For millions of Kenyan farmers, where to get improved seedlings for many crops is no longer an issue. From peasant to commercial farmers, there are various varieties of fruit seeds readily available for farmers to choose from.
Daily Trust recently paid a visit to Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Science and Technology in Juja, about 36km northeast of Nairobi, Kenya. This university is involved in extensive tissue culture projects for various types of plants, including aloe vera, banana, strawberry, pawpaw, guava, passion fruits, coconut, and mushrooms.
The institution has set up numerous laboratories to apply tissue culture—which involves mass-propagation of the same plant's tissue—and genetic modification technologies for a variety of crops.
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