Wheat production in Kenya is set to increase after the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), in partnership with the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), inaugurated a Sh1.3 billion (USD 1 million) rust research greenhouse facility at the KALRO Center in Njoro, Nakuru County.
CIMMYT Director General Dr.
Bram Hovartz said the facility will enhance screening of wheat varieties to help establish the latest diseases. "What we are doing is to accelerate and improve the capacity of CIMMYT and KALRO collaboration.
We have screening facilities where we can test our wheat varieties for the latest diseases so that farmers can receive wheat seed that is resistant to diseases," Hovartz stated.
