The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has reached a landmark agreement with Mexico's Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASICA) to allow shipments of fresh Canadian potatoes for consumption or processing in Mexico. The deal,…
Material prepared within the framework of the International Potato Tour (IPT) During the Georgian stage of the International Potato Tour, the team conducted an in-depth discussion with farmer Grigori Karagezov, a second-generation potato grower from the Tsalka…
Severe flooding in Morocco's key northern agricultural regions—Gharb and Loukkos—has destroyed potato harvests, leading to a sharp rise in prices and supply shortages across the domestic market. These regions are critical suppliers for local consumers as well…
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published an updated crop nutrition advisory leaflet designed to help UK and Irish potato growers optimize yields, tuber quality, and profitability. The new guide provides a comprehensive overview of how three…
The An Sinh District in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam, has achieved a record-breaking harvest of Atlantic potatoes, marking a major milestone in its 2025–2030 strategy for high-quality agricultural development. By utilizing fallow land after the rice harvest,…
Kyrgyzstan's Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control Service has conducted a large-scale monitoring of potato sales at major markets in Bishkek and Osh, following a directive from Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Agriculture, Erlis…
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has sharply criticized the mismanagement of potato cultivation in Uzbekistan, revealing that nearly 55% of planned planting areas remained unused last year despite significant budget allocations. During a March 18 meeting on the socio-economic…
Treating the same garden plot to annual potato monoculture is a sure path to soil depletion and shrinking harvests. Experts warn that this "gluttonous" crop greedily consumes potassium, which is easily washed into deep soil layers, while…
The North Caucasus Selection and Seed Growing Center "Fat-Agro" is seeing growing demand for its seed potatoes across Russia. Agricultural partners from various regions praise the high quality and excellent yield of the Ossetian product. Reinforcing this…
The international media platform POTATOES NEWS announces a new strategic partnership in the South Caucasus region. EMA AGRO MMC, one of the leading agricultural technology suppliers in AZERBAIJAN, has officially joined the International Potato Tour (IPT) as…
The International Potato Tour (IPT) continues to expand its global network of strategic partners. One of the key new partnerships is with Genta Tarım, a leading agricultural technology company that has officially joined the project as a…
Tbilisi, Georgia — IOTO AGRO LLC has officially joined the International Potato Tour (IPT) as a regional partner in the Republic of Georgia, marking an important milestone in the project’s expansion across the South Caucasus. This partnership…