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NYERI COUNTY ASSEMBLY GETS SENSITIZED ON THE COUNTY’S DRAFT POTATO STRATEGY
Participants during the Nyeri Potato Strategy sensitization meeting to its county assembly. The department of Agriculture of the County Government of Nyeri in conjunction with NPCK under the support of…
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NPCK CONTINUES TO SUPPORT FARMERS ACCESS POTATO MARKETS
Discussions in progress: Representatives of NPCK, Viazi Kings, Hand in Hand and Producer Organizations during the meeting which was held in Kuresoi sub-county, Nakuru County. Potato farmers in the country…
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RAPID APPRAISAL ON POTATO PESTS IN NYANDARUA COUNTY BEGINS
Damage on a potato inflicted by the potato tuber moth Photograph by Silvia I. Rondon, Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University. Potato pest infestation is one of the…
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GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES 5 AGRICULTURAL REFORM BILLS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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