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  • HEALTH BENEFITS OF POTATO

    Posted by npckwebsite on March 5, 2021

      Cooked potato -Research has found that vitamin C may help reduce the severity and duration of a cold. Potatoes are a good source of vitamin C. Raw potato must…


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  • INTEGRATING TRACEABILITY SOLUTIONS IN THE POTATO SUPPLY CHAIN

    Posted by npckwebsite on March 5, 2021

    Packed potatoes with a bar code. The first step to traceability is labeling. While most farms are not required to label each piece of produce they sell, processors prefer…


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  • NEW POTATO VARIETY COULD HELP FARMERS IN EAST AFRICA

    Posted by npckwebsite on March 5, 2021

    Researchers from the National Agricultural Research Organization Uganda and the International Potato Center have developed a new variety of potato, which is resistant to late blight. Using new molecular…


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  • POTATO GOODNESS: TURNING POTATO WASTE INTO FERTILIZER

    Posted by npckwebsite on March 5, 2021

    In the potato goodness corner, we shall look at turning potato waste into fertilizer   A company based in the United Kingdom has joined forces with the British Clean Tech firm…


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  • POTATO GOODNESS

    Posted by npckwebsite on March 5, 2021

    In the potato goodness corner, we shall look at how to prepare Crunchy Potatoes with Minced Meat. Ingredients: 4 large potatoes Chopped rosemary leaves, parsley 2 pinches of salt Minced…


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  • OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEED MULTIPLIERS

    Posted by npckwebsite on January 27, 2021

    To enhance availability of preferred seed potato varieties in the country, the Kenya–Netherlands Seed Potato Development Project is looking for seed potato multipliers who are interested in partnering with…


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  • APICAL ROOTED CUTTINGS OF POTATOES REVOLUTIONIZED

    Posted by npckwebsite on January 7, 2021

    How Generation 1 seed Potatoes are Produced The National Potato Council of Kenya working with partners is supporting the youth to enter into seed potato business. This is through provided…


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  • NYERI COUNTY VALIDATES THE DRAFT COUNTY POTATO STRATEGY

    Posted by npckwebsite on November 30, 2020

    Participants during the stakeholders’ validation meeting at ATC Wambugu farm, Nyeri County The department of Agriculture, Livestock Fisheries and Cooperatives from the County Government of Nyeri together with NPCK convened…


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  • DEVELPOMENT OF A NEW NATIONAL POTATO STRATEGY BEGINS

    Posted by npckwebsite on November 30, 2020

    Participants during a virtual meeting on the first meeting on development of an updated National Potato Strategy The National Potato Strategy (2016-2020) was launched in 2016 and has been in…


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  • AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION SERVICES IN NANDI

    Posted by npckwebsite on November 30, 2020

    The County government of Nandi, Department of Agriculture and Cooperative through the Agricultural Mechanization Services (AMS) office is providing tractors and farm implement such as disc plough, harrow, ridger,…


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