Brazil’s 2025 potato season has been one of the most difficult in recent memory. Producers across key potato-growing regions are...
Read moreDetailsJust a few years ago, few would have imagined that Shem Akuma once a construction worker and Nairobi County cleaner...
Read moreDetailsMexico’s potato sector is sounding the alarm as imports of U.S. potatoes continue to rise. Producers report that these imports...
Read moreDetailsThe potato sector in Honduras has reached a boiling point. Local producers from the western region blocked the CA-4 highway,...
Read moreDetailsMexico’s potato sector is undergoing a meaningful shift as growers increasingly adopt biostimulants to improve crop performance, reduce stress and...
Read moreDetailsThe situation in Colombia’s potato industry is becoming increasingly alarming. According to local producer groups, for every 40 million pesos...
Read moreDetailsThe conversation had barely settled when the JKUAT team a group of researchers and technicians from the JKUAT Biotechnology Department,...
Read moreDetailsThe German potato sector is facing a severe paradox in 2025: a bumper harvest has become a financial disaster. With...
Read moreDetailsLocation: Pavlodar Region, Republic of KazakhstanFarm: Sergey FarmPartner: Avgust CompanyProject: International Potato TourFilming Year: 2025 The International Potato Tour continues...
Read moreDetailsAcross Kenya’s lush highlands, a quiet revolution is taking root one powered by potatoes and driven by the determination of...
Read moreDetailsIn a major effort to preserve Andean agrobiodiversity and enhance food security, the Association of Native Potato Guardians of Peru...
Read moreDetailsPotato producers in the municipality of Murillo, Tolima, are struggling with severe financial difficulties caused by low farmgate prices, high...
Read moreDetailsIn the highlands of Bolivia, where the potato originated thousands of years ago, farmers are facing a growing challenge —...
Read moreDetailsIn Argentina’s Patagonia region, potato farming is gaining new momentum thanks to the use of center pivot irrigation systems in...
Read moreDetailsKenya is stepping up efforts to protect its multi-billion-shilling potato industry following the detection of new and aggressive bacterial diseases...
Read moreDetailsRecent export figures from the Dutch Potato Organisation (NAO) for the first nine months of 2025 highlight a notable shift...
Read moreDetailsFor millennia, agricultural progress has been defined by the slow, incremental domestication of wild plants. Now, a Dutch startup named...
Read moreDetailshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx8DiM6S11U The Potato Tour across Russia continues—today we’re in the Tavrichesky District of the Omsk Region, Kharlanga village. We’re meeting...
Read moreDetailsIn the rolling highlands of Kenya, potatoes are more than food they are livelihood, culture and hope. Now, thanks to...
Read moreDetailsPotatoes may be humble, but their potential is far from ordinary. This concern took centre stage at the Kenya National...
Read moreDetailsFrom an exclusive interview of Mr Simon Heck taken by Devendra K from IndianPotato.com As the Director General of the...
Read moreDetailsCristalina, a key potato-producing region in Goiás, Brazil, is expected to harvest around 40% of its crop by the end of...
Read moreDetailsRecent data from the Dutch Potato Organization (NAO) reveals a worrying trend: international buyers are turning away from Dutch potatoes,...
Read moreDetailsGovernor Igor Babushkin recently announced the start of the potato harvesting season in Astrakhan Oblast, highlighting impressive yields and the...
Read moreDetailsIn Changning Township, a 10,000-mu potato farming base has become a model of modern agricultural practices. The fields, adorned with...
Read moreDetailsThe much-anticipated harvest season for the specialty "Maru-Aka" potatoes in Akitsu, Higashihiroshima, has finally reached its peak. While this year’s...
Read moreDetailsJune marks the peak harvest season in Shibing County’s Yangliutang Town, where farmers in Diba Village are reaping the rewards...
Read moreDetailsIn Jianyang District’s Jukou Town, potato farming is undergoing a significant transformation thanks to the adoption of mechanized harvesting. On...
Read moreDetailsFrom January 1 to June 13, 2024, China exported over 32,000 tons of food-grade potatoes to Russia’s Amur Oblast through the "Kani-Kurgan" checkpoint, according...
Read moreDetailsKyrgyzstan will begin exporting potatoes to Belarus under a new agreement signed at a business forum in Minsk, as reported...
Read moreDetailsIn the Babushkinsky district of Russia, farmers in the village of Fetinino woke up to a devastating sight—their freshly planted...
Read moreDetailsBelarus has successfully met its domestic demand for potatoes and is now positioning itself as a key exporter to Russia,...
Read moreDetailsPotato late blight (Phytophthora infestans) is notorious for causing the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s, yet it continues to...
Read moreDetailsRussia has faced a significant potato price surge in 2024, with average prices jumping nearly 50% by late April compared to the...
Read moreDetailsThe marketing of early potatoes from the Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg has officially begun, marking the start of this year’s German...
Read moreDetailsPlanting operations for the 2025 potato season in Ireland have concluded earlier than last year, marking a significant improvement over...
Read moreDetailsThe state-run Haku Wiñay initiative and its “field masters” — the yachachiq — are guiding Andean farmers away from low-input...
Read moreDetailsThe International Day of Potato (IDP) 2025 was marked with great enthusiasm in Nakuru County, Kenya’s leading potato-producing region. Known...
Read moreDetailsGovernor Alexei Besprozvannykh has called for a ban on potato exports from Kaliningrad until the region reaches full self-sufficiency. However,...
Read moreDetailsThe potato industry is poised for a significant event with the announcement that Mantra Agri Solutions will be the Title...
Read moreDetailsIn Siziwang Banner, Ulanqab—China’s leading potato-producing region—farmers are ditching traditional soil-based cultivation for aeroponics, a high-tech method where potato seedlings grow...
Read moreDetailshttps://youtu.be/ER3EztC5hBs Potatoes have become one of the most versatile and profitable crops in Central Africa, yet many smallholder farmers still...
Read moreDetailsRecent data reveals a startling surge in Kyrgyzstan’s potato imports from China, raising alarms over food security and self-sufficiency. According...
Read moreDetailsRussia’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced a 13% reduction in state subsidies for potato and vegetable production, allocating 3.7 billion rubles in...
Read moreDetailsIn the lush valleys of Nyandarua, where the soil is rich and the air is cool, something extraordinary is sprouting...
Read moreDetailsNgadas Village in Poncokusumo District, Malang Regency, is a hub for potato farming, with nearly every household cultivating the crop...
Read moreDetailsIn Tanzania’s highland soils—from Njombe, Mbeya, Iringa, to the cool hills of Arusha and Kilimanjaro—a quiet agricultural revolution is taking...
Read moreDetailsIn Russia’s Krasnodar Krai (Kuban), potato prices have surged dramatically, with reports of a 100% increase over the past year. Consumers in...
Read moreDetailsWhy Kenyan large-scale potato farmers are planting yellow to protect their spuds Drive through potato-growing areas like Narok, Nyandarua, Nakuru...
Read moreDetailsPotato farming thrives in the fertile highlands of Nakuru County. However, a significant challenge persists: limited market access. Although production...
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