Nyandarua potato farmers upbeat as revolution unfolds

Harvesting time at Peter Kariuki’s potato farm in Weru village in Nyandarua, shared his experience. The county government is using his farm to experiment on power of mechanisation. [James Munyeki, Standard]

Nyandarua County is home of Irish potatoes and so it makes perfect sense when there is some revolution, it starts here.

This week, farmers sampled the power of mechanisation. Growers of the tubers witnessed how they can harvest potatoes on a 12-acre farm in record 30 minutes using modern machinery.