Potato – Agrico and Kevian – Kenya

About the partnership

Access to high quality seed potato is key to raise productivity. Agrico leads in certified seed potato in Kenya. MCEA distributes all the certified seed potato for Agrico. Farmers will be contracted to supply processed varieties to processors like Kevian and Sereni fries. There is a partnership with KEPHIS to strengthen potato value chain in the country. The partnership because it follows up on a long-term ambition of the Dutch Embassy, to strengthen the potato industry.

Achievements

Access to high quality seed potato is key to raise productivity. Agrico leads in certified seed potato in Kenya. MCEA distributes all the certified seed potato for Agrico. Farmers will be contracted to supply processed varieties to processors like Kevian

Link SHFs in targeted ABCs to Agrico for the supply of certified seed (for processing)

Demonstration plots, to promote use of certified seeds; and training/ extension to improve production and post-harvest handling of quality potatoes

Kevian Kenya ltd to install a state of the art facility in Thika that will process French fries and crisps and provide a good storage facility of 6000 MT

Link Sereni fries with farmers in Molo and Meru for potato contract farming

Partner with KCSEED from Keringet in Molo to start producing potato for Kevian Ltd.

Sereni fries to building a series of storage facilities in Meru to store the potatoes after harvesting Broker relations between NORDA a potato processor and Bungoma and Mt Elgon farmers

Targets

Involve 20,000 smallholders (4,000 women) and create or expand 20 local agribusinesses (4 women-headed) along the potato value chain.

Market Segments

Certified seed potato market share big in Kenya. Potato as a basic food for household consumption. French fries supplied to supermarkets, hotels and restaurants. Table potato for household consumption.

Project partners

Sereni fries offering contract farming to members of the clusters

KFA (farm inputs)

KCSEED, a community based organization

Lachlan

Wambugu PTCs

National Potato Council

KALRO

KEPHIS.