What every potato farmer should know about late blight and early blight

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…

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Translating digital potato marketing dreams into possibilities

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…

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Employment opportunities for the youth in potato value chain

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…

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Training farmers on contract farming in Elburgon, Nakuru County

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…

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Potato goodness: potato juice nutrition facts

Potato juice offers a wealth of nutrients, including vitamin C, potassium, various B vitamins, calcium, iron, phosphorus, copper, and sulphur, among other phytonutrients and organic compounds. Potato juice due to the presence…

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Potato Roll Samosa

In the potato goodness corner, we shall look at how to prepare Potato Roll Samosa. This is a quick and delicious snack for your family. Ingredients: 1 Cup of Flour …

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Honey Chili potatoes recipe

Honey Chili potato is a hugely popular Chinese dish, which is juicy, crunchy and full of flavor snack that you just cannot resist. A delicious pick for kids, the…

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Bungoma County Assembly sensitized on the county potato strategy

A county potato strategy is an essential document that helps in harmonizing all the value chain player activities, giving a clear road map on how to address the subsector…

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Newly upgraded Viazi Soko ushers in a new dawn to potato farmers

Low potato productivity and poor quality yields continue to persist in potato subsector mainly because of low access and use of appropriate farm inputs. Quality seed potato is among…

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