23,000 potato farmers contracted to meet consumer demand in Kenya
Grow Africa's Leah Kasera said, “Potato processors have committed to purchase 2,650 metric tonnes per month to meet consumer demand and this is expected to streamline the potato value chain to benefit farmers and processors.”
She said they want to meet the target of 63,600 tonnes for the next 24 months.
Kasera said the contacts will be signed through the East Africa Potato Consortium that was formed in 2015 in a partnership between the NPCK, Grow Africa and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.
“We want to start contracting farmers so that we can get potatoes with the right shape, which is ideal for potato processing. We work with between 500 and 700 farmers on a yearly basis, but production is still low,” he said.
source: the-star.co.ke
