Kenya: CS Kagwe Opens World Potato Congress, Courts Investors to Replace Imports

Kenya: CS Kagwe Opens World Potato Congress, Courts Investors to Replace Imports

Nairobi -- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has called on investors to expand potato processing, replace imported potato products with locally manufactured alternatives and unlock idle public land for commercial farming as Kenya hosts the 13th World Potato Congress.

World Potato Congress opens in Kenya with call for diversification, value addition

NAIROBI, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 13th World Potato Congress opened in Kenya's resort town of Naivasha on Monday, with more than 1,000 delegates from 67 countries reiterating the need to diversify and add value to the crop. The event, the first edition to be held in sub-Saharan Africa, runs from Monday to Friday under the theme "Global Potato Partnership for Enhanced Food Systems, Nutrition Security and Trade."

Kenya hosts first World Potato Congress in Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya is hosting the 13th World Potato Congress (WPC), the first time the event is taking place in Sub-Saharan Africa. Running from October 26 to 30, 2026, it is bringing together 1,000 delegates from 67 countries positioning the country as a potential investment hub for potato production, processing and value addition. Opening the congress yesterday, […]

CS Kagwe Opens World Potato Congress, Courts Investors to Replace Imports

CS Kagwe opened the global gathering, which is running from October 26 to 30, bringing together 1,000 delegates from 67 countries, exceeding the initial target of 600 participants from 60...