KARI Embu Farmers Field Day 1990

Abstract

The Regional Research Centre - Embu was established in 1951 as an .Agricultural Investigation Centre for Central. Province. It has a responsibility to undertake adaptive and applied research for farmers in the districts of Embu, Meru, Kirinyaga, Nyeri and Muranga. It has a commodity research mandate of Early and Medium Maturity Maize, Food Legumes, Sorghum and Millets, Oilseed Crops, Root and Tubers, Forage/Fodder Crops and Livestock. Its mandate research discipline include: - Soil and Water Management; Crop Improvement; Soil Fertility and Management; Weed Management; Plant Protection, Farming Systems and Livestock Nutrition.