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Freshly harvested American potatoes. Photo: Jonathan David (Pexels) Japan's new agriculture minister Arata Takebe says lifting the ban on fresh potato imports from the United States will require scientific and technical discussions that could take considerable time.…
Mohamed Zahidi of Morocco is a member of the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News. His published expert profile describes a career spanning agricultural advice, export horticulture and potato production. An agronomist trained in Toulouse, France, Zahidi advised…
Dr Laura M. Shannon of the University of Minnesota is a member of the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News. Her expertise covers potato breeding, genetics and genomics, including the development of diploid potatoes. Shannon is an Associate…
Baizhan Ualkhanov, Chairman of the Union of Potato and Vegetable Growers of Kazakhstan, joins the Potato Expert Panel with expertise in agronomy, markets, seed systems and agribusiness.
The question “which nitrogen is better?” has no answer without soil conditions — and too much available N can delay tuber set and cut dry matter.
Viktor Kovalev asks whether growing more potatoes can leave growers less secure. His discussion paper, a response from Rwanda and related perspectives from India and Kenya open a professional dialogue on statistics, seed, storage, demand and investment.
Surya Prakash, Deepak Soni and Prof. Miriam G. Kinyua discuss regional potato price differences, processing quality and seed-system challenges. Their October observations and conditional outlook for 2027 are presented as expert assessments.
Survir Agritech CEO S K Gautam joins the Potato Expert Panel, adding an Indian seed-potato industry perspective.
Namibian Agronomic Board CEO Dr Fidelis Nyambe Mwazi joins the international Potato Expert Panel.
Baljeet Singh of Tuberosum Technologies in Canada joins the panel with expertise in potato breeding and crop improvement.
NARC scientist Dr Binod Prasad Luitel brings expertise in potato breeding, tissue culture, seed production and germplasm characterisation.
Willem Dolleman Jr. of Matalai Agrifirm LTD joins the panel with experience in farm development and the East African potato sector.
