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POTATO GOODNESS: TURNING POTATO WASTE INTO FERTILIZER

Posted by npckwebsite on March 5, 2021

In the potato goodness corner, we shall look at turning potato waste into fertilizer A company based in the United Kingdom has joined forces with the British Clean Tech firm…

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POTATO GOODNESS

Posted by npckwebsite on March 5, 2021

In the potato goodness corner, we shall look at how to prepare Crunchy Potatoes with Minced Meat. Ingredients: 4 large potatoes Chopped rosemary leaves, parsley 2 pinches of salt Minced…

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEED MULTIPLIERS

Posted by npckwebsite on January 27, 2021

To enhance availability of preferred seed potato varieties in the country, the Kenya–Netherlands Seed Potato Development Project is looking for seed potato multipliers who are interested in partnering with…

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APICAL ROOTED CUTTINGS OF POTATOES REVOLUTIONIZED

Posted by npckwebsite on January 7, 2021

How Generation 1 seed Potatoes are Produced The National Potato Council of Kenya working with partners is supporting the youth to enter into seed potato business. This is through provided…

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NYERI COUNTY VALIDATES THE DRAFT COUNTY POTATO STRATEGY

Posted by npckwebsite on November 30, 2020

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

Posted by npckwebsite on November 30, 2020

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

Posted by npckwebsite on November 30, 2020

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

Posted by npckwebsite on November 30, 2020

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

Posted by npckwebsite on November 30, 2020

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

Posted by npckwebsite on November 30, 2020

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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