
The Potato King of Tatarstan: Mintalip Minekhanov’s Secrets of a Successful Vegetable Business
Farm grew from 50 hectares bought with two garages to a 350-hectare operation
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Farm grew from 50 hectares bought with two garages to a 350-hectare operation

A wide varietal portfolio on a small northern farm as a way to hold steady growth

From frying chips in a rented garage in 1997 to around 200 employees

Russia, where the project is based, is 1.2% of the readership — Europe is 37.9%

Perm-based company Simplex, founded in 2018 from scratch, has spent eight years developing technologically advanced and safe plant…

HOST: Viktor Kovalev (Global Market and Strategy)PROJECT: International Potato Tour 2026PARTICIPANTS:Kristof Wallays — AgristoIrakli Kordadze — FrixxPeter Van…

Within a year, shoppers in Baker Valley, Oregon, will likely be able to buy crispy potato chips grown,…

The global seed potato industry has entered a new phase of consolidation with the finalized acquisition of IPM…

Potatoes.News report as part of the International Potato Tour — India. During the International Potato Tour in India,…

Interview with Alexander A. Pilipchuk (Kostroma/Yaroslavl, Russia) What’s inside. How do you build a resilient seed business in…

Nemirov Group farms ~1,000–1,600 ha of potatoes (by year), traces its roots to 1991, and leans on full…

From the first customer brief to a semi-trailer that handles potatoes, silage, and grain — and unloads in…

Since 2012, the Popov family — Vyacheslav and his son Artyom — has been growing the classic “borsch…

Prepared as part of the International Potato Tour (IPT). On day two of the Kazakhstan stage of the…

Interview with Alexander Viktorovich Shilin, CEO of APK “Raigorod” (Volgograd Region) In this episode of the International Potato…

Early potatoes in Astrakhan Oblast: how Pavel Androsov’s farm keeps its market head start under +45 °C heat…

Prepared as part of the International Potato Tour (IPT). In Yevgenyevka we met Viktor Ryambov, head of the…

Kyrlay Agrofirm: 1,200 ha of potatoes, a unified base, irrigation, and ‘smart’ logistics. How Marat Karimov is consolidating…

We launched the Kazakhstan stage of the Potato Enthusiast project together with Alexander Matvienko, Executive Director of the…

Krasnoyarsk Krai, Berezovsky District What’s inside. The International Potato Tour continues. Our guest is farmer Anton Chebotnikov. We…

Kostroma Region. The next stop of the International Potato Tour is at the “Mechta” farm led by Galina…

International Potato Tour (Международный картофельный тур) visit to Slava Kartofelya. Conversation with Khasiat Sibulovich and Ramil Khasiatovich Slava…

Key takeaway: Over 30 years, Gözde Ziraî (Türkiye) has grown from a small family farm into a professional…

A “Potato Tour across Russia” visit to Moscow Oblast. Conversation with Valentin Kozlov Valmix is a rare example…

A recent conversation between Viktor Kovalev, editor of Potatoes.News, and Mark Dieleman, founder of Dieleman Potatoes and an…

In an exclusive interview for POTATOES NEWS, we spoke with Altay Batur, General Manager of the Turkish agricultural…

In a significant leadership transition for one of the U.S.’s largest agribusiness companies, G. Rey Reinhardt has been…

In the vibrant landscape of Southeast Asian cuisine, one name stands out as a beacon of innovation and…

Innovations and Achievements in Potato Cultivation and Storage “Slava Kartofelyu” (ASK), established in the spring of 2001 in…

Hello, dear farmers and potato enthusiasts! We, the team at Potatoes News, are excited to announce the launch…

Latkin LLC is the largest potato producer in the Nizhny Novgorod region, continuously expanding its agricultural footprint and…

We at POTATOES NEWS are thrilled to announce the release of our revamped application, now faster and more…

Pioneering Solutions for Modern Potato Cultivation and Processing For over four decades, Dobmac has been at the forefront…

Mahindra HZPC, a prominent player in Indian seed potato industry, commemorated a decade of success dedicated to the…

Since its inception over six decades ago, KF Group has remained at the forefront of the agricultural sector,…

#Agriculture #FoodProcessing #FoodWaste #nnovation #Sustainability #CulinaryIndustry #FrozenFoods #PandemicAdaptation #LocalFarming #Hiroshima In Hiroshima, Banquet Services faced a significant downturn…

Established in 1973, Domiatec Group has been a cornerstone in Egypt’s agricultural landscape, guided by the vision and…

#WomeninAgriculture #ARCProduction #EmpoweringFemaleFarmers #SustainableFarming #AgriculturalEntrepreneurship #GenderEquality #RuralDevelopment #AgriculturalInnovations #India #FoodSecurity In recent years, the agricultural landscape in India…

#AgriculturalInnovation #SustainableFarming #EnvironmentalImpact #CropYield #AgriculturalTechnology #4RNutrientStewardship #PurYield #SollioAgriculture #CRFAgritech Sollio Agriculture, in collaboration with Pursell and regional partners,…

#Agriculture #PotatoCultivation #EuroplantPflanzenzuchtGmbH #AgriculturalInnovation #FarmingSolutions #SpanishAgriculture #MediterraneanMarket #SustainableFarming #AgriculturalExpansion #CropDiversity In a strategic move aimed at expanding its…

Farkhod Takhirov, executive director of the company “Agrover”, Tashkent region, Republic of Uzbekistan:– The company was founded in…

#Europlant #SeedPotatoSupplier #Agriculture #MediterraneanFarming #PotatoVarieties #AgriculturalInnovation #EuroplantEspanaSemillasS.L. #FRUITATTRACTION2023 Description: Europlant Pflanzenzucht GmbH, a leading seed potato supplier, is…

Sergey Zvolsky, Director of Astyk-STEM LLP, North Kazakhstan region, Republic of Kazakhstan: In our farm, potatoes were planted…

Viktor Chernyshev, head of the farm “Elizaveta”, Akmola region, Republic of Kazakhstan: We have a small farm, one…

Kurmanbek Otorov, Director of Seed Potato LLC, Naryn region, Kyrgyz Republic:– We started growing potatoes in March 2018.…

Maxim Bukaemsky, Director of Baimyrza-agro 2018 LLP,Karaganda region, Republic of Kazakhstan:– I have been producing potatoes on an…

Pavel Luschak, director of Naydorovskoye LLP, Araganda region, Republic of Kazakhstan:– The farm was established in 2000, and…

At the time of inception of CPRI, in the year 1949, India used to produce 1.54 million t…

Discover the story of STET, a leading potato company based in Holland. Since 1973, STET has been excelling…

Agri Rootz, founded in 2011 by Bauke and Marije Schreuder, is dedicated to providing optimal storage solutions for…