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WPC Welcomes Sangha Group to the Silver Sustaining Partner Sponsorship Program

World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) President, Dr. Peter VanderZaag, along with the WPC Directors and International Advisors, is pleased to welcome Sangha Group as a Silver Sustaining Partner.

Sangha Group, based in Jalandhar, Punjab, has been a significant player in agribusiness, innovation, and technology in Northwest India since 1962. Sangha group is one of the largest seed potato growers (~55,000 tonnes), most-sought after brand, and one of the largest maize and rice growers of India.

Disease-free seed potatoes are produced under a limited generation seed program on an area of about 5,000+ acres. The group owns state-of-the-art cold chain facilities and an innovation company focusing on meeting current and future challenges in agriculture and food sector. The group is the largest client of John Deere tractors in India – owning 200+ tractors and has state of the art GRIMME equipment for seed bed preparation, planting and harvesting of potatoes.

Since 2005, the group ran multiple national and international initiatives in optimizing food production and supply chains to reduce food waste through its strategic collaborations with leading universities and research centers in India, UK, US, Australia and Netherlands.

Sangha Group is led by Mr. Jang Bahadur Sangha, who holds a Master’s degree in Science from Cornell University and a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from Punjab Agricultural University. He works to connect India to global food value chains, supported by a team of professionals who graduated from prestigious institutions such as Punjab Agricultural University, Queen Mary University of London, University of Saskatchewan, and Harvard Business School.

Mr. Jang Bahadur Sangha

Under Mr. Sangha’s leadership, the group has transformed large-scale agricultural production in India and is committed to building the capabilities of the next generation of farmers. He also contributes his expertise to various organizations, including the World Potato Congress, Australia India Institute, and the Confederation of Potato Seed Farmers. He has previously advised the Indian government on agricultural policy. Previously he has helped Indian government in developing major agricultural policy as former board member of Punjab Agricultural University, one of India’s premier universities.

2024 WPC Board of Directors attending the Australia Congress in June 2024

“The WPC appreciates the valuable contributions and insights which Jang Sangha has provided as a Director of the WPC Board and as a member of its Governance and Communications Committees”, says WPC President, Peter VanderZaag. “We appreciate the commitment of Sangha Group in supporting the various initiates of the WPC Inc. as we begin planning for the 2026 Congress in Gdansk, Poland”.

Building on its legacy, the Sangha group companies are focusing on ‘future of food’ through their investments in sustainability, traceability and blockchain technologies, enhancing farmer profitability by embracing agri-technology, and fighting global warming.

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