Post-harvest losses in potato in Nyandarua County
Irish potato is the second most important food crop in Kenya after maize (Kaguongo et al., 2014). Potato production in Kenya is expected to grow, as farmers are being encouraged both by climate shifts and by the government to diversify their production from reliance on maize. Many farmers are opting...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2022
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| author | Scollard, Phoebe Hoffmann, Vivian Kago, Kennedy Parker, Monica |
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| description | Irish potato is the second most important food crop in Kenya after maize (Kaguongo et al., 2014). Potato production in Kenya is expected to grow, as farmers are being encouraged both by climate shifts and by the government to diversify their production from reliance on maize. Many farmers are opting to grow potato because it is fast-maturing compared to maize and can be used to bridge the gap during shortages of the staple grain (ibid). However, significant barriers exist to more productive and profitable potato cultivation in East Africa, including low quality of seed potato, poor disease and soil fertility management, and high rates of post-harvest losses (Schulte-Geldermann, 2013). Average potato yields in Nyandarua County are 3-4 tonnes per acre per season, well below the 10 tonnes per hectare that can be realised by professional farmers using certified seed and sound agricultural practices (Kaguongo et al., 2014). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1410842025-11-06T04:47:35Z Post-harvest losses in potato in Nyandarua County Scollard, Phoebe Hoffmann, Vivian Kago, Kennedy Parker, Monica value chains potatoes harvesting losses agricultural products policies farmers postharvest losses Irish potato is the second most important food crop in Kenya after maize (Kaguongo et al., 2014). Potato production in Kenya is expected to grow, as farmers are being encouraged both by climate shifts and by the government to diversify their production from reliance on maize. Many farmers are opting to grow potato because it is fast-maturing compared to maize and can be used to bridge the gap during shortages of the staple grain (ibid). However, significant barriers exist to more productive and profitable potato cultivation in East Africa, including low quality of seed potato, poor disease and soil fertility management, and high rates of post-harvest losses (Schulte-Geldermann, 2013). Average potato yields in Nyandarua County are 3-4 tonnes per acre per season, well below the 10 tonnes per hectare that can be realised by professional farmers using certified seed and sound agricultural practices (Kaguongo et al., 2014). 2022-03-16 2024-04-12T13:37:15Z 2024-04-12T13:37:15Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141084 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Scollard, Phoebe; Hoffmann, Vivian; Kago, Kennedy; and Parker, Monica. 2022. Post-harvest losses in potato in Nyandarua County. Voice for Change Partnership Project Note. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141084 |
| spellingShingle | value chains potatoes harvesting losses agricultural products policies farmers postharvest losses Scollard, Phoebe Hoffmann, Vivian Kago, Kennedy Parker, Monica Post-harvest losses in potato in Nyandarua County |
| title | Post-harvest losses in potato in Nyandarua County |
| title_full | Post-harvest losses in potato in Nyandarua County |
| title_fullStr | Post-harvest losses in potato in Nyandarua County |
| title_full_unstemmed | Post-harvest losses in potato in Nyandarua County |
| title_short | Post-harvest losses in potato in Nyandarua County |
| title_sort | post harvest losses in potato in nyandarua county |
| topic | value chains potatoes harvesting losses agricultural products policies farmers postharvest losses |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141084 |
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