Latest potato news from Kenya
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For upscaling the potato value chain, a business approach is the key succesfactor
PSA’s director provides a deep dive in our potato upscaling strategy in the interview from Saturday June 17th in Standard News' ''Smart Harvest''.
Nyandarua potato chips for KFC
Early last year, the American fast-food chain KFC announced that it had opened its doors to Kenyan farmers to supply it with potatoes for potato chips, as long as they meet their standards.
Upscaling potato production: more local for local
In order to fulfill the growing demand for our Agrico varieties, we continue to upscale our potato production in Nakuru region.
Potato policy & climate smart agriculture
PSA has been supporting the efforts of the Kenyan and Dutch governments in streamlining Kenya’s potato policy framework for many years. Last December PSA hosted visitors from KEPHIS and from the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture. During this meeting we explained our current role in the Kenyan potato value chain.
Markies, a hidden force inside heroes crisps
Markies has already become the number one for potato chips in Kenya. Simultaneously Markies is also increasingly demanded by Kenya’s crisping industry. A good example is Norda Industries who favors our Markies variety for their potato crisps.
Norda industries favors Markies for potato crisps
Markies has already become the number one for potato chips in Kenya. Simultaneously Markies is also increasingly demanded by Kenya’s crisping industry. A good example is Norda Industries who favors our Markies variety for their potato crisps.
Potato traders buying and selling Markies
Jeremiah Mwangi is a modern potato trader buying and selling Markies & Destiny potatoes. He visits smallholders in a region and buys the potatoes from their various farms in the fields. Once he has a full truck load, the potatoes are supplied to various medium sized processors in and around Nairobi.
Njoro Canning Factory, another potato processor who loves Markies
Njoro Canning Factory, amongst other renowned for its Golden Valley range of product, is another Kenyan potato processor who prefers Markies for its frozen potato chips.
Wedgehut chooses Markies for potato processing
Wedgehut processes Kenyan Markies potatoes into potato chips, wedges, lyonnaise, cubes, and others.