CARP+Seed Potato
CARP+ SPVC project is funded by MasterCard Foundation through the Regional Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM). The project aim is “Enhancing access to high quality seed potato for improved productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers in Nakuru County.
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COMMUNITY ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT
Egerton University and its collaborators are implementing an innovative agriculture development project titled “Enhancing production and access of high quality seed potatoes for improved income and livelihoods for smallholder farmers’ in Nakuru County, Kenya”. The project seeks to strengthen the capacity of approximately 6000 smallholder farmers in Nakuru County, through the facilitation of a seed potato value chain (SPVC) platform.
Overall and Specific Objectives.
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Overall Goal
To transform the seed potato value chain in Nakuru county into a vibrant
commercialized sub-sector for improved income and livelihoods of
smallholder farmers. -
To improve research and practical skills of Faculty and students at Egerton University and Baraka Agricultural College
1.1. To enhance research capacity in the seed potato value chain at faculty, PhD and MSc levels at Egerton University through collaborative action research.
1.2. To enhance research and agri-business skills of graduate and undergraduate students at Egerton University and Baraka Agricultural College through joint-experiential learning by engaging smallholder potato farmers and other relevant value chain actors.
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To enhance production skills and access to quality seed potato for improved incomes of small holder farmer in Nakuru County.
2.1. To build capacity in seed potato multiplication, access and use by smallholder farmers in Nakuru county, Egerton and Baraka Agricultural College.
2.2. To enhance the production and availability of quality seed potato through good agricultural practices and postharvest management.
2.3. To increase income of small holder seed potato farmers in Nakuru county through enterprise skills development, market linkages and contract farming.
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To improve the governance and performance of the seed potato value chain in Nakuru County through a multi-stakeholder platform approach
3.1. To develop a multi-stakeholder owned Nakuru Seed Potato Strategy (NSPS).
3.2. To promote a multi stakeholder approach to lobby and advocate for evidence based inclusive policies in the seed potato value chain in Nakuru County.
3.3. To strengthen existing seed potato value chain platforms to improve performance of the seed potato value chain in Nakuru County and national level.
8000
Farmers reached
2000
students
50
stakeholders
6
Counties
RECENT EVENTS ENTRIES
NOTIFICATION OF TRAINING
Planting of minitubers
Mechanized spraying of seed potato
Establishment of demos and seed potato experiments
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STUDENTS
Lucky Nyasulu
MASTERS IN COMMUNITY STUDIES AND EXTENSION
Born in 1991, Lucky Nyasulu comes from Khwawa Village, Karonga district in Malawi. She is a second born in a family of 2 boys and 4 girls.Her father is a civil servant working with Ministry of Agriculture as a Field ..Read More.
Lamech Amwine
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN COMMUNITY STUDIES AND EXTENSION
Lamech Amwine is a Ugandan national, born in 1988 in Katikamwe village, Kyabugimbi Sub County, Bushenyi district in western Uganda.Born from a poor background Lamech,.Read More.
Judith Cheruiyot
MASTERS OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN COMMUNITY STUDIES AND EXTENSION
Judith Cheruiyot is a Kenyan by nationality, from Uasin-gishu County, Sergoit location. She was born in 1991 and a third born in a family of, 2 girls and 2 boys. Read More..
Mr. John Atsu Agbolosoo
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRI-ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
Mr. John Atsu Agbolosoo was born on 26th July, 1990 to Mr. Livingstone Agbolosoo and Miss. Agnes Agbenuawor all of blessed memory at Vui-Keta in Volta Region of Ghana.Read More..
OUR TEAM MEMBERS
Prof Anthony Mwangi Kibe (PhD)
DEPARTMENT OF CROP HORTICULTURE AND SOILS EGERTON UNIVERSITY
Antony M. Kibe is an Associate Professor of Agronomy, in the Crops, Horticulture and Soils Department of Egerton University (CHS), Egerton University, Kenya and formers Senate Representative (Associate Dean) of the Faculty of Agriculture from Nov 2010 to 2014. Read More..
Dr. Milcah Mulu-Mutuku
SENIOR LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, EGERTON UNIVERSITY
She holds a PhD and MSc in Entrepreneurship from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agricultural Technology, Kenya and BSc. in Agriculture and Home Economics from Egerton University, Kenya.
John Ng’ang,a
RESEARCH ASSISTANT.
John Nganga is a PhD Agronomy Student at Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya. He is working on Potato Cyst Nematode Management and the mechanisms involved in yield loss under PCN infestation. His interests include modelling pathogen population dynamics,
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The CaWSA- Centre showcases various water conservation, storage, abstraction and distribution systems and soil and moisture conservation technologies, innovations and management practices (TIMPS).
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Prof. Anthony M. Kibe,
CaWSA – Centre Coordinator
Crops, Horticulture and Soils Department, Egerton
University, Njoro, Kenya.
Email: akibe@egerton.ac.ke,
+254721402957