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The Jeju Agricultural Technology Institute (Director Kim Tae-gyeong) has completed the supply of hydroponically grown seed potatoes for the spring 2026 season, announcing the news on March 25. A total of 5.0 tonnes of the “Tamna” variety…
India’s Potato Production Trajectory: From 48.56 MT to 58.57 MT The Indian potato sector has demonstrated remarkable production resilience over the past six years. According to Final Estimates released by the Government of India (PIB PRID 2241379,…
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…
A strategic meeting was recently held to analyze the current state of the potato sector in Pakistan. The discussion focused on critical challenges including surplus production and border closures, while also noting recent positive shifts in export…
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.…
The current state of the agricultural sector of the Republic of Azerbaijan is characterized by deep transformation, in which potato farming occupies one of the central positions. As part of the global project International Potato Tour, the…
https://youtu.be/k1kvaqfRUpI As part of the International Potato Tour, the POTATOES NEWS team visited the village of Duygali in the Shamkir district of Azerbaijan — one of the country’s key potato-producing regions. Here we met Zaman Mammadov, a…
The Bryansk Region has approved the subsidy rate for agricultural producers engaged in potato and open-ground vegetable cultivation for 2026. The regional Department of Agriculture issued a corresponding order, setting the subsidy at 263.36 rubles per ton…
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…
