Belgium

October 15, 2021 | News

Insight in potato crop development during extreme weather conditions

A Belgian project is gaining insight in potato crop development and quality during extreme weather conditions.

September 23, 2021 | Articles

Keeping up with the times, driving force in almost 100 years of seed potato cultivation

The seed potato company of the Ryckaert family from Assenede is a household name in Belgium, and they are also no strangers for many colleagues in the Dutch sector. With almost a century of knowledge and experience in potato multiplication, that is not surprising. Keeping up with the times is the driving force in their…

June 04, 2021 | Articles

Green light for Interpom

Belgian potato industry trade show Interpom will surely take place on 28, 29 and 30 November 2021, event location Kortrijk Xpo recently announced.

December 07, 2020 | News

Christophe Vermeulen new CEO of Belgapom starting January 2021

The Board of Directors of Belgapom announced on December 3^rd to have unanimously chosen Christophe Vermeulen as the successor to Romain Cools as the CEO of Belgapom.

June 03, 2020 | Articles

Belgian potato sector established trade organisation

On 20 January, the deed of incorporation of the potato branch organisation Belpotato.be was signed in Huldenberg, Belgium. The Executive Board has a balanced structure of growers, traders and processors and a balance between Dutch and French language speakers is also ensured. Jean-Pierre van Puymbrouck is the first Chairman, while Pierre Lebrun of Fiwap and…

November 20, 2019 | Articles

PotatoEurope 2019: mostly dry weather, lots of interest and plenty of novelties

At a well-organised and spacious showground in Kain, Belgium, owned by arable farmer Octaaf Witdouck, visitors to PotatoEurope at the beginning of September were yet again presented with plenty of news about developments in the potato industry. Judging from the crowded stands and aisles and the many people on the demonstration fields, the interest was…