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FARMERS AFFECTED BY COVID GET SUPPORT IN MERU COUNTY
Right: CS addressing the farmers and stakeholders Left: CS at NPCK exhibition booth. Government’s Big 4 Agenda activities for the potato industry was disrupted,…
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WARE POTATO MARKET PRICES
NPCK collects and disseminates the prevailing ware potato market prices in major towns. The prices are collected mainly from 6 major towns; Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Meru, Eldoret, and Nyeri…
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SEED POTATO DOMANCY FOR REGISTERED VARIETIES
Seed dormancy is the innate inhibition of germination of a viable seed even placed in most favourable environment for germination. Seed dormancy affects the duration in which a farmer stores…
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POTATO PRODUCTION GROWTH IN AFRICA
Matured harvested potatoes According to FAOSTAT 2018, Potato production in Africa has more than doubled with 70 percent of that growth concentrated in eastern Africa. Despite these gains, potato yields…
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SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND SOURCING OF RAW MATERIAL IN POTATO FARMING
Sustainable sourcing in general refers to the process of integrating ethical, social, and environmental performance aspects in the supplier selection process. In potato production, sustainable sourcing refers to the…
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GROWING OF POTATOES USING AEROPONIC METHOD
Aeroponic cultivation The global average potato (Solanum tuberosum) production is 17.4 t Ha-1. Even using the same potato varieties, there is a large gap between higher yields and lower yields…
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POTATOES IN FRAGRANCE
Frites by Idaho Potato Commission Frites by Idaho that is made by The Idaho Potato Commission has potatoes as one of its key components and is termed irresistible Frites by…
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NUTRITIONAL FACTS
POTATO JUICE NUTRITIONAL FACTS/ BENEFITS Most people have never considered drinking a tall glass of potato juice, but the impressive health benefits of this unusual may surprise you. Made from the starchy…
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POTATO IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH; THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Boiled potato Potato! (Solanum tuberosum L) is a crop that mainly grows in the tropical regions of the country that has an altitude ranging between 1500-3000 Meters above sea level…
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POTATO GOODNESS
In the potato goodness corner, we shall look at how to prepare: POTATO JUICE RECIPE Potato juice requires a bit more effort than vegetable and fruit juices but the juice is…
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