Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 871 to 880 of 980.

• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (i) By reviving the Seed Potato Project under the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) after rehabilitation of the 13 ruined ADC Molo Potato Cold Stores with a capacity of 50,000 by 50-kilogramme bags. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (ii) By developing a policy which will guide the development of the industry. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (iii) By producing certified seed at the seven acres ADC Asante Farm in Molo. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (iv) By capacity building for all the stakeholders in the potato quality control protocols. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have indicated that there are 700 acres at the ADC, Asante Farm, and not seven acres. The Ministry of Agriculture is taking potato production very seriously. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: We want to invest more resources in the production of potatoes in this country. We are going out of our way to ensure that farmers are not exploited by ensuring that each bag weighs 110 kilogrammes instead of the current 170 kilogrammes. Fe bruary 11, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Agriculture is taking potato farming very seriously. We also acknowledge that it is the second-most important food crop after maize in the country. We intend to improve the quality of the potato crop. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: In 2007, out of the total 98,400 acres planted, the country's production of potatoes went up by 2 million metric tonnes. We are putting in a lot of time in research to ensure that the farmers can get quality seedlings at the right time. We have been having problems and challenges in the area of cold rooms, which helps to ensure that the quality of the potato is high. I want to assure the hon. Members that the Government is going to establish storage facilities in hon. Kaino's constituency, so that the quality of the potatoes is improved and the ... view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, most of the land has been recovered. The Ministry of Lands is going out of its way to ensure that the grabbed land is recovered and returned back to the Ministry of Agriculture. view
• 11 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Member for that information. I want to assure the House that I will establish storage facilities in all the potato-growing areas in this country to ensure that no potatoes really go to any waste. view