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GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES 5 AGRICULTURAL REFORM BILLS

Posted by npckwebsite on October 27, 2020

Agriculture CS Peter Munya announcing the introduction of the new bills. Photo by Kilimo News The Kenyan Government has launched five agricultural reform bills. These include: Coffee Bill 2020, Fibre…

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POTATO FARMERS BET ON WRAPPED SEEDS TECH TO KEEP PESTS AT BAY

Posted by npckwebsite on October 27, 2020

Paul Karanja at his Shangi Seed of potatoes in Elburgon, Nakuru County. FILE PHOTO | NMG In a tiny village in Nyandarua, not far from the Aberdare Forest, dozens of…

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RESEARCHERS USE INFRARED IMAGING FOR MORE EFFICIENT WATER USE

Posted by npckwebsite on October 27, 2020

Water is essential for food production, with farming accounting for about 70% of global freshwater use. As countries expand agriculture to feed the population of approximately 9.7bn forecast for…

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HIGH-SPEED POTATO GRADING AND QUALITY INSPECTION USING NEWTEC OPTICAL SORTING MACHINE

Posted by npckwebsite on October 27, 2020

The newtec optical sorting machine: The machines are designed to sort potatoes by size, shape and quality in a single-stage process. Photo courtesy of: newtec.com Newtec’s optical sorting machine for…

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WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SOLANINE

Posted by npckwebsite on October 27, 2020

Green potato tubers: The color indicates presence of of a toxic chemical solanine. (Photo courtesy of alamy.com) Solanine is a glycoalkaloid poison found in species of the nightshade family within…

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FARMERS IN OL KALOU GET TRAINED ON POTATO TECHNOLOGIES

Posted by npckwebsite on September 13, 2020

Corteva Agriscience representative training farmers on pesticide products use in potato farming today in in Nyeri County, Kieni East. NPCK together with its partners conducted a farmer training in Nyandarua…

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EGERTON UNIVERSITY HOSTS FAMER FIELD DAYS ON CLIMATE SMART SEED POTATO MULTIPLICATION

Posted by npckwebsite on September 13, 2020

A section of the participants during the mini-field day. The event seeked to demonstrate seed potato multiplication and ware potato production under climate smart practices to farmers Seed potato production…

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NPCK CONTINUES TO SUPPORT FARMERS ACCESS POTATO MARKETS

Posted by npckwebsite on September 13, 2020

Discussions on progress Representatives of Kiambu NARIGP, Kiambu MOALFC, NPCK, Viazi Kings Ltd and Producer Organizations during a meeting in Kiambu County to discuss how to support potato farmers…

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POTATO STAKEHOLDERS MARK THE NATIONAL POTATO DAY

Posted by npckwebsite on September 13, 2020

The event was marked in the country by a team of experts discussing the state of potato farming in Kenya on Standard group media channels The Potato is already an…

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WARE POTATO MARKET PRICES IN MAJOR TOWNS IN THE MONTH OF JUNE

Posted by npckwebsite on September 13, 2020

NPCK collects and updates the prevailing ware potato market prices in 5 major towns namely Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Meru and Eldoret on its website twice a week. This information…

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