For quality and maximum yields in potato farming, use of machines key

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

Lucrative as it is, potato industry is yet to achieve its full potential. At present, the average potato yield in Kenya is only three to six tonnes per acre.

Contributing factors for this dismal performance include mono cropping, poor land preparation methods, planting the seed in a furrow rather than in a bed, sub-standard potato seeds among others.  But there is hope.