Africa

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...

One of the most prominent challenges facing Africa is providing food security for its citizens. While many farmers still rely...

Potatoes are grown for their attractive market prices. However, this lucrative investment can result into frustration especially if diseases strike....

Joshua Kagera embraced potato farming with gusto four years ago. Back then he says, things were sweet. “I was able...

Lucrative as it is, potato industry is yet to achieve its full potential. At present, the average potato yield in...

In a tiny village in Nyandurua, not far from the Aberdare Forest, dozens of potato farmers shelter under a tent...

Major stakeholders in agricultural mechanisation have called for the adoption of a value chain approach to mechanisation as one of...

Farmers in Northern and Western provinces are still facing shortage of Irish Potato seeds and this worsened in the Agricultural...

Government, in conjunction with Kutsaga Research Station has embarked on a potato seed multiplication programme from mini-tuber to commercial seed...

NAIROBI, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Scientists in Kenya have developed potato varieties that are resistant to cyst nematodes in what...

(MENAFN - The Conversation) Demand for potatoes in eastern Africa has been growing steadily , achieving an annual growth of...

Since 2000/01 potatoes accounted for approximately 45% of total vegetable crops produced in South Africa and contribute around R8.5 billion...

Scientists at CGIAR-IITA, working with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) under the joint Nematology Unit, NemAfrica, housed at icipe’s campus...

It has been a torrid year for the South African potato industry on the fresh produce markets with the sudden...

Potato production is expanding across parts of Africa and Asia. 368 million tons of potatoes were harvested globally in 2019,...