Roots and tuber crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes are now the second most important food crop in Kenya after maize.Kenya’s total production of potatoes in 2011 was 2.6 million tonnes valued at 327 million U.S. dollars from 135,924 hectares of land.The production of sweet potatoes also increased from an area of 61,902 ha with a production of 759,471 tonnes valued at 242 million dollars in 2011 to an area of 66,971 ha with a production of 859,549 tonnes valued at 310 million dollars in 2012.
The government has also provided funding for agricultural training centres to carry out seed potato multiplication to the tune of 350,000 dollars.
Adapted from Coastweek.
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