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COVID-19 has shaken the whole world impacting society and the global economy similar to the effect of a world war. Among many economic sectors, the frozen potato products value chain has been confronted with a true drama. The global lock down closing restaurants and halted tourism has all but stopped the consumption of processed frozen…

World Potato Congress Webinar May 05, 2020 at 09:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time with Dr. Monica Parker Presenting: “Diversified Use of Apical Cuttings to Boost Potato Seed Systems” World Potato Congress Webinar May 05, 2020 at 09:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time with Dr. Monica Parker Presenting: “Diversified Use of Apical Cuttings to Boost Potato Seed…

WPC is pleased to continue its webinar series and is extremely pleased to have Dr. Alex Karasev present “Potato Viruses: An Update”. ABSTRACT Viruses affect potato in two ways, by reducing yield of marketable tubers, and sometimes also by reducing the quality of tubers. Because potato is cultivated as a vegetatively propagated crop, viruses represent…

The World Potato Congress is extremely pleased to be offering its third webinar in 2020 featuring Dr. Leah Tsror. Powdery scab causes significant economic damage in potato production worldwide due to reduced quality and marketability of seed and ware tubers. Disease development depends on a range of factors, including inoculum levels in soil and in…

www.worldpotatomarkets.com The increase in world potato production stalled in 2018 and failed to recover significantly in 2019. World output slipped by =1.5% to 368.247 million tonnes in 2018 figures just released by the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation show. However, that was still the third highest total ever after 2017 and 2014. There was a…

World Potato Congress Inc. Webinar Reminder – February 20, 2020 with Hein Kruyt, CEO, Solynta – What’s All This Talk About Hybrid Breeding and Hybrid True Potato Seeds (HTPS) Revolutionizing The Potato Industry? Don’t miss out on the World Potato Congress’ (WPC) second webinar of 2020 featuring Mr. Hein Kruyt, CEO of Solynta. When: February…

World Potato Congress Inc. February 20, 2020 Webinar with Hein Kruyt, CEO Solynta – What’s all this talk about Hybrid breeding and Hybrid True Potato Seeds (HTPS) revolutionizing the potato industry? The World Potato Congress (WPC) is extremely pleased to be offering this second webinar in its 2020 series featuring Mr. Hein Kruyt, CEO of…

WEBINAR REMINDER January 24, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EST Presenter: Dr. David Douches Subject: Feed the Future – Biotechnology Potato Partnership: Durable Late Blight Resistance to South East Asia The World Potato Congress (WPC) is very pleased to be offering the first webinar in its 2020 series featuring Dr. David Douches. Abstract: The Feed the…

January 24, 2020 Webinar with Dr. David Douches: Feed the Future – Biotechnology Potato Partnership: Durable Late Blight Resistance to South East Asia The World Potato Congress (WPC) is very pleased to be offering this first webinar in its 2020 series featuring Dr. David Douches. Abstract: The Feed the Future – Biotechnology Potato Partnership (BPP)…

The World Potato Congress is pleased to announce that Mr. Wachira Kaguongo has accepted to become the World Potato Congress Inc.’s (WPC) newest International Advisor. Mr. Kaguongo is an agricultural economist currently working with the National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK). He joined NPCK in 2011 and has been involved in its establishment, operationalization, strategy…