Seeds

Zhaotong city has a population of 6 million. Over 20% of the people live in poverty. The government has an...

The new generation of potato varieties performs better and better under extreme climate conditions such as drought. Potato breeder HZPC reports...

Amid the invasion of Ukraine, PepsiCo has drawn criticism for agreeing to export 2,000 tons of Scottish seed potatoes to...

By constructing its own mini tuber storage facility, Agrico is taking the next step in its professionalization. Agrico currently rents...

Marketing Since the district Jeldu, where Guta lives has other seed producers, it is known to many as a seed...

Government spokesperson denies approval THE Scottish government has been criticised by members of the trade and public, after approving a...

Vulnerable Kenya growers to receive subsidy At least 10,000 vulnerable small-scale potato farmers in three counties in Kenya are set...

An Ethiopian farmer: Guta Gudisa from Jeldu Woreda (district) of the Oromia region Contributed by Dr. Berga Lemaga, CIP Public...

Potatoes in Canada last spoke to Vanessa Currie, a potato breeding technician at the University of Guelph, at the 2021...

Over the years, researchers have amassed an abundance of data comparing the pros and cons of whole and cut seed....

NAO and NVWA reveal possibilities GROWERS of ware potatoes in England and Wales are now allowed to import seed potatoes...

Developed by Agrico’s subsidiary Desmazieres (France) in partnership with SIPRE, the French Bretteville selection station, the cloneDB 09 100 2...

The genetic potential of high yielding varieties can be achieved only if quality seed is used together with good agricultural...

Schaap Holland has been working with potatoes for more than 50 years, starting as a small retailer andslowly developing into...

With the cost of doing business skyrocketing, producers need a seed regulatory system that delivers faster access to innovative varieties...

Critical shortage of quality seed of productive and adaptive varieties is probably the major constraint to potato production in SSA...

A load of 1,500 tons of Hermes premium Scottish seed potatoes from five or six suppliers has reportedly been rejected...

Press release The potato is the third largest food crop in the world and therefore an important part of our...

In each Sub-Saharan African (SSA) country, there is a potato research and development that involves many actors (partners) ranging from...

Getting a seedling on the variety list as a variety is the dream of many seed potato growers. Registering a new...

The North African countries in particular are doing well on the market, according to the export figures of the Dutch...

Until the 19th century, most potato varieties being grown in North America had been imported from Europe with little attention...

Canadian potato company Québec Parmentier announced the acquisition of Ferme G. G. & A. Montminy, a renowned and large-scale seed potato producer...

Sources revealed to Al-Mal that 131 thousand tons of potato seeds arrived from European facilities approved for import from last...

Every year new varieties starts making the rounds. For decades, plant breeders and researchers across North America have spent countless hours meticulously...

Europlant presents potato varieties with high nutrient efficiency. The high-yielding and high-quality special varieties for low input production protect the...

The new Irish potato variety ‘Irish Gold’ is rapidly gaining the attention of UK growers. The variety supplied exclusively to...

The covenant for the cultivation and sale of robust potato varieties is spreading across Europe. The United Kingdom, Belgium and France...

The area of seed potato crops for certification in Ireland increased to 299 hectares in 2021, helping to fill a...

MP Richard Thomson, representing the constituency of Gordon in the House of Commons, has again pressed the UK Government on the...

Start the sowing campaign of potato in Spain and one of the doubts recurring each year is: What variety of seed grow?. As...

A potato seed multiplication company in Nakuru is providing certified seeds to farmers throughout the year, in an effort to...

A recent USDA grant will provide USD500,000 for developing potato varieties that are more resistant to changing weather and other...

Recently, Agrico presented two new potato varieties during the Meet & Greet event at its breeding and research farm in...

The Canadian Potato Council runs a program with groups across the country to test potato varieties locally. Potato growers in...

Whether it’s to perfect shape and size, improve storability or protect against disease, potato breeders have their hands full meeting...

Idaho University Moscow campus will soon be hosting a new USD5.5m Seed Potato Germplasm Laboratory. This new lab is, in...

In their bid to create a cultivation plan for early spuds that will meet the demand, Swisspatat’s production and trade...

Single Phytophthora-resistant potato varieties in particular did not have an easy time this year. The fungal pressure was so high and...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed recently that the US border is now closed to Prince Edward Island (PEI)...

The potato breeding world is taking in the whole picture when it comes to diploids.  The words diploids and true...

The new Red Fox potato has a very P.E.I. name —and is also a first in the history of the...

Features of RED SKY RED SKY is a variety of the producer Dutch AGROPLANT B. V, distributed in Spain by VAN RIJN SEEDS...

E Green Global, an agricultural biotech company, has scored the world’s first-ever success in commercialising the Microtuber Technology, allowing for...

Root Zero – Puffin Produce’s certified carbon neutral potatoes, grown using sustainable farming practices to remove carbon dioxide, to create...

NEW data shows volume sales of fresh Gold potatoes in the US outpacing sales of Reds, Russets and Whites, which...

The International Potato Center (CIP), with support from the Crop Trust, through its Crop Wild Relatives Project – a global...

This year’s seed, table, and processing ‘larger-than-average’ potato crop shows ‘high-quality’ according to Maine Potato Board’s latest updates, with state...

Last Thursday, Jeffrey Endelman stood in a windy field east of Rhinelander and fished a diagram out of his fanny...

Spuds are survivors, writes Scott Elliot, Public Affairs Specialist at the USDA’s ARS Office of Communications in this news story. He...