Kenya: Potato boosting project launched
The National Potato Council of Kenya, Mount Kenya University and Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (Kari) will conduct the seed storage promotion.
Prof John Nderitu, a researcher at Mount Kenya University, said that with a better and less expensive storage system, Kenya was capable of producing quality tubers.
Speaking during a seed project planning workshop, he said potato was an important food security crop in the country and must be protected.
The storage technology means that the seed potatoes can be maintained in good condition from harvest until planting.
Prof Nderitu said "Kenya has the capacity to produce certified seed tubers if farmers were facilitated to have low-cost potato storage technologies to ensure that the seed they plant are of good quality."
Source: www.nation.co.ke
