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The Agricultural Technology Center of Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, has secured 23 boxes (460 kg) of eight domestic seed potato varieties bred by the National Institute of Crop Science and will supply them to…
Goesan County in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, has built its own seed potato production system and is accelerating sorting work to begin supply this month, county officials announced on April 2. To ensure stable seed potato…
In Dingxi, Gansu Province — known as “China’s Potato Capital” — the busy season for propagation and selection of pre-elite (mini-tubers) and elite seed potatoes is underway. Virus-free plantlets, considered the “microchip” of the potato, must grow…
As part of the International Potato Tour (IPT), a key meeting with farmers was held in Azerbaijan, bringing together growers, agronomists, and industry representatives to discuss real challenges in potato production and practical solutions for increasing efficiency.…
Black Gold Farms Chairman Gregg Halverson joined the Farm Journal Foundation and other agricultural leaders in Washington, D.C., to mark National Agriculture Day at the grand opening of the “Voice of the Farmers Garden” at the USDA…
Amid growing pressure on global food systems, the UNECE Specialized Section on Standardization of Seed Potatoes (GE.6) is working on practical solutions to improve certification systems that protect agricultural production and facilitate trade. The UNECE Standard for…
Specialists of the Northwestern Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor have inspected a batch of seed potatoes grown in the Novgorod Region and prepared for spring sowing. A total of 40 tonnes of the “Innovator” variety were visually examined,…
The agricultural sector of the Komi Republic is shifting toward accelerated import substitution of seed stock and expanding production capacities for year-round vegetable cultivation. During a meeting at the Public Chamber, regional Agriculture Minister Sergey Yeldin announced…
In 2026, gardeners are being encouraged to consider the Belarusian method of potato planting, which can significantly increase yields through shallow placement of seed tubers. Instead of the traditional depth of 10–15 cm, tubers are placed in…
The Vitebsk Zonal Institute of Agriculture of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus is cultivating two new potato varieties — "Umka" and "Vodar." The future harvest begins in a test tube, where the plant material is…
Molecular biologists from China, led by Zhang Chunzhi of the Agricultural Genomics Institute in Shenzhen, have developed an approach that allows the creation of new hybrid potato varieties in just two to three years — half the…
Scientists at the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a new potato variety called "Ataman," which is being hailed as a lifesaver for farmers, particularly in…
