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Early test digs conducted by Aviko in partnership with Boerenbusiness reveal a troubling picture for Europe's processing potato sector this season. The share of large-caliber tubers—the critical fraction for french fry production—has slumped to no more than…
In a quiet but powerful revolution from the pampas of Mar‑del‑Plata, a third‑generation farmer named Santiago Cardoso and his team at Aconcagua Digital have unleashed PapaDX—an AI‑driven mobile sidekick that turns any iPhone into a pocket plant…
The 13th World Potato Congress is not just another conference. It is the one venue where, once every two years, breeding, processing, machinery, science and public policy for the entire industry meet in a single place. In…
With just six days until its gates open on September 9–10, PotatoEurope 2026 marks a historic milestone—the 20th edition of Europe’s premier field exhibition—and debuts on a brand‑new venue in Springe, near Hanover. For the first time,…
While most agricultural drones scan crops from above, the Russian-developed aquatic unmanned vehicle "MORF-1" takes a radically different approach — it dives into the very arteries of farm irrigation: delivery canals, on-farm distribution ditches, and drainage networks.…
Lead: According to the analytical platform EastFruit, Morocco imported more than 12,000 tons of fresh ware (table) potatoes between July 2025 and June 2026 — 1.5 times more than the country's combined imports over the previous five…
The Great Potato Route goes beyond Eurasia: Viktor Kovalev brings the project to the World Potato Congress in Kenya
Russian scientists have unveiled a conceptual breakthrough in agricultural water management with the development of an Intelligent Flexible Irrigation System (IFIS). This next-generation framework integrates digital twin technology and artificial intelligence algorithms to create a dynamic, predictive…
The German agricultural cooperative Heidesand has taken a major step forward by inaugurating a new, cutting-edge packaging center dedicated to potatoes and onions. Spanning approximately 10,000 square meters, the facility represents a substantial long-term investment in the…
Austrian manufacturer EFKO has officially launched its innovative “Bio Substrat” project, marking a significant step forward in industrial sustainability. The initiative focuses on the large-scale conversion of organic production waste—most notably 5,000 cubic meters of steam-peeled potato…
The farming enterprise "Dvurechenskoye" has taken a significant step toward deeper vegetable processing by acquiring a Russian-made autoclave worth 10 million rubles through a preferential leasing program at an annual interest rate of just 3.5%. This favorable…
The potato processing industry is witnessing a leap in automation with solutions like Farmsort, a cutting-edge sorting system that uses industrial IDS cameras to grade potatoes by size and quality into up to five categories in a single…
