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Upcoming Webinar: January 15, 2025
The World Potato Congress is pleased to present the upcoming webinar: Implementation of an Early Warning System for Sustainable Preventative Management of Potato Late Blight DATE: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8:00am EST (USA/Toronto) PRESENTER: Ivette Acuña B. Agr. Eng. Ph.D.Phytopathologist, Agricultural Research Institute, INIA Chile Summary: The potato is of social, economic, and…
Read MoreTechnologies Improving Seed Potato Quality and Quantity in India
Ratna Preeti KaurJalandhar Background India, a sub-tropical country, is the second largest producer of potatoes in the world, producing approximately 60MT of potatoes annually. A major credit for this boost, despite its agroclimatic situation, goes to the remarkable transformation in its potato seed production by both public and private seed producers of the country since…
Read MoreWPC 2024 in Review
As the sun sets on 2024, the World Potato Congress Inc. takes a look back on what just might be its most eventful year on record. From celebrating the first International Day of the Potato, to the 12th Congress in Adelaide, Australia, the WPC was honoured to play a pivotal role in bringing the world…
Read MoreSustainable late blight management: Evaluating the success of 3 R- gene potatoes in Bangladesh
Most. Mahbuba Begum1, M. Madhobi1 , S. Halder1 , M. Khatum1 , D. Douches2 , and Phillip S. Wharton3. 1 Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Biotechnology Division Gazipur-1701, Bangladesh. 2 Michigan State University, USA. 3 University of Idaho, USA Background: Bangladesh is the seventh largest potato producer in the world and third in Asia after…
Read MoreWebinar, Dec 6/24: Supporting Small Holder Farmers in Kenya Through a Decentralized Hub Site Model
The World Potato Congress Inc. is pleased to present the following Webinar: Supporting Small Holder Farmers in Kenya Through a Decentralized Hub Site Model. Presenter: Christopher Gasperi, Founder & Managing Director of FreshCrop Limited. Date: Friday, December 6, 2024 – 9:00amEST (USA/Toronto). Presentation Outline: FreshCrop Ltd. is a potato seed production company in Kenya, adding…
Read MoreBangladesh – Potato Late Blight Warning System
Bridging global innovations with local needs. An Interview with Dr. Md. Rashidul Islam at the World Potato Congress in Adelaide, Australia. Under the umbrella of the WPC driven Declaration of Dublin: Fostering Potato Partnerships for Food Security, each year, a portion of the WPC Platinum Sustaining Partner Membership fees are earmarked to support the initiative…
Read MorePotato Late Blight Warning System in Bangladesh
Md. Rashidul Islam1, Md. Hasibul Hasan2, Md. Irfan Khan3, Md. Mahmudul Hasan2, Mr. Eifaz Ahmed2, Zhang Jun3, Maxime Bonnave4, Francois Serneels4 1Department of Plant Pathology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh, 2Apex Agriscience Limited, Bangladesh, 3HSJD, China and 4CARAH, Belgium Background In Bangladesh, the potato is an important cash crop with annual production over 10 million…
Read MoreNews Release: The World Potato Congress Inc. welcomes Cavendish Farms as a Silver Sustaining Partner.
The World Potato Congress Inc. continues to grow and develop partnerships with potato organizations from around the world and we are excited to add Cavendish Farms as part of this portfolio of partners. Cavendish Farms has several frozen potato processing plants in North America with locations in New Annan, Prince Edward Island, Jamestown, North…
Read MoreSessions and Events of WPC 2024 Adelaide – a Closer Look
Throw Back Thursday: A closer look at the two days of sessions and events of World Potato Congress 2024 in Adelaide.The World Potato Congress Inc. is excited to share with our global contacts this combination of press releases, photos and video prepared by Potatoes Australia. Thank you to Potatoes Australia for your excellent coverage and…
Read MoreStart Reliving the World Potato Congress 2024
Join us as we relive the World Potato Congress 2024 in a short series of emails. Kicking off below with the Opening Events. Side Bar- The World Potato Congress Inc. is excited to share with our global contacts this short series of press releases prepared by Potatoes Australia. Thank you to Potatoes Australia for your…
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