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The National Potato Council of Kenya, FIPS-Africa and regulator KEPHIS are accrediting private seed inspectors. The aim is to widen access to certified seed ahead of the World Potato Congress in Naivasha.
A discussion among Russian potato growers puts soil ripeness, not extra tillage, at the centre of clod-free harvesting. It also exposes the capacity problem behind it.
Russian potato prices declined by 3.1% in the week of 8–14 September 2026, according to Rosstat data published on 16 September. The drop, recorded within the so-called "borscht basket" of staple vegetables, reflects the seasonal influx of…
Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique have released new resilient potato and sweetpotato varieties developed with support from the International Potato Center (CIP), according to an 18 August 2026 announcement. Ethiopia introduced eight potato and three sweetpotato varieties, with…
Regional agricultural authorities in the Peruvian Andes have entrusted seed of 138 native potato varieties to two local organisations. The goal is to keep the region's genetic diversity alive in farmers' fields, not only in gene banks.…
Europe's industrial potato sector faces a supply deficit in the 2026/27 season, driven by reduced planting areas, extreme heat and drought across key producing regions. According to World Potato Markets, the 2026 harvest could fall below 40…
In the village of Leka near Shatura, agricultural producers summed up the harvest of the new seed potato variety "Madeleine." According to assistant agronomist Yana Patsyuk, the variety performed well even under difficult weather conditions. Vegetation was…
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Moscow Region, specialists from the branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Rosselkhoztsentr" in the Moscow Region conducted an approbation of second-generation potato plantings in protected ground.…
Specialists from the Astrakhan branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Center for Quality Assessment of Agro-Industrial Products" (FGBNU "TsOK APK") carried out an approbation of potato crops in the Limansky district in September. Experts inspected 73…
Potato breeders continue to deliver varieties with improved disease resistance, climate resilience, storability and market quality, yet the real constraint on innovation begins after a variety is released: multiplying enough healthy planting material and delivering it to…
The European seed potato multiplication area across the six major production regions covered by ESPG data—the Netherlands, France, Germany, Scotland, Denmark, and Belgium—stands at 105,155 hectares in 2026, a decrease of 1,710 hectares (-1.6%) compared with the…
Specialists from the Rosselkhoztsentr branch for the Moscow region have inspected 11 domestic seed potato varieties in greenhouses near Dmitrov, assessing whether the plants are true to type, healthy, and ready for propagation. The work was carried…
