Natural Storage Solutions (NSSPL): How an Indian Company Builds Turnkey Cold Chain and Potato Processing Solutions
Potatoes.News report as part of the International Potato Tour — India. During the International Potato Tour in India, we visited ...
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International Potato Tour in India: Why GRIMME and Shaktiman Chose Local Manufacturing — and What It Means for Emerging Potato Markets
During the International Potato Tour in India, we visited the Indian Potato Summit and spoke at the GRIMME × Shaktiman ...
Aeroponics for Seed Potatoes: Survir Agritech (India) — 25M mini-tubers a year and a push for global partnerships
Who’s in focus. In this exclusive Potatoes.News interview, S.K. Gautam (SK Gautam)—CEO of Survir Agritech Pvt. Ltd.—explains how the company ...
U.S. Seed Potato Exports Surge: Central America Leads Growth, Africa Emerges as New Frontier
From July 2024 to March 2025, U.S. seed potato exports experienced significant growth, particularly in Central America, where shipments surged ...
Innovations in Potato Research: Highlights from the 12th Triennial African Potato Association Conference
The 12th Triennial African Potato Association Conference has underscored the importance of innovation in addressing the pressing issues facing agriculture ...
Frozen Potato Chips (French Fries) trade war between South Africa and the European Union
South Africa and the European Union (EU) are headed for another bruising dispute over trade access. At issue this time ...
South Africa: No shortage of French fries after ‘anti-dumping’ ruling, sufficient supply of fresh potatoes
The local potato industry has assured South Africans that it would be able to meet local demand for French fries ...
Potatoes South Africa announces research priorities, encourages suggestions for new ideas
Potatoes SA recently announced its research priorities for 2023. The industry body says in a news post on its website that the ...
Started new installation of cold storage in Africa
Our team is on action…started new installation of cold storage in Africa…even pandemic has not letdown their passion…they are the ...
3. Farm management & crop techniques
The genetic potential of high yielding varieties can be achieved only if quality seed is used together with good agricultural ...
2. Quality & healthy planting material
Critical shortage of quality seed of productive and adaptive varieties is probably the major constraint to potato production in SSA ...
Potato seed company eases farmers’ woes with high-yield certified seeds
A potato seed multiplication company in Nakuru is providing certified seeds to farmers throughout the year, in an effort to ...
Potato prices in South Africa doubled over the past year
Prices for potatoes in South Africa have seen a massive spike over the past year, setting a new record high. ...
Potato harvest: African customers buy Grimmes agricultural machinery
Frank Nordmann, General Manager Key Accounts and Sustainable Development at GRIMME Landmaschinenfabrik, in conversation with Michael Monnerjahn from Germany Trade ...
“Opportunities for Netherlands in seed propagation”
Netherlands has a small market share in the import market for seed potatoes while it is the most important European ...
Kenyan potato harvest estimated at 2.5 million tons
Kenyan potato crop could reach 2.5 million tons by 2021
Scaling up vitamin A-rich sweet potato
Scientists from the International Potato Centre (CIP) and the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State are ...
Coronavirus lockdown abroad forces Egypt’s potato farmers to abandon their crops
Wholesale prices for potatoes have decreased sharply over the past week, driving Egypt’s farmers to abandon their crops due to ...
How we’re getting to the root of a global pest threatening potatoes in East Africa.
(MENAFN - The Conversation) Demand for potatoes in eastern Africa has been growing steadily , achieving an annual growth of ...
Urgent Action Needed To Protect SA’s Potato Industry
Since 2000/01 potatoes accounted for approximately 45% of total vegetable crops produced in South Africa and contribute around R8.5 billion ...
Environmentally friendly farming practices used by nearly 33% of world’s farms
Nearly one-third of the world’s farms have adopted more environmentally friendly practices while continuing to be productive, according to a ...
