Russian scientists have begun building a breeding and micropropagation centre in Krasnoobsk, Novosibirsk Oblast. It is due in early 2029 and is meant to scale up minituber production for seed potatoes.
European potato yields have fallen 25–35 percent after a hot, dry summer and a 17 percent cut in planted area, says Bart Nemegheer of Belgium's De Aardappelhoeve — but with quality holding up and stocks thin across…
A modern industrial manufacturing facility. Photo: Freek Wolsink (Pexels) Dutch fresh-cut fry producer FrietHoes has run its first fries off the production line at its new Nieuw-Vennep factory, entering the production testing phase after months of construction.…
The withdrawal of chlorpropham (CIPC) in parts of Europe has increased interest in alternatives for long-term potato storage. No single treatment can replace good crop management. Variety, market destination, physical damage, storage temperature and ventilation all determine…
Smallholder-driven estimate covers 387 growers and projects gross revenue of PYG 3.3 billion Paraguay's southern Itapúa department is forecasting a 2026 potato harvest of around 660 tonnes of Spunta from 55 hectares, according to the country's agriculture…
Rooted apical cuttings are an early-generation potato multiplication technique developed and promoted by the International Potato Center (CIP). Shoot cuttings derived from tissue-culture plants are rooted in substrate, hardened and planted into protected facilities or multiplication fields,…