Unlocking Sustainable and Reliable Solutions for Potato Farming
As global seed producers, the demand to deliver extraordinary results for the food value chain is ever-increasing. We are tasked with reliably supplying a growing volume of products to support farmers in feeding the world’s expanding population. Simultaneously, we face the challenge of developing more resilient seeds to help farmers withstand climate change, extreme weather, evolving disease pressures, and other threats, all while ensuring consistent crop yields. This responsibility, though daunting, is one we embrace with determination. The stability and growth of the seed production industry are crucial for achieving global food and nutritional security. So, how can we maintain stability, scale operations, and pursue innovative breakthroughs to support our customers?
The answer lies in hybrid seeds. For decades, many within our industry have been producing hybrid seeds that are the backbone of the agricultural economy. These seeds have fortified the world’s food supply and enabled other industries to develop solutions to address food insecurity. The reliability of our work in seed production is foundational to all agricultural innovations.
Now, it’s time for hybrid seeds to take center stage once again, this time to bring new sustainability and reliability to a critical global crop not traditionally associated with seeds: the potato. Hybrid true potato seeds represent the culmination of hybrid breeding efforts and offer substantial benefits to the sector. These seeds will enhance economic security and, consequently, improve nutritional and food security worldwide.
True potato seeds are the optimal starting material for members of the seed value chain. They are consistently disease-free, rapidly scalable, and available year-round, which enhances farmers’ economic security. Extensive field testing across more than 40 countries has consistently demonstrated these advantages. Through close collaboration with farmers, distributors, and corporations, we have validated the performance of these varieties. It is evident that hybrid true potato seeds provide potato growers with a valuable tool for managing volatile seasons.
Over the past two decades, we have invested in building relationships with regulators, conducting field trials with partners, establishing a production system for hybrid true potato seeds, and expanding our team of customer support agronomists. The demand for such solutions has never been higher. The scarcity of potato seed tubers, exacerbated by climate change, has become a serious issue in Europe and other importing countries, leading to significant price increases. This problem is expected to persist, posing a major challenge for many potato growers. While we can produce as many true seeds as the market requires, a broad coalition of partners—from nurseries to seedling producers, tuber producers, and multinational seed suppliers—is essential to make hybrid potatoes widely accessible.
If your mission includes helping to solve global food insecurity and seeking ways to do so without compromising economic security, we invite you to join us in exploring the potential of true potato seeds. Together, we can make a significant and positive impact on global food security.
