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World Potato Congress Inc. Welcomes Potatoes Australia Ltd. as Gold Sustaining Partner
Potatoes Australia Ltd is pleased to announce its commitment as a Gold Sustaining Partner of the World Potato Congress Inc. This decision follows the resounding success of the 2024 World Potato Congress hosted in Adelaide, which marked a significant milestone for the Australian potato industry. The 2024 Adelaide World Potato Congress was a landmark achievement…
Read MoreSelecting and understanding the mechanisms of drought tolerance in potato cultivars of China
Junhong Qin (360981744@qq.com) Institute of Vegetables of Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing China. Background: China produces about 25% of the total global potato production area and tonnage of which 60% are cultivated in arid and semi-arid areas in the northwestern parts of China. The potato plant is considered sensitive to drought stress due…
Read MoreJourney of Quality Seed Potato Production Through Apical Rooted Cuttings (ARC) in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines
Jennie B. Balao, Teresita D. Masangcay; Cynthia G. Kiswa; Jocelyn C. Perez, Gabby K. Dao-ines Background The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Philippines has a total area of 11,000 hectares devoted to potato production. The limited access of good quality seed is the most important limiting factor in potato production. The availability of quality planting materials…
Read MoreA Journey of Quality Seed Potato Production Through Apical Rooted Cuttings (ARC) in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines.
In the heart of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines, sprawling across 11,000 hectares dedicated to potato production, agriculture is not just a livelihood; it is a way of life for many families. However, the sector faces significant challenges, primarily the limited availability of high-quality seed potatoes. To explore these issues and the…
Read MoreWPC Welcomes The Quebec Potato Board as Gold Member
The World Potato Congress welcomes The Quebec Potato Board from Canada as a Gold Member of the WPC Sustaining Partner Program. President Peter VanderZaag of the World Potato Congress Inc. is pleased to announce that partnerships continue to build with the WPC, welcoming the Quebec Potato Board as part of the WPC Partnership as a…
Read MoreHyFun Foods Becomes WPC Gold Member
HyFun Foods, and its Farmer-Facing Arm HyFarm, become Gold members of World Potato Congress Inc.’s “Sustaining Partner Program” HyFun Foods, India’s largest processor of potatoes in frozen French fries and potato specialties and its farmer-facing venture HyFarm are now Gold members of the World Potato Congress Inc.’s prestigious “Sustaining Partner Program”. The World Potato Congress…
Read MoreUpcoming 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…
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