The National Potato Council and KFC have identified a potato variety that Kenya farmers can now grow to supply the US-based fast-food chain to meet its French fries needs.
Days after KFC received its imported shipment of potatoes that had seen it run out of fries, Wachira Kaguongo, chief executive at National Potato Council, said they agreed in a meeting last week to have farmers plant the Markies variety to cut overreliance on imports.
