From Kernels to Barcodes: Farmers Lead the Way in Potato Breeding in East Africa
In the rolling highlands of Kenya, potatoes are more than food they are livelihood, culture and hope. Now, thanks to ...
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Revolutionizing Potato Farming: How the Grimme PRIOS 440 Planter Boosts Precision, Efficiency, and Sustainability
In today’s agricultural landscape, where climate variability and shrinking planting windows challenge farmers, advanced machinery is no longer a luxury—it’s ...
From the Margins to the Main Field: The Quiet Rise of Differently Abled Farmers in Kenya’s Potato Sector
In the lush valleys of Nyandarua, where the soil is rich and the air is cool, something extraordinary is sprouting ...
Bryansk Farmers Begin Early Potato Planting Amid Efforts to Boost Production
Agricultural enterprises in Russia's Bryansk region have commenced early potato planting, aiming to recover from last year's significant production shortfall. ...
Potato Surge in Ireland: Cool Weather Boosts Demand as Planting Accelerates Across the Country
Cool Evenings, Hot Market: Ireland’s Potato Demand Surges in Early 2025 After a rocky start to 2025, Ireland’s potato sector ...
Kamchatka to Launch Its First Potato Chips Production Plant — A Project by LLC “HOLKAM AGRO”
The first potato chips production facility in the Kamchatka region is set to open in the coming weeks, according to ...
Agrico BioSelect Starts 2025 Organic Potato Season with Carolus and Twister Varieties in Limburg, Netherlands
Agrico BioSelect kicked off the 2025 organic potato planting season by sowing the first hectares of Carolus and Twister varieties ...
Linking theory to practice: Transforming potato farming into a catalyst for change in Africa
Potato farming holds immense potential to reshape Africa’s agricultural landscape, serving as a cornerstone for livelihoods, economic growth and food ...
Belarus has relied on the development of domestic breeding
During his press conference, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic Vladimir Grakun spoke about the results of ...
Russian agricultural machinery manufacturers have released 114 new models of machinery since the beginning of 2023
From January 2023 to the end of October 2024, domestic machine builders released 114 new models and modifications of agricultural ...
In case of potato shortage in Russia, supplies from friendly countries will be organized
According to preliminary forecasts of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, over 7 million tons of potatoes and ...
Crimean farmers plan to harvest more than 70 thousand tons of potatoes
Today, harvesting of late potato varieties continues in the Republic of Crimea. The work is carried out by agricultural organizations, ...
Wholesale prices for potatoes in Georgia are below their cost price
One of the main agricultural crops, potatoes, continues to be harvested in Georgia. The Akhalkalaki municipality is the leader in ...
There may be a shortage of potatoes for processing in Russia
In Russia, there is talk of a future shortage of potatoes for the production of fries and chips. The reason ...
In Belarus, they prefer potatoes of domestic selection
In the republic, potato yields are growing in the organized sector. In 2023, the average figure was 320 hundredweight per ...
The farming community of Kazakhstan sums up the results of 2024
The heads of the Association of Farmers, the Union of Field Breeders, the Union of Potato and Vegetable Growers of ...
The harvesting campaign is coming to an end in the Urals
Potato harvesting in the Ural Federal District has reached the finish line. The work remains to be carried out on ...
Uzbekistan establishes potato supplies from Afghanistan
The first supply of potatoes from the Balkh region in Afghanistan to the joint market of the two countries, located ...
Belarus has limited the increase in potato prices
In the Republic of Belarus, from the end of October this year to May 2025, marginal prices for potatoes and ...
Potatoes of the Russian selection will be marked with a special marking
The high dependence of the Russian agricultural sector on foreign breeding still remains. Today, 98 percent of potato seed is ...
The export of Russian table potatoes has increased this season
The sign of 2024 was the increase in exports of Russian table potatoes. For example, according to the results of ...
Potato shortage is not expected in Russia
According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, by the end of the first decade of October, 5.6 ...
Smolensk region develops trade relations with Belarus
In the first eight months of 2024, the region increased agricultural exports by 35 percent. The total foreign trade turnover ...
An emergency regime has been introduced in the Chelyabinsk region due to rains
The authorities introduced a regional emergency regime after heavy rains. In nine municipalities of the region, the average monthly rainfall ...
17 thousand tons of potatoes have been harvested in the Tomsk region
Vegetable growers in the region are close to completing harvesting operations. So, for today, local farmers have already dug up ...
The area of potato cultivation in Estonia in 2024 became the lowest in history
According to the Statistics Department of the Republic of Estonia, the area of potato planting in the country has been ...
Moldova is turning from a country exporting vegetables into an active importer of agricultural products
Several decades ago, Moldova was one of the leading regions in the supply of fresh vegetables to the population of ...
Autumn agricultural fairs have started in Belarus
The period from the end of September to the beginning of November in the republic is traditionally considered the time ...
The Rosselkhoznadzor has established a quarantine zone on the territory of one of the districts of the Astrakhan region
Representatives of the department found brown rot of potatoes in the region – a dangerous bacterial disease that can lead ...
The increase in vegetable prices in Russia exceeded 30 percent over the year
In many Russian regions, food inflation has long passed the 10 percent mark. The list of food products, the prices ...
Potato harvesting in the Tomsk region is delayed due to rains
Heavy rainfall prevented residents of the region from harvesting potatoes according to the usual schedule. The soil does not have ...
Kazakhstan has banned the import of a batch of Russian potatoes
A cargo weighing 170.9 tons was stopped at the phytosanitary control post "Kayrak". According to the results of its inspection ...
Promising potato varieties are being tested on Sakhalin
The government of the region, within the framework of the state program for the development of agriculture, provides potato growers ...
About 25 tons of potatoes were harvested in the Novgorod region
The Ministry of Agriculture of the region reported that over 24.5 tons of tubers have already been accumulated.The leaders of ...
The Republic of Belarus has focused its efforts on potato harvesting
The harvesting of the second bread is in full swing in Belarus. Military personnel come to the aid of potato ...
Uzbek authorities are sounding the alarm over salinization of land
The Minister of Agriculture of the Republic, Ibrahim Abdurakhmanov, said that this problem is becoming more and more serious. Even ...
Potato harvesting has begun in the farms of the Komi Republic
As the head of the region, Vladimir Uiba, said, in 2024, the republic plans to receive about six thousand tons ...
Prices for food potatoes are expected to rise in the Republic of Bashkortostan
During the summer, the conditions for cultivating crops in the republic were not always favorable. However, the authorities believe that ...
Romania and the Baltic countries want to share their agricultural experience with Moldova
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova, a thematic event will be held in October this ...
A farmer from the Kirov region is expanding potato production
Maxim Kozlov, the head of a peasant (farmer) farm from the Shabalinsky district, received state support last year. He participated ...
Potato harvesting has begun in the Trans-Baikal Territory
The farms of the Chita district and the Uletovsky municipal district were the first to harvest. And the mass harvesting ...
Orenburg region continues harvesting vegetable crops
Potato harvesting is in full swing in the fields of the region. Today, about one thousand tons of tubers have ...
Potatoes in the Tomsk region ripen in conditions of waterlogged soil
In the new season, the potato harvest in this Siberian region may be worse than usual.In June and July, the ...
Self-employed potato growers from the Komi Republic receive a new type of support
Residents of the region who run personal subsidiary farms (LPH) can receive reimbursement of part of the costs of potato ...
Potato yields have increased in Kyrgyzstan in the new season
The agrarians of the republic demonstrate good results in the current agricultural season. According to the Ministry of Agriculture of ...
Rains have caused serious damage to potato growers in the Urals
Heavy rainfall actually destroyed the crop harvest in the private subsidiary farms of the Sverdlovsk region. The Ural Research Institute ...
Belarus is preparing for mass harvesting of potatoes
Belarusian farmers continue to harvest early vegetables and potatoes. Preparatory work is also underway in the republic on the eve ...
Potato harvesting continues in the Stavropol Territory
This year, more than 5.8 thousand hectares have been allocated for potatoes in the region. Today, the harvest has been ...
Potato production has decreased in the Omsk region
During a press conference, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Processing Industry of the region Nikolay Drofa announced a reduction ...
Vegetable harvesting has started in the Bryansk region
The farmers of the Bryansk region have started harvesting vegetable crops and potatoes.In 2024, the areas allocated for these crops ...
