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In a significant agricultural achievement, the Rangpur region of Bangladesh has exceeded its potato cultivation target by 1% for the current Rabi season, with sowing set to continue into January. According to Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)…
For generations, potato farmers in the Indo-Gangetic plains have faced an agonizing, annual cycle of boom and bust. Lush fields promising a bumper yield can be reduced to blackened, rotten wastelands in a matter of days by…
In the remote settlement of Turukhansk, located in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Krai within the Arctic Circle, local authorities recently levied significant fines against three retailers for excessive price markups on staple foods. Inspections by Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian consumer…
In a significant development for Russian agriculture, Novgorod Oblast has emerged as the leading potato producer in the Northwestern Federal District. This achievement is not a matter of chance but the direct result of a strategic, multi-year…
A remarkable agricultural transformation is underway in Nayong County, Guizhou Province. Where local potato farmers once harvested 15,000 to 18,750 kg per hectare (1,000-1,250 kg/mu) using traditional methods, the 2024 season yielded a groundbreaking average of 37,500 kg/ha…
By the end of 2025, the potato world has changed—and we are leading the evolution. Potatoes.news and the International Potato Tour have grown from an industry media outlet into a global digital ecosystem that connects farmers, agribusiness…
The potato, long a staple of global diets, is at the epicenter of a profound agricultural transformation. Driven by converging pressures—climate change, resource constraints, and shifting market demands—the industry is leveraging a suite of advanced technologies to…
In Sri Lanka's central highlands, the climate crisis is not a future projection but a present-day agricultural collapse. Recent catastrophic floods in key potato-growing regions like Badulla and Nuwara Eliya have left farmers destitute. The traditional, decades-old…
The first shipment of a new potato variety, 'Ganken No.9', has cleared customs in China, bound for Jakarta. Developed by the Gansu Yasheng Potato Industry Group, this event is more than a routine export; it is a…
For over a century, potato breeding has been constrained by the crop's biological blueprint: complex tetraploid genetics and the cumbersome logistics of vegetative seed tubers. Today, a paradigm shift is underway. Building on a foundational 1999 discovery…
Islamabad/Pakpattan – The global potato industry is turning its eyes toward South Asia as Mr. Viktor Kovalev, Founder of Potato News Magazine and Director of the International Potato Tour, announces an official visit to Pakistan. Scheduled for…
For centuries, potato propagation has been an act of cloning: cutting and replanting tubers. This method carries burdens: bulky, perishable seed tubers prone to disease accumulation, and a slow, decade-long conventional breeding cycle. Now, a paradigm shift…
