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Youth groups get involved in root crop bulking
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by tonyj.
3 youth groups are now bulking root crops for KGA for distribution to farmers. The root crops are farmers best sweet potato varieties from other provinces as well as virus free sweet potato varieties from SPC. The youth groups are located at: Ferasubua and Mana’abu villages in North Malaita Vuranimala youths groups in Central province […]
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800 posters on high vitamin A banana and sweet potato distributed
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by tonyj.
800 Posters on high vitamin A banana and sweet potato distributed to various organisations across the country. Vitamin A is important for nutrition – particularly for children. By growing eating staple crops that are higher than normal in Vitamin A deficiencies can be prevented. Other sources of Vitamin A include leafy greens such as pumpkin […]
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Igloo houses set up at 12 germplasm centres
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by tonyj.
KGA is assisting farmer run germplasm centres to set up ‘igloo houses’. The igloo houses are very fine mesh screen houses where sweet potato varieties can be stored as growing planting material. The mesh prevents insect contact with the varieties – research has shown that certain insects spread the virus that can drastically reduce sweet […]
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Distribution of pathogen free sweet potato varieties continues
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by tonyj.
KGA continues the distribution of 19 SPC sweet potato varieties, African yams, banana, kava and black pepper to the ten KGA partners and to three selected SEAREM farmer run germplasm centres. Black pepper being multiplied for wider sharing at selected sites by KGA. For more information contact Andrew Nanau