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New tech promises to lift potato farmers’ earnings
Paul Munene with his staff at the premise in Meru County where he embraced Rooted Apical Cutting technology to enhance potato yields. PHOTO | CAROLINE WAMBUI | NMG
For years, potato yields have been dwindling due to the perpetual use of low-quality seed potato tubers that are often infested with pathogens and pests.
This is despite the fact that potato is the second most-consumed crop in Kenya after maize.