In 2026, the total sown area for agricultural crops across all categories of farms in Karelia is planned at 25,600 hectares, according to the regional Ministry of Agriculture. The vast ...
In 2026, the Kaliningrad Region plans to allocate more than 4,000 hectares for potatoes and over 1,000 hectares for vegetables, according to the press service of the regional Ministry of ...
Russia's agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, imposed temporary restrictions on imports from Armenia effective June 3. The ban covers pome fruits (apples, pears), eggplants, potatoes, dried fruits, as well as the transit ...
Potatoes are often dismissed as an "empty" food, rich in starch but poor in nutrients — yet scientists from Perm National Research Polytechnic University (PNRPU) argue otherwise. Botanically speaking, the ...
A modern vegetable farming complex is set to be established in the village of Korsakovka, near Ussuriysk. The project is being implemented by a new resident of the Free Port ...
Mongolia has begun its spring sowing campaign, with a total of 44,600 hectares already planted with grains, potatoes, and vegetables as of May 12, according to Minister of Food, Agriculture, ...
Many gardeners wonder whether tomatoes and potatoes can be grown side by side. The clear answer is no, due to serious phytosanitary risks. Both crops belong to the nightshade family ...
According to data from Krasnoyarskstat, the average resident of the Krasnoyarsk Region consumes approximately 62 kilograms of potatoes per year. This information was released in connection with the celebration of ...
The Sakhalin Region is actively developing domestic seed production as a strategically important direction for enhancing food and economic security. The work is being carried out under the national project ...
The first stage of agroecological testing of domestic potato varieties has been completed in Kamchatka as part of an interdepartmental research program coordinated by Vitus Bering Kamchatka State University. According ...
In mid-April, inspectors from the Southern Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor (Russia’s agricultural watchdog) inspected three shipments of potatoes with a total volume of 192.5 tons at the Novorossiysk sea checkpoint ...
The humble potato surpasses even bananas in potassium content, according to clinical nutritionist and biochemist Violetta Oganesyan. She explains that potatoes are an important source of electrolytes, which are essential ...
In the Predgorny District of Stavropol Krai, local farmers are cultivating more than 30 different varieties of potatoes, according to the municipal administration's press service. This season, agricultural producers have ...
Finally Foods, an Israeli molecular farming startup growing dairy proteins inside potatoes, has closed a pre-seed funding round, bringing its total raised to $2.6 million. The investment was led by ...
According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, the current potato planting areas in the Kaliningrad region are sufficient to meet the population's needs, and no further expansion is required. Officials ...
Experienced gardeners know that thorough pre-planting preparation is critical for achieving a high potato yield. The author of the Zen channel "Garden Cheat Sheets" has shared a Soviet-era technique that ...
The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published an updated crop nutrition advisory leaflet designed to help UK and Irish potato growers optimize yields, tuber quality, and profitability. The new guide ...
Kyrgyzstan's Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control Service has conducted a large-scale monitoring of potato sales at major markets in Bishkek and Osh, following a directive from Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet ...
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has sharply criticized the mismanagement of potato cultivation in Uzbekistan, revealing that nearly 55% of planned planting areas remained unused last year despite significant budget allocations. During ...
Treating the same garden plot to annual potato monoculture is a sure path to soil depletion and shrinking harvests. Experts warn that this "gluttonous" crop greedily consumes potassium, which is ...
The North Caucasus Selection and Seed Growing Center "Fat-Agro" is seeing growing demand for its seed potatoes across Russia. Agricultural partners from various regions praise the high quality and excellent ...
In the Mangistau region, authorities have fined a supermarket owner in Zhanaozen for violating pricing regulations on socially important food products. The Department of Trade and Consumer Protection initiated proceedings ...
Avgust has released a two-part podcast focused on potato cultivation in Kazakhstan. The discussion highlights the current state of the crop, the key specifics of the past season, practical growing ...
Visit of the “Potato Tour of Russia” to the family farm of Alexander Krylov (Arzamas District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) https://youtu.be/3cRXadS1TZ8?si=roNA1Ws6GLFSm--t Potato Tour of Russia: At Alexander Krylov’s Farm Highlights: 30+ ...
Prepared exclusively for Potatoes.NewsAstana, Republic of Kazakhstan https://youtu.be/nTDcmTWrQas The International Potato Tour (IPT) continues its journey across countries where potatoes are not just a crop but a strategic commodity. This ...
In Altai Krai’s unusually collaborative veg-growing scene, SOYUZAGRO stands out: nearly 1,000 ha of potatoes, steady processor partnerships, and a deliberate push on equipment and storage. The 2024 season was ...
Uchumskaya (Uzhursky District, near Lake Uchum) is a grain–oilseed farm that added potatoes three seasons ago. Now it’s running its own new potato store (2023/24) and has tripled area from ...
At the Krasnoyarsk Agrarian University, a Center for Breeding and Seed Production runs parallel programs in potatoes and soybean: testing rotations, multiplying high seed classes, advancing lines toward the State ...
From the first customer brief to a semi-trailer that handles potatoes, silage, and grain — and unloads in ~4 minutes. The Wilder Trailers team walked us through the full cycle: ...
Orenburg’s “Boguslavsky” cooperative: how to grow potatoes under 45–50 °C and hot dry winds. Night irrigation, heat-tolerant varieties, 25 kg bags, year-round staffing, and family succession. https://youtu.be/H7CAsNEmf84?si=ENtV7uqbkhCv7f8P Orenburg steppe, hot ...
Key themes: Volga-sourced irrigation and its evolution, a shift from a massive vegetable economy to a diversified model with dairy, workforce realities, and climate shifts seen by a hands-on practitioner. ...
In Krasnoyarsk Krai, Dary Malinovki is building a full-stack potato program: in-house micropropagation, PCR diagnostics, and fieldwork aimed at stable quality and competitive cost. Founder Vasily German and team are ...
Prepared as part of the International Potato Tour (IPT). In Yevgenyevka we met Viktor Ryambov, head of the farm enterprise “Sergey.” His story is about the “school of the field”: ...
Krasnoyarsk Krai, Berezovsky District What’s inside. The International Potato Tour continues. Our guest is farmer Anton Chebotnikov. We discuss how to build a stable farm without chasing acreage: prioritize quality, ...
Kostroma Region. The next stop of the International Potato Tour is at the “Mechta” farm led by Galina Pavlovna Lazutina. The enterprise’s story shows how a family team, cooperation, and ...
International Potato Tour visit to Gorno-Mariysky District. Conversation with farm head Andrey Babushkin https://youtu.be/LuWZvCeUxmg?si=ngum18iW9i1puxAp The Babushkin farm’s arc runs from the first 7 ha in the early 1990s to hundreds ...
International Potato Tour (Международный картофельный тур) visit to Slava Kartofelya. Conversation with Khasiat Sibulovich and Ramil Khasiatovich https://youtu.be/_gOK3N6W2Q4?si=yq18NtM2fRmlCxPV Slava Kartofelya is 24 years of steady growth built on simple, disciplined ...
At a glance: 3,000 ha farmed (≈1,500 ha under irrigation); 12,000 t total storage (including a new 3,600-t container store); a young team of 53; a focus on modern machinery ...
Highlights: 20+ years in potatoes, irrigation restored, in-house agri-lab (PCR/ELISA, clonal micropropagation, bioproducts), focus on domestic varieties and seed production, stable sales to national retail. https://youtu.be/-VS1RkgGQo0?si=TT8mMnRX_6jIMEXx From Poultry Complex to ...
Russian potato breeding has made a qualitative leap in recent years, but the toughest challenge isn’t creating varieties—it’s getting them to market at home and abroad. In a conversation with ...
Produced as part of the Potato Tour across Russia by Potatoes News. From fields to a full-cycle enterpriseDmitrovskie Ovoschi began in 1992 as a small open-field vegetable farm in the ...
In the rolling highlands of Kenya, potatoes are more than food they are livelihood, culture and hope. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking initiative led by the International Potato Center (CIP), ...
https://youtu.be/wS_bnaIpQfg We’re at the farm of Kirim Abdurashidovich Chelebiev (Republic of Crimea, Dzhankoysky District). About 300 hectares here are under the “borsch set” of vegetables — potatoes, onions, carrots (as ...
For half a decade, the KPO Vostok waste processing complex in the Egorievsk district of Moscow Oblast has been conducting groundbreaking agricultural experiments. By growing vegetables on technogenic soil—processed organic waste—researchers are testing ...
A growing body of research suggests that dietary copper, found in common vegetables like potatoes and patissons, may play a crucial role in maintaining brain health and reducing the risk ...
The International Day of Potato (IDP) 2025 was marked with great enthusiasm in Nakuru County, Kenya’s leading potato-producing region. Known for cultivating over 15 potato varieties, the county is home ...
In the lush valleys of Nyandarua, where the soil is rich and the air is cool, something extraordinary is sprouting — a quiet revolution in the potato fields. But this ...
In Tanzania’s highland soils—from Njombe, Mbeya, Iringa, to the cool hills of Arusha and Kilimanjaro—a quiet agricultural revolution is taking root. At its center is MbeguNzuri Biotech Farm Ltd, a ...
Legacy, innovation, and new nutritional horizons — an interview with Chilean breeder Boris Contreras https://youtu.be/wLbdTVNbWa4 The Contreras potato story began with a father’s expeditions for wild potatoes and continues in ...
A United Response to PCN: Science and Practice in One Guide PCN: A Persistent Threat to Potato Production Potato cyst nematodes (PCN), specifically Globodera pallida and G. rostochiensis, remain a ...
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