Africa

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

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

KFC imports potatoes from Egypt. The restaurant says the country observes set standards that improve the potato quality, something the Kenyan farmers don’t...

To ensure that there will be no food crisis after the COVID-19 plight, and to mitigate any adverse effect that...

Scientists have said that there is a need for effective ways to cope with a deadly disease dubbed “Potato Bacterial Wilt (PBW)...

Prices for potatoes in South Africa have seen a massive spike over the past year, setting a new record high....

Sweetpotato is a highly productive crop and orange-fleshed varieties are an excellent source of vitamin A, making it an important...

Anniversaries mark moments in time to take stock of accomplishments and reflect on the path traveled. But they also inspire...

Anniversaries mark moments in time to take stock of accomplishments and reflect on the path traveled. But they also inspire...

To ensure his business gets its timing right, GoldenGrow owner Graeme Jarvie employs a ‘less is more’ approach, where the...

29 July 2021 – The expiry of anti-dumping duties on imported potato chips was a concern not only for South...

In Sudan, potato cultivation has seen tremendous successes, with productivity in some areas reaching 28 tons an acre. The Alarqam...

Uganda’s GM potato breeding technology is now being adopted where permitted — in Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa.

South Africa is currently experiencing a sharp rise in potato prices after extremely cold weather conditions in the northern parts...

Potato cultivation has seen tremendous success in Sudan when productivity in some areas reached 28 tons an acre, like in...

our approximately 570 South African potato growers, have managed to produce 12 months per year, supply fresh potatoes every year.

South African potato industry is appealing to stakeholders to form more partnerships to drive growth and transformation

Three academic experts, including Richard E. Goodman from the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program, shed light on defeating late...

Zimbabwe: Output of several farm products climbing sharply for years now

The Nakuru in Kenya county government plans to strengthen its collaboration with the Dutch government in promoting new technologies and...

Netherlands has a small market share in the import market for seed potatoes while it is the most important European...

Exports of U.S. seed potatoes to Morocco with these varieties could take place as early as the end of 2021

Kenyan potato crop could reach 2.5 million tons by 2021

Scientists from the International Potato Centre (CIP) and the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State are...

The Egyptian seed potato season has been rather good