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World Potato Congress President John Griffin is pleased to announce Potatoes USA as our newest Gold Sustaining Partner. “The support of Potatoes USA under the leadership of CEO Blair Richardson, who also serves as a WPC International Advisor, will continue to propel WPC forward in our mandates. These include planning for the first ever International…

The World Potato Congress mandate includes bringing together global knowledge, resources and expertise which in turn provides educational opportunities in such areas as seed production, pest and disease management, and the potato value chains. The potato is an important crop in feeding communities and providing income for farmers across all nations. We are grateful for…

The World Potato Congress Inc.’s Board of Directors Congratulates Mr. Xiaoping Lu, our WPC International Advisor, upon his retirement from the International Potato Center- China Center for Asia Pacific (CCCAP) In 2011, Xiaoping was chosen to be the founding Director of CCCAP, which is a unique international center of CIP with objectives to improve potato…

The World Potato Congress President, John Griffin, would like to extend a congratulations and warm welcome to our new incoming Executive Director, Ellen Kouwenberg, who will be replacing outgoing General Manager, Brian Douglas. Born and raised in a family of 9 children, her family operated a potato/beef operation in PEI, Canada.  She received her BBA through…

Last July, the Committee of Agriculture of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) approved a proposal presented by the Peruvian government to declare May 30 as the International Day of the Potato. The decision was the culmination of a long effort promoted by the working group set up by the World Potato Congress (WPC) Inc.…

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 11th World Potato Congress recently held in Dublin, Ireland, and WPC Inc., are pleased to announce that the Congress Presentations and Abstracts/Summaries are now available online. The WPC Congress Abstract Book can be downloaded on the Congress website here: https://wpc2022ireland.com WPC speaker presentations which took place in the…

The World Potato Congress Inc. Welcomes Black Gold Farms as its Latest Sustaining Partner The World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) is extremely pleased to announce Black Gold Farms as its latest Silver Sustaining Partner. President & CEO John Griffin stated: “The World Potato Congress Inc. is very proud to welcome Black Gold Farms as a…

World Potato Congress Inc. is very pleased to introduce five new International Advisors to the organization making it truly representative of all regions of the world. Martin Acosta Martin is the founder and CEO of KIWA, which exports premium snacks to 30 countries. KIWA was selected as Best Small-Sized (2011) and Best Medium-Sized Company in…

The World Potato Congress Inc. is very pleased to announce that effective July 01, 2022, Mr. André Devaux and Mr. Jaap Delleman have joined its Board of Directors. André Devaux Prior to being appointed as a WPC Director, André Devaux was named as an International Advisor with WPC Inc. in 2018. He is currently our…

Following 16 years of dedicated service to the World Potato Congress Inc.’s Board of Directors, and the past four years as President, Romain Cools has decided to retire from WPC and effective July 1, 2022, he is stepping down as President and CEO of the World Potato Congress (WPC) Inc. Mr. Cools has announced Mr.…