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Hello everyone! My name is Viktor Kovalev, I’m the founder of PotatoNews and the organizer of the Potato Tour across Russia. On February 5, we kicked off a large expedition to the country’s potato farms. We’re filming…
The recent unveiling of a new national branding style by the National Tourism Agency has turned heads, not with grandiose architecture or historical figures, but with a symbol deeply familiar to every farmer: the potato flower. This…
Produced as part of the Potato Tour across Russia by Potatoes News. From fields to a full-cycle enterpriseDmitrovskie Ovoschi began in 1992 as a small open-field vegetable farm in the Dmitrov district near Moscow. Founder Sergey Filippov…
https://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 a farm that entered vegetable growing from scratch and, in ten years, built a resilient model around…
https://youtu.be/feGvdp9IuX8 Here’s how our visit to Tver Agroprom LLC went as part of the “Potato Tour of Russia” project. We spoke with General Manager Dmitry Sergeyevich Minashkin about the company’s history, growing and storage technologies, staffing and…
https://youtu.be/5pmjeHAd8SQ International Potato Tour (Международный картофельный тур) keeps rolling through the industry’s key hubs. This time we’re in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Gorodetsky District: the 25-year-old Agrotrade Group and the seed company Aksentis, where preparations are already…
Nestled along the Wei River, Weiyuan County in Gansu Province has earned its reputation as China’s “Potato Seed Capital.” On July 19, 2024, national experts gathered here for the National Potato Industry Technology System Seminar and the Gansu Academy…
Potato farmers in Gangwon Province, particularly in Chuncheon, have long relied on the ‘Sumi’ variety. However, climate change has drastically reduced its yield and quality. The alternative, ‘Dubaek,’ also struggles with heat stress during the monsoon season,…
In Goyang’s Janghang 1-dong neighborhood, a heartwarming initiative called the "Love Sharing Hanmaeum Farm" has brought together volunteers, local welfare organizations, and low-income families through agriculture. On June 23, the Janghang 1-dong Community Welfare Council and the Hanmaeum Volunteer Group harvested…
On June 26, Washington State University (WSU) will host its annual Potato Field Day in Othello, Washington, bringing together researchers, farmers, and industry leaders to explore the latest innovations in potato production. With climate change, pest pressures, and water scarcity impacting…
May 30 marks International Potato Day, a global recognition of the potato’s role in food security and nutrition. Peru, the birthplace of the potato, is home to over 3,000 native varieties, many grown at altitudes above 3,200 meters. Smallholder farmers,…
Kook op 7 juni mee met VELT Zeeuws-Vlaanderen en draag bij aan het kunstproject Lieve Aardappel. Beeldend kunstenaar Wapke Feenstra groeide op in een Friese boerenfamilie, waar aardappelen werden besproken alsof het wijn was: wat de ‘afdronk’…
