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In a bid to boost food security, Kenya has embarked on measures to increase the productivity and profitability of the potato industry. The country is now leveraging new technologies aimed at helping smallholder farmers raise yields and incomes. This was the key highlight as Kenya prepares to host the World Potato Congress next year
Boosting potato production
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