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FINGERLING “OZETTE” POTATO VARIETY GROWN BY INDIGENOUS FARMERS
Jacob Beaton reaped a bounty of Ozette potatoes from his Tea Creek Farm in Kitwanga in northwest B.C. -but they aren’t the kind of potatoes you’d find at the supermarket. He…
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MICROBIOME PROJECT: TOOLS TO OPTIMIZE POTATO MIOCROBIOME COULD REDUCE THE USE OF AGROCHEMICALS
According to a news release issued by Utrecht University in the Netherlands, a project aimed at developing new tools to predict and optimize potato plant growth by mapping the micro-organisms…
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TISSUE CULTURE TECH BOOSTS KENYA’S POTATO YIELDS
A community project that provides farmers with healthy potato seeds, cultivated using innovative laboratory techniques is significantly increasing yields in Kenya, an agricultural expert says. As Maina Waruru reports for SciDev.net, Kenya’s average…
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FUNERAL POTATOES!!
(Also called Cheesy Hashbrowns) When you bake hash browns combined with creamy chicken soup, sour cream, and cheese and then top them with some crunchy cornflakes, what you’ve got is Funeral…
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RAW POTATO RISKS
Solanine (Greening of the potato tubers) Solanine is a poisonous compound that acts as a potato plant’s defense system — it’s also found in certain nightshade species, including tomatoes, tobacco,…
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KENAFF’S 76TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Hon. Mithika Linturi, CS, Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development, addressing KENAFF members at the Farmers’ Conference Center during this year’s (2022) AGM Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF) held their…
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USE POTATO PEELS IN YOUR BEAUTY REGIME
Potato peels can be used to whiten and brighten skin, and are a great natural edition to your beauty regime. You can either use potato peels fresh from the…
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NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF POTATO TO KIDS
Potatoes tend to be well-liked by kids and can be a good source of potassium and…
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SIMPLE TEST FOR BACTERIAL WILT
Bacterial wilt is caused by a soil-borne bacterium named Ralstonia solanacearum (formerly known as Pseudomonas solanacearum). Potato wilt bacterium mainly inhabits the roots, and enters the root system at points of injury caused…
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Potato Growing Counties in Kenya.
Site selection in potato production is one of the paramount steps when one wants to venture into potato production. Below is a table with the common counties in Kenya…
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13th World Potato Congress 2026
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