Sweet Potato – KARI.org

Sweet potato was usually linked to household consumption and it was mainly in a boiling procedure but innovation in that terrain has led to a much more integral consumption and the incorporation of orange-fleshed sweet potato to Kenyans daily life. This is part of a series of measures taken

KARI is also in charge of the KASAL (Kenya Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Program) which focuses on the development of site-specific agricultural technology

KARI took over the KEVEVAPI (Kenyan Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute) and the KETRI (Kenya Trypanosomiasis (also known as Chagas disease) Research Institute.

The KARI (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute) was founded by the government as a semi-autonomous institution.

The high-altitude maize takes twice as much to mature enough to be harvested but the proceedings from each hectare are much higher.

The most important tree in the region is the Casuarina equisetifolia which is planted sustainably as one of the programs of country growth.

A Boran Bull with a pedigree can cost somewhere around Sh300,000 and can be the animal to start a long line of selection to improve the production of any farm.

5 Innovative Opportunities In Sweet Potato Production In Kenya