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#climatechange #potatofarming #agriculture #Kenya #droughtresistant #sustainablefarming This article delves into the impact of climate change on potato production. It provides...

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The local potato industry has assured South Africans that it would be able to meet local demand for French fries...

Dutch potato breeder Solynta and Kenyan seed producer Freshcrop Limited will work together to develop a hybrid potato in Kenya....

Even as South Africa’s potato industry feels the weight of adverse production conditions, high input costs and rolling blackouts, producers...

Potatoes SA recently announced its research priorities for 2023. The industry body says in a news post on its website that the...

Potato production in Tanzania is one of the sectors that is in serious danger, according to a report prepared by...

A community project that provides farmers with healthy potato seeds, cultivated using innovative laboratory techniques is significantly increasing yields in...

Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN) has sought federal government support to implement its rolling plan which targets mass potato...

Growers happy with return, despite rising cultivation costs GROWERS in Bangladesh are pleased with this year’s potato prices, which have...

Commercialisation of potato, a common food crop largely consumed in East Africa, will receive a boost following the launching of...

The current goal of the National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK) is to ramp up national potato production to 2.5m...

Marketing Since the district Jeldu, where Guta lives has other seed producers, it is known to many as a seed...

The importance of studying 3. Farm management & crop production techniques Guta practices crop rotation by renting land from others....

An Ethiopian farmer: Guta Gudisa from Jeldu Woreda (district) of the Oromia region Contributed by Dr. Berga Lemaga, CIP Public...

Potato production in SSA is increasing rapidly just like in other developing countries. Most of the potato produced is consumed...

It is established that good market access is a driver of a sustainable potato production. To have a permanent market...

For a successful potato industry that will bring about impact at household and national levels, a continuous production and storage...

The genetic potential of high yielding varieties can be achieved only if quality seed is used together with good agricultural...

Critical shortage of quality seed of productive and adaptive varieties is probably the major constraint to potato production in SSA...

KFC imports potatoes from Egypt. The restaurant says the country observes set standards that improve the potato quality, something the Kenyan farmers don’t...

To ensure that there will be no food crisis after the COVID-19 plight, and to mitigate any adverse effect that...

Scientists have said that there is a need for effective ways to cope with a deadly disease dubbed “Potato Bacterial Wilt (PBW)...

Prices for potatoes in South Africa have seen a massive spike over the past year, setting a new record high....

Sweetpotato is a highly productive crop and orange-fleshed varieties are an excellent source of vitamin A, making it an important...

Anniversaries mark moments in time to take stock of accomplishments and reflect on the path traveled. But they also inspire...

Anniversaries mark moments in time to take stock of accomplishments and reflect on the path traveled. But they also inspire...

To ensure his business gets its timing right, GoldenGrow owner Graeme Jarvie employs a ‘less is more’ approach, where the...

29 July 2021 – The expiry of anti-dumping duties on imported potato chips was a concern not only for South...

In Sudan, potato cultivation has seen tremendous successes, with productivity in some areas reaching 28 tons an acre. The Alarqam...

Uganda’s GM potato breeding technology is now being adopted where permitted — in Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa.

South Africa is currently experiencing a sharp rise in potato prices after extremely cold weather conditions in the northern parts...

Potato cultivation has seen tremendous success in Sudan when productivity in some areas reached 28 tons an acre, like in...

our approximately 570 South African potato growers, have managed to produce 12 months per year, supply fresh potatoes every year.

South African potato industry is appealing to stakeholders to form more partnerships to drive growth and transformation

Three academic experts, including Richard E. Goodman from the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, shed light on defeating late...

Zimbabwe: Output of several farm products climbing sharply for years now

The Nakuru in Kenya county government plans to strengthen its collaboration with the Dutch government in promoting new technologies and...

Netherlands has a small market share in the import market for seed potatoes while it is the most important European...

Exports of U.S. seed potatoes to Morocco with these varieties could take place as early as the end of 2021

Kenyan potato crop could reach 2.5 million tons by 2021

Scientists from the International Potato Centre (CIP) and the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State are...

The Egyptian seed potato season has been rather good

Kenya has applied for a Sh656 million grant from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to boost research on...

Collaboration should ensure that all companies that participate in the potato chain earn from it,

Studies have shown that adopting a gender perspective while conducting agronomic research and extension work provides more efficient approaches to...

Last week Delphy kicked off the sustainability program 'Innovating the Ugandan potato value chain'. he SDGP program (Sustainable Development Goals...

To equip farmers with this critical knowledge, at the Isinya forum, farmers were taken through crop husbandry practices that guarantees...

KIGALI — Agriculture is embedded in the culture of the people of Rwanda. In fact, about 67 percent of Rwandans are...

Written by Silusapho Nyanda A 28-year-old Eastern Cape man is ploughing ahead on his mission to become a top potato...