By WACHIRA MWANGIMore by this AuthorKenya’s eateries are reeling from an acute shortage of Irish potatoes with the Agriculture ministry putting the supply gap at 1.7 million metric tonnes. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri said farmers must use certified seeds to increase yields. To date, the total production of seeds is at 6,700 metric tonnes short of the 30,000 metric tonnes required,” he said. Mr Kiunjuri said that with improved seeds farmers will b able to harvest 10 metric tonnes equivalent to 88 bags of potatoes per hectare. Mr Kiunjuri said that potatoes lack a standard measure, adding that Parliament is set to regulate the measure in kilogrammes.

Source: Daily Nation February 06, 2019 18:56 UTC