Raise potato output to beat hunger, lobby tells StateTraders display their potatoes at Daraja Mbili Market in Kisii County on 21/1/2019.The traders source for the produce from Njoro in Nakuru County where there is surplus a 90 kilogram sack retailing at sh 3800 at the local market. “Kenya has the capacity to become the largest market leader in the region in potato production, whilst ensuring enough production for its own population. “This goal can be attained through increased innovation, mechanisation and large-scale production,” said FPEAK Chief Executive Officer Hosea Machuki. Kenya’s average annual potato production stands at between 2 million and 3 million tonnes. In 2017, for instance, the country produced 1.15 million tonnes of sweet potatoes, with 1.036 million tonnes consumed while the rest went to waste.

Source: Standard Digital March 07, 2019 21:24 UTC