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On March 5–6, 2025, the city of Cheboksary, capital of Chuvashia, hosted the XVII Interregional Agricultural Exhibition, an event that once again proved to be a major gathering for professionals, farmers, and gardening enthusiasts alike. According to…
On March 31, 2025, the Kostroma branch of the Tver Testing Laboratory of the Federal Center for Animal Health Protection (under the Rosselkhoznadzor authority) completed extensive phytosanitary examinations of nine batches of Lucinda variety seed potatoes, totaling…
Shatura, a municipality in the Moscow region, is earning recognition for producing some of the best seed potatoes in Russia. According to the local administration, the agricultural enterprise "Agroforward" is at the forefront of this success. Cultivating…
The Moscow region continues to assert its leadership in Russian agriculture by producing between 60,000 and 65,000 tons of seed potatoes annually, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region. Notably, approximately 30,000…
In an important development for Russian agriculture, the Taldom-based enterprise Valmix has announced a major leap forward in producing seed potatoes of domestic varieties. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region, Valmix…
In the Chelyabinsk region of Russia, the price of seed potatoes has reached an all-time high: up to 500 rubles (about $5.35) per bucket of tubers, according to listings on the popular classifieds site Avito. The high…
In Thiep, a farming community nestled in the Ndande arrondissement of Senegal's Louga region, potato fields stretch wide with promise — yet for local producers, that promise is turning into frustration. With no reliable access roads and…
Senegal is making bold moves to modernize its agricultural sector and combat one of its most persistent challenges—post-harvest losses. On the fertile plains of Mbane, a newly inaugurated 15,000-ton cold storage facility is now operational, boosting the…
Despite being a global staple feeding over 1.3 billion people, the potato has long resisted major breeding improvements due to its complex genetics. The crop’s tetraploid nature—with four sets of chromosomes instead of the usual two—has made…
Every year, Indian potato farmers harvest a bumper crop in February–March, only to face collapsing prices and high post-harvest losses. Due to the perishability of potatoes—comprising about 80% water—and the lack of sufficient cold storage, 15–20% of…
“Spring marks the year’s beginning, and farming leads the way.” In Zhangbei County, Hebei Province, this ancient wisdom is alive and thriving. Despite the lingering chill on the Bashang Plateau, workers are busy tending to micropropagated potato…
China’s potato industry is undergoing a quiet but powerful transformation. At the center of this revolution is Gannongshu No. 7, a new, domestically developed potato variety bred by the team of Professor Zhang Feng at Gansu Agricultural…
