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The demographic clock is ticking loudly across global agriculture, and the potato sector, with its high capital and expertise demands, sits squarely in the crosshairs. The data is unequivocal. In the United States, the 2022 Census of Agriculture…
Foreword (Potatoes.News) Foreword (Potatoes.News)In 2025, Lamb Weston marks its 75th anniversary while making an important move in Asia: entering Singapore’s retail segment for the first time. For Potatoes.News, we prepared this exclusive interview with Jeevan Dass, Senior…
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…
During the International Potato Tour (IPT) in India at the Global Potato Summit in Delhi, we interviewed Moustafa Dessouki, Regional Sales Director – MENA at Agristo NV. Dessouki explains that before COVID, Europe dominated the frozen fries…
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…
Avgust has released a two-part podcast focused on potato cultivation in Kazakhstan. The discussion highlights the current state of the crop, the key specifics of the past season, practical growing experience, and an outlook for the upcoming…
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…
December 2025 marked a landmark event for the agricultural media industry. The "International Potato Tour" project, created by Potatoes News founder Viktor Kovalev, has confirmed its global status. The expedition, dedicated to documenting how this staple crop…
For growers of early-maturing potato varieties, timing is everything. The strategy is simple: beat the main harvest to market, capture premium prices fueled by consumer desire for "new" potatoes, and secure a vital income stream. In Bangladesh…
During the International Potato Tour in India, our team visited the Delhi Potato Summit, where we met one of the most memorable voices in the potato processing scene: Ms. Avanti Murarka Jhunjhunwala, Director of Crown Flakes Private…
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…
