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  • CHEMICALS APPROVED BY PCPB FOR MANAGEMENT OF POTATO PEST AND DISEASES

    Posted by npckwebsite on August 7, 2020

    Unmanaged potato pests and diseases results into high losses both in the field and during storage. Use of chemicals is one of the recommended ways of managing pests and…


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  • VIAZI SOKO DIGITAL PLATFORM IS UNDERGOING A MAJOR UPGRADE

    Posted by npckwebsite on August 5, 2020

    A smart phone: Viazi Soko App is being developed and users will be able to access its services online. VIAZI SOKO is a web-based digital platform used for collecting, processing…


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  • KENYA’S BID TO HOST THE 2025 WORLD POTATO CONGRESS

    Posted by npckwebsite on August 5, 2020

    Participants during the recent World Potato Congress (WPC) in Cusco, Peru. NPCK and partners are bidding for a similar event to be held in Kenya in 2025 Kenya’s key potato…


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  • WARE POTATO MARKET PRICES IN MAJOR TOWNS IN THE MONTH OF JULY

    Posted by npckwebsite on August 5, 2020

    NPCK collects and updates the prevailing ware potato market prices in 5 major towns on its website twice a week.  This information is useful to potato stakeholders particularly farmers…


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  • RETAIL STORE LIGHT CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTE TO POTATO GREENING

    Posted by npckwebsite on August 5, 2020

    Light conditions in retail stores may contribute to potato greening, says a team of researchers at the University of Tasmania, in their recently published study on this subject. The research…


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  • S.A. RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY IDEAL PLANT SPECIES FOR POTATO CROP ROTATION

    Posted by npckwebsite on August 5, 2020

    An infected potato. A study by researchers in the Potato Pathology Program at the University of Pretoria’s Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute identified oat (Avena strigosa) and soybean (Glycine max)…


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  • NTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER DEPOSITS 60K SEEDS IN GLOBAL VAULT

    Posted by npckwebsite on August 5, 2020

    The International Potato Center (CIP) recently joined 34 other organizations across the globe in depositing more than 60,000 seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a biodiversity bunker in…


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  • FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TUBER NUMBERS IN A POTATO PLANT

    Posted by npckwebsite on August 5, 2020

    The numbers of tubers produced by each plant is influenced by agronomy and varietal potential. A large number of tuber seeds per hectare will produce a crop of predominately…


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  • POTATO SCIENCE – WHY SOME POTATO FRIES BROWN AND OTHERS DON’T

    Posted by npckwebsite on August 5, 2020

    If you’ve ever made any potato dish you might have had both great successes and failures with the exact same recipe. In some cases the fries just turn…


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  • MUKIMO RECIPE

    Posted by npckwebsite on August 5, 2020

    MUKIMO RECIPE Mukimo is a meal whose origin is Central Kenya (Agikuyu community) but it’s being served in hotels across the country. If you have been wondering how to prepare…


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