Tag: Food Security

After the spring rains in Cheng County, Gansu Province, the damp lowlands along the West Han River come alive with ...

In Dingxi, Gansu Province — known as “China’s Potato Capital” — the busy season for propagation and selection of pre-elite ...

The Bryansk Region has approved the subsidy rate for agricultural producers engaged in potato and open-ground vegetable cultivation for 2026. ...

Black Gold Farms Chairman Gregg Halverson joined the Farm Journal Foundation and other agricultural leaders in Washington, D.C., to mark ...

The agricultural sector of the Komi Republic is shifting toward accelerated import substitution of seed stock and expanding production capacities ...

This year, Russian consumers have faced a sharp rise in the price of potatoes—a product traditionally considered one of the ...

ICL has announced the opening of a new specialty fertilizer production facility in Maharashtra, India, at a critical moment when ...

Severe flooding in Morocco's key northern agricultural regions—Gharb and Loukkos—has destroyed potato harvests, leading to a sharp rise in prices ...

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has sharply criticized the mismanagement of potato cultivation in Uzbekistan, revealing that nearly 55% of planned planting ...

Since the 1970s, the potato—poetically named "sibzamini" (earth apple) in Persian—has become a staple in Iranian cuisine, steadily gaining ground ...

Solynta, the Dutch innovator based in Wageningen, has entered a new growth phase following a majority investment from the international ...

Senegal has reached a significant agricultural milestone, producing over 400,000 tons of onions annually since 2017 and roughly 143,000 tons ...

Iran has temporarily suspended potato exports in several provinces and major cities in response to a sharp increase in domestic ...

For agricultural professionals tracking global potato markets, Russia's 2025 season presents a fascinating case study in structural duality. According to ...

https://youtu.be/9nyaSmUaeTc As part of the International Potato Tour, our team visited the Potato Research Institute, Sahiwal — one of Pakistan’s ...

Chuvashia Hosts "Potato-2026": A Critical Gathering for Russia's Seed Independence and Agricultural Technology For agricultural professionals navigating Russia's evolving potato ...

South Korea’s potato sector operates under a paradoxical statistic: annual production reaches 600,000 tons of table stock (“sunshine potatoes”), yet ...

The Russian potato market is experiencing a profound paradox: while farmers report abundant harvests with a production cost of 15-27 ...

The Primorsky Krai in Russia's Far East has successfully harvested and placed into winter storage a significant reserve of potatoes ...

In the remote settlement of Turukhansk, located in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Krai within the Arctic Circle, local authorities recently levied significant ...

A groundbreaking research initiative in Arkansas is taking direct aim at a critical frontier for controlled-environment agriculture (CEA): moving beyond ...

In Sri Lanka's central highlands, the climate crisis is not a future projection but a present-day agricultural collapse. Recent catastrophic ...

For over a century, potato breeding has been constrained by the crop's biological blueprint: complex tetraploid genetics and the cumbersome ...

For centuries, potato propagation has been an act of cloning: cutting and replanting tubers. This method carries burdens: bulky, perishable ...

Bangladesh's potato farmers are navigating a painful economic paradox. After a record harvest of 115 lakh (11.5 million) tonnes in ...

Data from Kyrgyzstan's National Statistical Committee reveals a dramatic transformation in the country's potato import landscape during the first nine ...

On December 5th, in the village of Magan near Yakutsk, a new 500-ton capacity potato storage facility was officially opened, ...

A story emerging from the village of Karata in Dagestan sounds more like folklore than agronomy: an artist's request to ...

In preparation for the winter of 2025, the Republic of Belarus has significantly expanded its strategic food reserves, a move ...

A stark warning from a leading Russian potato producer, Nikolai Yuzefov, owner of a 7,200-hectare farm in the Rostov region, ...

Nicaragua’s agricultural sector reports positive news this season: potato production is sufficient to guarantee the supply of national markets. After ...

The municipality of Culpina in Chuquisaca, Bolivia, has suffered a major agricultural disaster after a sudden frost destroyed potato crops ...

A Hailstorm That Devastated the Season A strong hailstorm struck the municipality of Sacaca in the Potosí department, destroying potato ...

In the rural municipality of Pansy, Manitoba, Mel and Helen Kachur have redefined retirement by transforming three acres into a ...

A Dual Crisis: Plummeting Potato Prices and the Looming Threat of the Reed Glassy-Winged Leafhopper The latest harvest season has ...

The Dutch potato sector, a cornerstone of European agriculture, is in the throes of a severe market crisis. Following the ...

The German potato sector is facing a severe paradox in 2025: a bumper harvest has become a financial disaster. With ...

In the nascent years of Indian independence, a quiet agricultural revolution was brewing in the fields of West Bengal. On ...

The retirement of Dr. S.K. Luthra after 36 years of service is not merely a personnel change; it is a ...

Hybrid potato breeding is poised to revolutionize the global potato value chain, moving propagation from the field to the lab. ...

Potato dormancy has long presented farmers and storage managers with a frustrating dilemma: tubers that sprout too early become unmarketable, ...

In a powerful demonstration of logistical and agricultural coordination, a record 1,407 tonnes of potatoes crossed from Bangladesh into Nepal ...

In a recent address to the State Duma, Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut provided a reassuring outlook for the national ...

Official data from a regional government meeting on October 7, 2025, has revealed a significant agricultural shortfall. With only 38% ...

The potato's dominance in Central European fields and diets can feel like a historical constant, but its path to prominence ...

It is a remarkable agronomic success story: a crop unknown in India four centuries ago is now its undisputed king ...

The common perception of the potato is often tied to Western Europe or North America, but the data tells a ...

Planten Agro Ltd. is revolutionizing potato seed production in Bangladesh through Dutch genetics, certified quality, and partnerships with Germany’s SOLANA ...

On the surface, the 2025 season looks like a resounding success for Russian agriculture. The Russian Potato Union forecasts a ...

According to Minister of Agriculture and Food Yuri Gorlov, Belarus is anticipating a significant agricultural recovery, with a potato harvest ...