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  • NYERI COUNTY ASSEMBLY GETS SENSITIZED ON THE COUNTY’S DRAFT POTATO STRATEGY

    Posted by npckwebsite on October 27, 2020

    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

    Posted by npckwebsite on October 27, 2020

    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

    Posted by npckwebsite on October 27, 2020

    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

    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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