Kenyan Potato Processor Midlands Limited adds value...also to the farmgate
三月 09, 2014

Kenyan Potato Processor Midlands Limited adds value...also to the farmgate

Kenyan potato factory Midlands limited not only adds value at the processing level but also from the farm gate. It provides land in case one has none, cultivates and offers advisory services during planting, dressing and harvesting
十一月 30, 2013

Four new Dutch potato varieties cleared by Kenyan government

Under a bilateral deal with lead potato seed producer the Netherlands, the government has cleared four new potato seed varieties for use by local farmers.
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十一月 04, 2013

Tolsma-Grisnich Group constructs modern seed potato storage in Kenya

The recently published LEI/WUR report ‘The value chain for seed and ware potatoes in Kenya’ emphasises the importance of conditioned storage for the continuous availability of certified seed potatoes.
 Kenya
九月 30, 2013

Report: The value chain for seed and ware potatoes in Kenya

Potato in Kenya is an important food crop, second to maize. In 2011 the Dutch and Kenyan government agreed to support an initiative to support seed potato development in Kenya in order to increase yields and enhance food security.
八月 20, 2013

Potato Farmers in Kenya Want Packaging Law Changed

During a recent meeting of governors and county representatives from 14 counties in Nakuru (Kenya) on irish potato production, packaging and marketing, it was resolved that from January 2014, farmers should pack their produce in not more than 50kg bags.
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三月 13, 2013

Phytophthora infestans KE-1 is spreading rapidly across East Africa

Njoroge is studying a new lineage of Phytophthora infestans called KE-1 that is spreading rapidly across East Africa.
 Sembradío atacado por el tizón tardío
二月 18, 2013

El tizón tardío de la papa es mas agresivo en el Africa Subsahariana

Según estudios recientes, la población del patógeno en Kenia y parte de Uganda se ha modificado tan rápidamente que podría volverse inmanejable para los agricultores.
一月 30, 2013

African Agricultural Capital Fund (AACF, Pearl Capital Partners) invests in Midlands Limited

Pearl Capital Partners (Pearl) has recently concluded an investment of KSh 200 million (US$ 2,300,000) in the Kenyan potato processor Midlands Limited through the African Agricultural Capital Fund (AACF).
一月 16, 2013

Dutch potato project to improve food security in Kenya

Kenya is expected to benefit from this bilateral agreement with the government of the Netherlands to produce new varieties of potatoes and boost potato growing in Kenya.
六月 27, 2012

East Africa: better selection of seed potatoes improves yield thirty percent

East African farmers, who are mostly small-scale, currently select their seed potatoes from the mass of harvested potatoes. That results in lots of virus diseases and potato brown rot, as well as low yields of an average of 10.5 tons per hectare. Tha...
 Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)
四月 21, 2012

Potato farmers in Kenya oppose the import of seed potatoes

Potato Farmers in Kenya have opposed a decision by the government to import seed from the Netherlands, insisting that the move will kill the little but growing initiative to produce clean planting seed potato and will expose the country to potato disea...
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四月 12, 2012

Kenya: Low cost potato storage project launched

A project to introduce low-cost potato seed storage system in regions in Kenya where the crop is grown has been launched.

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