON AFCFTA
The State Department for Trade and Enterprise Development with support from UNECA has developed a draft National AfCFTA implementation strategy. AfCFTA stands for African Continental Free Trade Area The main purpose of the National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy was to boost trade and investment in Kenya. A private sector sensitization workshop on AfCFTA was held on […]
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REGIONAL APPROACH FOR MANAGEMENT OF POTATO CYST NEMATODE
Participants during the PCN workshop held at Boma Hotel Kenya Potato is an important staple food crop, with high nutritive value. Over 2.5 million Kenyans directly depend on the potato value chain for livelihood. The crop generates about $500 million per annum hence a crop of economic importance. The yield of potatoes in Kenya is […]
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THE MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL TECHNICAL TEAM’S WORKSHOP
The participants during the workshop organized by Multi-Institutional Technical Team. The Multi-Institutional Technical Team (MITT) is made up of experts drawn from public and private institutions – Ministry of Agriculture (Plant protection Services), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Kenya Plant Health Inspection Service (KEPHIS), Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), International Centre for Insect […]
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POTATO NUGGETS: PROMOTES DIGESTIVE HEALTH!!!
Potato is a food crop that forms part of the essential diet of the Kenyan population. Being one of the top three basic food consumed by the people, there is still more about the potato that consumers need to understand to increase their eating habits and also improve their health. Apart from starch as one […]
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POTATOES………!! THE FIRST VEGETABLE GROWN IN SPACE
In a partnership between NASA and the University of Wisconsin, seed potatoes were first tested in space in 1995 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Then, in 2004, NASA started using a Chinese technique to make the ultimate chamber-grown spud. It was dubbed Quantum Tubers™ and is possibly the most badass potato on the planet. Creating […]
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