Africa

Potatoes SA recently announced its research priorities for 2023. The industry body says in a news post on its website that the main intention of its research initiatives is to support potato...

Potato production in Tanzania is one of the sectors that is in serious danger, according to a report prepared by the Climate Resilient Agribusiness for Tomorrow (CRAFT) project, the Tanzania...

A community project that provides farmers with healthy potato seeds, cultivated using innovative laboratory techniques is significantly increasing yields in Kenya, an agricultural expert says. Kenya’s average potato yield per hectare is...

Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN) has sought federal government support to implement its rolling plan which targets mass potato production. The association had launched production manual earlier this year...

Growers happy with return, despite rising cultivation costs GROWERS in Bangladesh are pleased with this year’s potato prices, which have been prompted by rising market demand, according to a farming...

Commercialisation of potato, a common food crop largely consumed in East Africa, will receive a boost following the launching of a value-chain platform dedicated to it. The initiative will go...

The current goal of the National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK) is to ramp up national potato production to 2.5m tons per year, but the seed quality continues to be...

Marketing Since the district Jeldu, where Guta lives has other seed producers, it is known to many as a seed potato source. Public organizations, NGOS (national and international), private sector...

The importance of studying 3. Farm management & crop production techniques Guta practices crop rotation by renting land from others. He uses the recommended spacing and applies recommended fertilizer rates....

An Ethiopian farmer: Guta Gudisa from Jeldu Woreda (district) of the Oromia region Contributed by Dr. Berga Lemaga, CIP Public and Private Partners: Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural research(EIAR) provided seed,...