NPCK AND PARTNERS SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCT FARMER DEMO TRAININGS

UPL representative training farmers on crop protection in Nakuru County, Molo NPCK and partners conducted demonstration and farmer trainings on 1st to 9th February 2021 in six major potato producing…

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POTATO CYST NEMATODE WORKSHOP

Patches of poor growth in a potato field: Other symptoms include stunting of plants, early senescence (premature aging) of plants due to damage on roots leading to Yellowing (chlorosis)…

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 DEVELPOMENT OF THE NEW NATIONAL POTATO STRATEGY IS ALMOST COMPLETE

Participants during the virtual stakeholders’ validation forum for the Draft National Potato Strategy (2021-2025) The process of developing an updated National Potato Strategy (2021-2025) has been on-going under the coordination…

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NPCK 2020 TEAM BUILDING

The NPCK held its end year team building event in December last year. The team spent the better part of the day climbing Mt. Longonot and thereafter held other team…

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NPCK CONTINUES TO ESTABLISH MORE POTATO FARM INPUTS DROP POINTS

  Representative of FtMA, CGA, Viazi kings, NPCK and Seguton Golden farmer group during the visit to Mr. Micheal Tesot Farm Input Hub in Kuresoi Nort Su-conty of Nakuru County NPCK…

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SOIL CONDITION FOR POTATO PRODUCTION

Source: Potato production handbook By NPCK https://npck.org/Books/PotatoProductionHandbook2019(002).pdf Potato can be grown in a wide range of soil types but well-drained loamy to sandy loam soil is the most recommended. It…

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RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE POTATO DRY ROT AND POTATO WILT PATHOGENS IN ALGERIA

Photo: Fusarium dry rot. OMAFRA Fusarium is one of the most important genera of phytopathogenic fungi, causing potato wilt in the field and potato tuber dry rot during storage. The…

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USE OF POTATO PEEL EXTRACT AS AN ANTIOXIDANT

  A photo showing potato peels used for extraction of antioxidant. In the last decade, there has been increasing attention given to new sources of natural antioxidant phytochemicals as a result…

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