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A tractor sowing seed potatoes in a spring field. Photo: Wolfgang Weiser (Pexels) Belarus increased seed potato imports from Germany by 12.3% and from the Netherlands by 2.6 times in January–July 2026, with Poland resuming small shipments…
Crop78, bred at New Zealand's Bioeconomy Science Institute, is licensed across four regions, with backers citing lower nitrogen needs and longer dormancy.
Russia's draft 2027 budget sets aside about RUB 4 billion to reimburse farmers for seed of domestic breeding. Reports so far do not name potato, where domestic varieties hold only 8–10% of area.
Close-up of potatoes on an automated sorting conveyor. Photo: Erwin Bosman (Pexels) Dutch storage-technology specialist Tolsma-Grisnich has introduced the Optica S, an optical sorter that removes stones, clods, rot and defective produce before potatoes and onions enter…
A display of diverse potato varieties at a German market. Photo: Ros NL (Pexels) German breeding group Europlant is setting up Europlant Potatoes UK Ltd to strengthen direct marketing of its varieties in Britain, appointing industry veteran…
Sacks of harvested potatoes in the East African highlands (Kinigi, Rwanda). Photo: MuganinezA ArsenE (Pexels) The International Potato Center (CIP) and Crop Trust have launched a new phase of the BOLD project in Kenya, aiming to breed…
Mayors from Cocapata and Tarata toured INIAF's Tuber Technology Innovation Center to coordinate tissue-culture, aeroponic seed production and Korean-backed custom machinery for Bolivian potato growers.
A Burgos cooperative grower says prices of €0.30-0.40/kg are keeping farms viable after a lower-yield Castilla y León harvest (~30 t/ha); €0.16/kg, he says, would not cover costs.
Kenya and Tanzania will sign a potato-sector MOU on 28 October at WPC13 in Naivasha, covering certified seed access, standards harmonization and cross-border trade — as Tanzania's formal seed supply covers under 2% of national demand.
Potato supplies across the U.S. and Canada are tightening this season — Idaho expects its smallest crop since 2010 — just as consumers shift toward flavorful varieties and convenient formats; U.S. yellow-potato sales have more than doubled…
ASARECA, KALRO, the National Potato Council of Kenya, Egerton University, FIPS-Africa and two county governments worked together to scale rooted apical cuttings, training 84 value chain actors and reaching 50 local seed multipliers.
A partnership led by ASARECA tested rooted apical cuttings of three varieties in Nyandarua and Nakuru; demo plots produced 105,622 basic seed tubers, which the authors project could cover 67 acres within a year.
