Kutsaga tissue culture lab produces 3,8m plantlets

KUTSAGA Research Station produced more than 3,8 million disease-free plantlets between 2021 and 2024 through its state-of-the-art tissue culture laboratory, in a major boost to Zimbabwe’s drive for agricultural transformation, food security and import substitution.

According to latest figures, the lab propagated 2 778 806 Irish potato plantlets, 975 109 sweet potato plantlets and 93 925 plantlets from other crops such as avocados, bananas, strawberries, pineapples and ornamentals.

Kutsaga chief executive office Frank Magama said tissue culture was proving to be a game-changer in the country’s push for climate-resilient, high-yield
agriculture.

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