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Potato Round Table in Nairobi (Kenya) on May 8, 2009
Upgrading the Potato Value Chain in Nairobi
Organized by Joseph Wang’ombe
This Round Table addressed marketing and value addition. The experts compared the global potato value chain with a local one and found that the local potato value chain was highly underdeveloped. Moreover, production had stagnated over the last 10 years. Presentations from the Ministry of Agriculture, the potato farmers association, processors and donors (GTZ) were delivered after which there were group discussions on three main themes of the Round Table:
- Possibility of linking farmers to processors without the interference of middlemen;
- Quality issues;
- Strengthening the Farmers Association
Especially the first and the third theme have been earmarked as priority areas for Round Table Africa (RTA). The linking of farmers to processors has been established and a project for the strengthening of the farmers association has been developed.
Based on this Round Table an RTA Project for Improving the Potato Value Chain in Kenya has been started.
Background Documents (pdf)
- Round Table Report
- Participant List
- Meeting Agenda
- Desired Outcomes
- Project Proposal
- Paper on The Potato Value Chain in Kenya and Uganda
Presentations of the meeting (pdf)
- Potato Value Chain Upgrading
- Kenya National Potato Farmers Association (KENAPOFA)
- Potato Processing and Value Addition
- Mainstreaming Potato Crop from Orphan Crop Status
The Round Table meeting resulted in the following economic development project:
