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  • TRAINING OF VILLAGE-BASED ADVISORS AT EGERTON UNIVERSITY

    Posted by npckwebsite on October 14, 2024

     The KSPI project aims to create employment for 4,873 youth and women through Village Based Advisors (VBAs). These VBAs are entrepreneurs recruited to support potato farmers in improving production…


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  • THE LAUNCH OF KENYA SUSTAINABLE POTATO INITIATIVE (KSPI)

    Posted by npckwebsite on October 14, 2024

    THE LAUNCH OF KENYA SUSTAINABLE POTATO INITIATIVE (KSPI) The Kenya Sustainable Potato Initiative (KSPI) is a three-year project funded by AGRA. It runs from 2024 July…


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  • POTATO WASTE UPCYCLING IMPROVES REVENUE

    Posted by npckwebsite on December 24, 2023

    The amount of waste and by-products of the potato industry is estimated to be around 12-20% of their total production volume. Potato processing generates waste in the form of…


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  • KENYA HARZARDOUS WASTE PRODUCER RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATION INITIATIVE (KEHAPRO)

    Posted by npckwebsite on December 24, 2023


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  • POTATO BLIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING

    Posted by npckwebsite on December 24, 2023

    On 26th September 2023, convened a late blight resistance steering committee meeting at Movenpick Restaurant. The members discussed on the terms of Reference of the committee, looked in to…


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  • FOOD SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION WORKSHOP

    Posted by npckwebsite on December 24, 2023

    PASGR convened the FST (Food Transformation System) Utafiti Sera introduction and inception workshop in August 2023 to mobilize support from key stakeholders in creating a community of practice around…


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  • POTATO SEED TECHNOLOGY FIELD DAY

    Posted by npckwebsite on December 24, 2023

    In line with their efforts to introduce the new technologies and innovations in seed production, Solynta Ltd and NPCK succefully held a field day on 29th November 2023 at…


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  • LINKAGE DISCUSSION WITH FARMERS

    Posted by npckwebsite on December 24, 2023

    On 21 September 2023, NPCK on behalf of the potato farmers attended the B2B forum organized by CGA at waterbuck hotel Nakuru County. The forum aimed towards; allowing the participants…


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  • POTATO ISSUES DISCUSSION

    Posted by npckwebsite on December 24, 2023

    On 7th Nov 2023, the NPCK, FIPs and, Nandi County held a potato stakeholder meeting at Allens Hotel in Kapsabet. The objective of the meeting was to discuss seed…


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  • POTATO TEAM 2023 PARTICIPATES IN THE 20TH EDITION OF THE STANDARD CHARTERED MARATHON – SUNDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2023

    Posted by npckwebsite on December 24, 2023

    The 20th edition of the marathon was held on Sunday 29th October 2023 at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi. The marathon hosted about 25,000 runners from across the globe. The main…


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