{"id":918801,"date":"2022-01-23T09:15:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T09:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/news\/2022\/01\/23\/kfc-says-it-will-start-using-local-potatoes-by-end-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2022-01-23T09:15:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T09:15:11","slug":"kfc-says-it-will-start-using-local-potatoes-by-end-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/23\/kfc-says-it-will-start-using-local-potatoes-by-end-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"KFC says it will start using local potatoes by end of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"card-text\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"art-img row mx-md-0\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/atereat7hibu0c261ecfe839da06.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"bg-light mb-3 p-3 row mx-md-0\">\n<p><strong>Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Chief Executive Officer, Jacques Theunissen with Nyandarua Governor Francis Kimemia in Nairobi on Friday to discuss the possibility of the American fast food chain purchasing potatoes from the county.<\/strong> [Courtesy]\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Local producers will start supplying American fast-food restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) with potatoes by end of this year. <\/p>\n<p>The Nyandarua County Government and\u00a0KFC\u00a0held talks to find ways through which\u00a0KFC\u00a0can work with farmers through cooperatives or organised youth groups to buy local potatoes.\n<\/p>\n<p>Governor Francis Kimemia and\u00a0KFC\u00a0chief executive Jacques Theunissen agreed on a framework to benefit farmers.\u00a0This will be in strict compliance with the internationally set standards that will see\u00a0the franchise maintain its quality while farmers in Nyandarua\u00a0improve on their farming and storage practices.<\/p>\n<p>KFC\u00a0imports potatoes from Egypt. The restaurant\u00a0says\u00a0the country observes set standards that improve the potato quality, something the Kenyan farmers don\u2019t do.\n<\/p>\n<p>A recent statement by the franchise that it had run out of chips elicited sharp reactions from stakeholders in the potato value chain. Some termed it as insensitive to Kenyan farmers who were struggling to find a market for their produce.\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"c1BDKMF8RYc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s Trending: Why Kenyans fried KFC after the restaurant ran out of chips\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c1BDKMF8RYc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The County Government and\u00a0KFC\u00a0will establish a joint technical committee to\u00a0address issues, with the next engagement expected next Wednesday.\n<\/p>\n<p>After the meeting,\u00a0KFC\u00a0committed to facilitating a meeting between potential\u00a0processors and Nyandarua farmers to attain the required standards.\n<\/p>\n<p>The two parties agreed to link local farmers with seed\u00a0multiplication and high-quality potatoes production, not just for\u00a0KFC\u00a0but other\u00a0diverse markets.\n<\/p>\n<p>About 80 per cent of products from\u00a0KFC\u00a0in Kenya are locally sourced. They include chicken, buns and vegetables.\n<\/p>\n<p>Nyandarua potato farmers have welcomed the talks between the county government and\u00a0KFC. <\/p>\n<p>Nyandarua Potato Farmers Association chairperson Wilfred Kimaru termed the move as the way forward for farmers to reap big. He regretted that potatoes have been rotting in the farms due to lack of market.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Nyandarua governor said the county will also\u00a0set up high-quality processors through co-operatives.\n<\/p>\n<p>Theunissen said\u00a0the retail chain supports the employment of\u00a0local people, especially the youth, who form the largest segment of its workforce.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Governor Kimemia added:\u00a0\u201cThrough the potato tissue culture project, it will be possible to rapidly multiply any\u00a0seed variety required by the market. We are using the latest technology to produce\u00a0quality seeds at our Oljororok seed multiplication unit.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>He noted the old storage plant at Olkalou is almost complete, adding that farmers will\u00a0be assisted with seed for processing variety during the coming long rain season in\u00a0the hope that the produce will be in the market by June.\n<\/p>\n<p>The governor added that his administration is in the process of assisting food\u00a0processors in the county through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model to expand\u00a0facilities.\n<\/p>\n<p>In addition,\u00a0KFC\u00a0said it was exploring the possibility of sourcing cheese from dairy\u00a0players in Nyandarua.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standardmedia.co.ke\/article\/2001435268\/kfc-says-it-will-start-using-local-potatoes-by-end-of-the-year\">Source: The Standard Media Kenya<\/a> <a \"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Chief Executive Officer, Jacques Theunissen with Nyandarua Governor Francis Kimemia in Nairobi on Friday to discuss the possibility of the American fast food chain purchasing potatoes from the county. [Courtesy] Local producers will start supplying American fast-food restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) with potatoes by end of this year. 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