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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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  • Liquid Telecom has partnered with Twiga Foods to increase agricultural productivity through precision farming.

    Posted by npckwebsite on July 2, 2020

      In a statement, Liquid Telecom says it has deployed a complete precision agriculture Internet of Things (IoT) network system to improve farm productivity at Twiga’s Takuwa farm. The system includes…


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  • IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON AVAILABILITY AND PRICES OF FARM INPUTS AND SERVICES

    Posted by npckwebsite on June 18, 2020

    NPCK in collaboration with other partners is monitoring availability and prices of potato farm inputs and services during this crisis caused by Covid 19 pandemic. The goal is to…


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  • EFFORTS TO INCREASE SEED POTATO AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT’S E-VOUCHER SYSTEM

    Posted by npckwebsite on June 18, 2020

      Seed Potato on display: discussions on subsidization of certified seed potato through the government’s e-voucher initiative is on-going. One of the major challenges facing majority of farmers in the…


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