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Business skills training guide for potato farmer organizations and cooperatives: A guide for business skills and enterprise development
This training guide was developed by the potato component of the Accelerated Value Chain Development
(AVCD) program with contributions from Edward Mwakio, a business skills consultant, and from county
agribusiness ...
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 ...
Pest risk analysis on Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, causative organism of Xanthomonas wilt on banana, on plants-for-planting
Recognising that Xanthomas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm), causal agent of Xanthomons wilt (Xw) of banana, is endemic to the Great Lakes region, the Pest Risk Analysis(PRA) considers the justification for implementing ...
Outcome brief: 6 years of AVCD interventions in Kenya through the Accelerated Value Chain Development Program
The AVCD potato project supported the integration of the private and public sectors in new potato value chains in Kenya that are led by farmers societies in the potato growing counties, generating 33,977,789 USD in sales.
Per ...
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 ...
Pest Risk Analysis for Prodiplosis longifila
Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) includes three stages: initiation, pest risk assessment and pest risk management. Initiating the PRA process involves identifying pests and pathways of concern and defining the PRA area. Pest risk ...
Pest Risk Analysis for Tuta absoluta
Tuta absoluta is a devastating pest not only for tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) production but also for potato (Solanum tuberosum). In tomato most feeding damage is done to the leaves and stems of tomatoes. Larvae ...
Pest risk analysis for Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum (Xcm) is the causative pathogen for banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW). Commonly known as Xanthomonas wilt, it was reported first in Ethiopia on enset and later observed on banana in Uganda, ...
Training and Field Day Report: Introducing Apical Cuttings of Potato to Kiambu, Nakuru and Usain Gishu Counties of Kenya, 2021
Training of ToTs on production and management of potato rooted apical cutting (RAC) was conducted in Kiambu, Nakuru and Nandi counties. The objective was to build the capacity of farmers to produce clean seed on-farm from ...
Market Intelligence MELIA workshop
The Market Intelligence initiative organized a MELIA workshop during its first year of implementation. The workshop objectives were: a) Building a shared vision on the Initiative across the team; b) Ensuring alignment with ...