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NYERI COUNTY VALIDATES THE DRAFT COUNTY POTATO STRATEGY
Participants during the stakeholders’ validation meeting at ATC Wambugu farm, Nyeri County The department of Agriculture, Livestock Fisheries and Cooperatives from the County Government of Nyeri together with NPCK convened…
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DEVELPOMENT OF A NEW NATIONAL POTATO STRATEGY BEGINS
Participants during a virtual meeting on the first meeting on development of an updated National Potato Strategy The National Potato Strategy (2016-2020) was launched in 2016 and has been in…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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PARTNERS TEAM UP FOR OCTOBER-DECEMBER POTATO FIELD DEMONSTRATION
Different Partners setting up their demonstration plots in Nyandarua County, Olkalau subcounty. After the success achieved during the March-August county potato demonstrations, NPCK together with thirteen partners have teamed up…
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND WHICH POTATOES WORK FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKING
Picture showing different potato varieties. Baked, mashed, roasted, boiled or pan-fried, there’s a lot more that goes into what makes a potato taste the way it does than preparation and…
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RESEARCH: SMART IRRIGATION SYSTEM CAN WARN OF PLANT DISEASE
US Federal and state researchers are studying irrigation scheduling and a potential for water savings in potato plants at the Conservation and Production Research Laboratory at Bushland. AberdeenNews.com reports that…
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