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Identifying pearl millet varieties with high iron content
108 pearl millet varieties were profiled for Fe content. High and varied estimates were got with 53% of the varieties recording Fe content values of 50 ppm and above considered as high to qualify release and 21% recording ...
Screening of Rwandan and Kenyan potato varieties to predominant strains of Ralstonia solanacearum species complex of Rwanda
Bacterial wilt (BW), caused by Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC), leads to
substantial potato yield losses in Rwanda. Studies were conducted to test the
pathogenicity of predominant RSSC phylotypes on six ...
Generation of genome edited banana by knocking out of pathogen susceptibility genes
Targeted genome-editing technology such as clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein (Cas9) can be used efficiently to induce targeted mutations in the genomes of many plants ...
Value chain approach accelerates potato farming in Kenya
This video documents the Feed the Future: Accelerated Value Chain Development program, potato value chain theory of change. CIP and partners continue to promote potato as a cash crop that significantly contributes to food ...
Genetic Gains by Region Published in SASHA II Final Report
The 5-year (July 2014–October 2019) Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa Phase 2 project (SASHA2) has succeeded in almost all its objectives centered on resolving the major bottlenecks for fully exploiting ...
Business skills training guide for potato farmer producer organizations/cooperatives
This training guide was developed by the Potato Component of the Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD) program with contribution from Edward Mwakio, a Business Skills Consultant and County Agribusiness Development O ...
More fruit for food security: developing climate-smart bananas for the African Great Lakes region
To support this research, we rely on Bioversity International’s Musa Germplasm Transit Centre (ITC), hosted at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) in Leuven that houses germplasm samples representing more than ...
Not just farmers: understanding rural aspirations is key to Kenya’s future
Capturing what drives the decision-making and aspirations of rural households, especially among the youth, will help design more effective policies and development initiatives that trigger positive, lasting change within ...
Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato Puree Specifications Kenya Standards
This Kenya Standard has been developed by the Tubers and Tuber Products Technical Committee under the guidance of the Standards Projects Committee and it is in accordance with the procedures of the Kenya Bureau of Standards. ...