Vulnerable Kenya growers to receive subsidy At least 10,000 vulnerable small-scale potato farmers in three counties in Kenya are set to benefit from a government subsidy aimed at supporting them...
Read moreAn Ethiopian farmer: Guta Gudisa from Jeldu Woreda (district) of the Oromia region Contributed by Dr. Berga Lemaga, CIP Public and Private Partners: Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural research(EIAR) provided seed,...
Read morePotatoes in Canada last spoke to Vanessa Currie, a potato breeding technician at the University of Guelph, at the 2021 Canadian Potato Summit, where she shared exciting new varieties being...
Read moreOver the years, researchers have amassed an abundance of data comparing the pros and cons of whole and cut seed. Recently, my team examined data from 10 consecutive years of...
Read moreNAO and NVWA reveal possibilities GROWERS of ware potatoes in England and Wales are now allowed to import seed potatoes directly from the Netherlands. At the request of the Dutch...
Read moreDeveloped by Agrico’s subsidiary Desmazieres (France) in partnership with SIPRE, the French Bretteville selection station, the cloneDB 09 100 2 new potato variety has a name from now on, suggestively...
Read moreThe genetic potential of high yielding varieties can be achieved only if quality seed is used together with good agricultural practices (GAP). Research in several SSA countries has developed agronomic...
Read moreSchaap Holland has been working with potatoes for more than 50 years, starting as a small retailer andslowly developing into an internationally operating player. Schaap Holland is active in the...
Read moreWith the cost of doing business skyrocketing, producers need a seed regulatory system that delivers faster access to innovative varieties that are also affordable. If there’s one word that defines...
Read moreCritical shortage of quality seed of productive and adaptive varieties is probably the major constraint to potato production in SSA countries. The yield and quality of potato produced is dependent...
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