Potato News

Kenyans can grow potatoes from seeds apart from tubers now
By Kimuri Mwangi Potatoes have long been grown from tubers, especially in Africa and Kenya.

AGRA Unveils Initiative to Support Potato Value Chain in Kenya
In a move to increase potato productivity in Kenya, AGRA in collaboration with the National

KFC to use Nyandarua potatoes
KFC will work with Nyandarua County government and farmers to produce quality-approved potatoes for local

Consortium to buy 600 metric tons of potatoes in Nyandarua
More than 600 metric tons of potatoes will be bought from Nyandarua once a consortium

Potato is the emerging food crop in Uasin Gishu
Potato is the emerging food crop in Uasin Gishu County and the County Government is

The potato value chain faces various challenges – Munya
The Potato crop is the second most important food crop in Kenya only after maize

Kenya & Nigeria among beneficiaries of $13 Million USAID award for Global Biotech Potato Partnership
Potato is an essential crop that can play an integral role in achieving global food

Corteva and the National Potato Council Collaborate to Improve Yields for Farmers in Kenya
Corteva Agriscience and the National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK) have collaborated in an initiative

Potato regulations making – behind the scenes
The making of any regulations in Kenya raises suspicion among the parties affected to a

Rwanda – Sweet potato and Potato second and third crops in terms of production.
More than 350 researchers, policy-makers, development partners and entrepreneurs have been meeting in Kigali to