The Ministry of Agriculture through Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has produced potato varieties with a longer shelf life. The Ministry says this move will curb the exploitation of potato farmers by middlemen who buy them at throwaway prices when they are in season due to their perishability.
The new variety will enable potato farmers to store their produce for longer and sell them when the prices are appropriate. I
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By Kimuri Mwangi Kenya is ready to commercialize its GMO maize next year as the
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By Kimuri Mwangi Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has taken the smart agriculture
The Kenya National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has approved environmental release of genetically modified (GM) cassava
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Scientists at CGIAR-IITA, working with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) under the joint
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