Breaking the Seed Bottleneck: Uganda’s Private Sector Leap in Potato Planting Material
For decades, a primary constraint on potato yields across Sub-Saharan Africa has been the severe shortage of high-quality, certified seed. ...
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Viktor Kovalev and Mark Dieleman: Cooperation to Develop the Potatoes Sector in East Africa
A recent conversation between Viktor Kovalev, editor of Potatoes.News, and Mark Dieleman, founder of Dieleman Potatoes and an entrepreneur with ...
Transforming Uganda’s Potato Value Chain: A Kilimo Kisasa Success Story of Sustainable Production
On April 9, 2024, a pivotal shift was witnessed in Uganda's agricultural landscape, particularly within the potato value chain. This ...
Uganda”s farmers & GM potato seeds
Uganda’s GM potato breeding technology is now being adopted where permitted — in Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa.
Stakeholders Push To Unlock Africa’s Agricultural Mechanisation Potential
Major stakeholders in agricultural mechanisation have called for the adoption of a value chain approach to mechanisation as one of ...
Potato Farmers in Uganda are waiting for new GM ‘Victoria’
This video describes advances by the International Potato Center and the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) of Uganda to develop ...
UGANDA GETS ITS FIRST POTATO PROCESSING PLANT
Uganda has registered a first value addition factory, being the first in potato processing not only in the country, but also ...
