Keywords: Potato, positive selection, viruses, seed potato systems, East Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a crop with a high potential to contribute to poverty reduction in Eastern Africa through income increase and improved food security. It is largely grown by smallholders, has a high production per hectare, stable prices and a steadily growing demand. Average yields in Eastern Africa of 10.5 t/ha are much below the world average and yields observed in the fields of better performing smallholders. There is both a need and a potential for increased potato productivity. A diagnosis of the potato systems of Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia identified integrated management of bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum)...
Potato has increased in importance as a staple food in sub-Saharan Africa, where its production is f...
Potato production in the mountainous region of Central Africa (CA) remains very low (10–15 T/ha), wh...
By identifying the success factors of a programme on positive seed potato selection, this article an...
Keywords: Potato, positive selection, viruses, seed potato systems, East Africa, Kenya,<br /> Uganda...
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important crop for food security and cash income for small...
Seed potato systems in East Africa are described and opportunities for improvement identified on the...
In Kenya, seed potato quality is often a major yield constraint in potato production as smallholder ...
The potato is an important food crop in the highlands of Kenya. It is mostly grown in agro-ecologica...
Increased productivity of potatoes can improve the livelihood of smallholder potato farmers in Kenya...
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important crop in Uganda but production is low. There is not a w...
Selecting seed potatoes from healthy-looking mother plants (positive selection) was compared with co...
In Kenya, smallholder potato farmers endeavor to increase their production through various approache...
Potato has increased in importance as a staple food in sub-Saharan Africa, where its production is f...
Smallholder farmers in Uganda commonly use seed potato tubers from the informal sector, especially b...
In Ethiopia, bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearumis the major threat to potato production...
Potato has increased in importance as a staple food in sub-Saharan Africa, where its production is f...
Potato production in the mountainous region of Central Africa (CA) remains very low (10–15 T/ha), wh...
By identifying the success factors of a programme on positive seed potato selection, this article an...
Keywords: Potato, positive selection, viruses, seed potato systems, East Africa, Kenya,<br /> Uganda...
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important crop for food security and cash income for small...
Seed potato systems in East Africa are described and opportunities for improvement identified on the...
In Kenya, seed potato quality is often a major yield constraint in potato production as smallholder ...
The potato is an important food crop in the highlands of Kenya. It is mostly grown in agro-ecologica...
Increased productivity of potatoes can improve the livelihood of smallholder potato farmers in Kenya...
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important crop in Uganda but production is low. There is not a w...
Selecting seed potatoes from healthy-looking mother plants (positive selection) was compared with co...
In Kenya, smallholder potato farmers endeavor to increase their production through various approache...
Potato has increased in importance as a staple food in sub-Saharan Africa, where its production is f...
Smallholder farmers in Uganda commonly use seed potato tubers from the informal sector, especially b...
In Ethiopia, bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearumis the major threat to potato production...
Potato has increased in importance as a staple food in sub-Saharan Africa, where its production is f...
Potato production in the mountainous region of Central Africa (CA) remains very low (10–15 T/ha), wh...
By identifying the success factors of a programme on positive seed potato selection, this article an...