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The World Potato Congress Inc. Welcomes the Ontario Potato Board as a Gold Sustaining Partner

World Potato Congress President Peter VanderZaag is pleased to announce the Ontario Potato Board as our newest Gold Sustaining Partner.  

“We extend a warm welcome to the Ontario Potato Board as a new member of our family of Sustaining Partners.” says WPC President Dr. Peter VanderZaag.  “The Ontario Potato Board is proactive in building relationships with the potato industry in the province of Ontario, Canada and with the potato industries at a national and international level.  We, at WPC, are grateful for their support of World Potato Congress global initiatives”.

The Ontario Potato Board (OPB) is a non-profit potato grower organization that represents 120 potato growers in Ontario, and represents the interests of the Ontario potato industry to many levels of government. The OPB works to increase the success of the potato growers in Ontario by funding research as well as marketing and promotion.

Their mission is to provide strong, effective representation of the Ontario potato industry with the highest level of communication and interactions to promote a thriving, sustainable industry.  The Ontario Potato Board is dedicated to providing consumers with delicious high-quality potatoes as well as being a resource of information and to address inquiries about potatoes, potato processing, storage, preparation and nutrition.

For information on the World Potato Congress Inc.’s Sustaining Partner program and how to become a Sustaining Partner, please visit our website at:  www.potatocongress.org or emailing info@potatocongress.org

We hope to see you in Adelaide, Australia in June 2024 for our next World Potato Congress!  Registration opening soon!

The 12th World Potato Congress from 23 to 26 June, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia.

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