Mechanisation can double your returns, potato farmers told

George Kinuthia (left) checks the progress of the potato harvesting at his farm in Molo with Fergus Robley (right) the Managing Director of FMD East Africa and Jan Soltau (centre) the Sales Manager of Grimme.

Farmers are turning to mechanisation to meet the rising demand for potatoes by improving cultivation and reducing harvest losses, which can amount to up to 50 per cent of the crop.

According to Fergus Robley, the general manager of FMD East Africa, mechanisation can help potato farmers produce up to five times what they produce today.