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As part of the International Potato Tour (IPT), Viktor Kovalev recorded an interview with Rajni Gupta, Country Head – Agristo India, during Potato Summit in Delhi (Day 2). The conversation is practical and forward-looking: why Agristo started…
On the second day of the Potato Summit in Delhi, the International Potato Tour (Международный картофельный тур) team continued its interview series with key players in India’s potato industry. One of our guests was Salauddin (Salah) Modasiya,…
During the International Potato Tour (IPT) in India at the Global Potato Summit in Delhi, we interviewed Moustafa Dessouki, Regional Sales Director – MENA at Agristo NV. Dessouki explains that before COVID, Europe dominated the frozen fries…
Avgust has released a two-part podcast focused on potato cultivation in Kazakhstan. The discussion highlights the current state of the crop, the key specifics of the past season, practical growing experience, and an outlook for the upcoming…
December 2025 marked a landmark event for the agricultural media industry. The "International Potato Tour" project, created by Potatoes News founder Viktor Kovalev, has confirmed its global status. The expedition, dedicated to documenting how this staple crop…
During the International Potato Tour in India, our team visited the Delhi Potato Summit, where we met one of the most memorable voices in the potato processing scene: Ms. Avanti Murarka Jhunjhunwala, Director of Crown Flakes Private…
During the International Potato Tour in India, we visited the Indian Potato Summit and spoke at the GRIMME × Shaktiman stand about one of the most practical questions in farm mechanization: Why doesn’t “import the best machines”…
In the Zhoushan archipelago of China's Zhejiang province, a remarkable agricultural model is redefining rural development. The "Five-Star Potato Commune," a women-led cooperative ("Jingong Common Prosperity Workshop"), has been recognized as a provincial-level best practice case. This…
This article is prepared for publication as a framing piece for discussions that will continue at the Potato Summit in Delhi (December 11–13). The core idea is simple: as long as we manage the potato sector “by…
Visit of the “Potato Tour of Russia” to the family farm of Alexander Krylov (Arzamas District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) https://youtu.be/3cRXadS1TZ8?si=roNA1Ws6GLFSm--t Potato Tour of Russia: At Alexander Krylov’s Farm Highlights: 30+ years in farming, 100+ ha of potatoes,…
A story emerging from the village of Karata in Dagestan sounds more like folklore than agronomy: an artist's request to a president leads to a gift of seed potatoes, which then produce a record yield of 7:1…
Interview with Alexander A. Pilipchuk (Kostroma/Yaroslavl, Russia) What’s inside. How do you build a resilient seed business in Russia by relying on “semi-classical” agronomy rather than buzzwords? Founder of “Kostroma Potato” Alexander Pilipchuk traces the path from…
