Potato Market Crisis in 2025: Can Climate Resilience and Small Farms Stabilize Prices?
As predicted, March and April 2025 have again exposed vulnerabilities in the potato supply chain. Stocks from the previous harvest ...
Tag: Agricultural Policy
Seed Potato Shortage Crisis: How Brexit Continues to Disrupt UK and EU Agriculture
Since Brexit, the EU has banned seed potato imports from the UK, disrupting a once-thriving trade. Before 2021, Scotland supplied ...
When Abundance Becomes a Burden: Infrastructure Gaps Cripple Potato Producers in Thiep, Senegal
In Thiep, a farming community nestled in the Ndande arrondissement of Senegal's Louga region, potato fields stretch wide with promise ...
Will U.S. Potato Imports Crush Korea’s Farming Sector? A Crisis Unfolds in the Fields
At a time when South Korean farmers are deeply engaged in both harvesting and planting potatoes, news of a potential ...
From Fields to Freezers: Alipurduar Cold Storages Step In to Support Cooch Behar’s Potato Surplus
Each year, as potato harvests peak in Cooch Behar district, farmers celebrate robust yields—but also face a familiar problem: insufficient ...
Bumper Crop, Bitter Returns: Why West Bengal’s Potato Farmers Are Struggling Despite a Record Harvest
In 2024, West Bengal—India’s second-largest potato-producing state—anticipated a record harvest of 14 million tonnes, yet its farmers are staring down ...
Protecting the Future of UK Potato Storage: Why Your CIPC Residue Data Matters
Chlorpropham (CIPC) has long been a staple sprout suppressant in the potato storage industry. But following its withdrawal from approved ...
Sénégal’s Onion and Potato Breakthrough: From Import Dependence to Agricultural Independence
In a landmark policy move, Sénégal’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, Serigne Gueye Diop, announced that the country will cease ...
Sell Smart, Not Late: Kyrgyz Farmers Urged to Cash In on Potatoes Before Prices Fall
Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry has issued a timely call to action for the nation’s potato ...
Fighting the Winged Threat: Emergency Approval of Crop Protection Measures Against the Glassy-Winged Leafhopper in Germany
In recent years, climate change has begun reshaping the agricultural pest landscape in Europe—and the Glassy-Winged Leafhopper (Pentastiridius leporinus), a ...
Seed of Change: How Certified Potato Seeds Could Revolutionize Farming in Kenya
Potatoes are the second most important food crop in Kenya after maize, contributing significantly to household income, food security, and ...
Local vs. Imported: Costa Rican Farmers Sound Alarm Over U.S. Potato Imports
Costa Rica’s recent decision to allow potato imports from the United States has triggered strong reactions from local producers, who ...
Imported GMO Potatoes: Agricultural Opportunity or Environmental Risk?
South Korea’s Jeollanam-do province is raising urgent concerns about the approval of genetically modified organism (GMO) potatoes imported from the ...
Tripura’s Ambitious Roadmap to Potato Self-Sufficiency by 2029
Tripura’s government has initiated an ambitious agricultural strategy aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in potato production by the financial year 2029-30. ...
Ted Tschirky Elected President of the National Potato Council
Experienced Leader of the U.S. Potato IndustryAt its annual summit in Washington, D.C., the National Potato Council (NPC) announced a ...
The Need for an Onion and Potato Market and Processing Plant in Sambhal to Empower Local Farmers
Sambhal district in Uttar Pradesh is known for its substantial contribution to potato production, with an increasing cultivation area every ...
Rising Potato Prices in Spain: A Response to Quality Issues and Increased Domestic Demand
Last week, potato prices in Spain saw a notable spike of 14% to 25%, driven by the low quality of ...
Argentina’s Potato Producers Face Heavy Losses and Sustainability Concerns
Potato farming in Argentina has become an increasingly unsustainable activity for many producers, as rising costs and falling market prices ...
Preliminary Import Quotas for Agricultural Seeds in 2025: Insights and Implications
The Ministry of Agriculture of Russia recently outlined preliminary quotas for the import of agricultural seeds from unfriendly countries for ...
Odisha to Receive 300 Truckloads of Potatoes from Uttar Pradesh to Stabilize Prices
The state of Odisha is set to see a much-needed stabilization in potato prices with the arrival of 300 truckloads ...
Protecting Canada’s Potato Industry: The New National Potato Wart Response Plan
Potato wart, caused by the Synchytrium endobioticum fungus, is one of the most serious diseases affecting potato crops globally. In ...
Russia Considers Increasing Potato Imports: Will This Stabilize Prices for 2024?
In response to declining potato harvests and skyrocketing prices, Russia's Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Economic Development are exploring ...
The Future of Potato Farming in Slovakia: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Road to Self-Sufficiency
Slovakia's potato sector is at a crossroads. Despite a rich tradition in potato cultivation, the country now imports nearly half ...
The Future of Potato Production in Slovakia: Overcoming Decline through Irrigation and Support
Slovakia's potato production has been in decline for years, and the situation is becoming increasingly dire. With climate change intensifying ...
Battling Late Blight: The Growing Threat and Strategic Responses for Potato Farmers
The Rising Threat of Late Blight Late blight is the most serious disease affecting potatoes, capable of destroying entire crops ...
