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A potato breeder who obtains a doctorate at Wageningen University at the age of 76. That’s what Jan van Loon, now with the titles ‘dr. ir.’ [doctor engineer], achieved on 15 May after defending his thesis ‘Through United Cooperation – The history of potato breeding in the Netherlands, from hobby to industry, 1888 – 2018’.
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PotatoEurope announces international conference: “ICM – The Future of Potato Farming”
PotatoEurope 2025, scheduled to take place on September 3 and 4 at the Wageningen University & Research (WUR) Field Crops location by the Dutch city Lelystad, proudly announces the international conference titled “Integrated Crop Management (ICM) – The Future of Potato Farming.” Organized by WUR, the conference will focus entirely on innovative strategies to make…
BNA now operating under the name EUROPLANT Innovation
The German Böhm-Nordkartoffel Agrarproduktion GmbH & Co. OHG (BNA) is now operating under the name EUROPLANT Innovation GmbH & Co. KG. The EUROPLANT corporate group now is all under the EUROPLANT umbrella.With the renaming of BNA, all individual activities within the corporate group are united under the common umbrella brand EUROPLANT. This includes the entire…
Potato Variety Days 2024 e-book
From November 6-8, the Potato Variety Days 2024 will take place in the Netherlands. During these days, international trading and breeding companies present their (new) varieties to their existing and potential clients.As a very closely involved partner of the Potato Variety Days, PotatoWorld magazine has published an e-book in the run-up to the event.Content of…
The potato can strengthen food security and livelihoods
Global agrifood systems are facing challenges to feed the world’s growing population and the potato can provide an effective solution. That was the key message delivered at a webinar held by the World Potato Congress (WPC) on Monday, 29 April, ahead of International Day of Potato on 30 May.
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