Breeding

March 21, 2023 | Articles

Agrico Research is expanding its area of trial fields

Agrico Research has recently purchased additional land for the expansion of its activities. Thanks to acquiring an additional 31 hectares of land, Agrico’s own breeding and research station in Bant has more trial field space at its disposal for research purposes and for developing new potato varieties.

February 03, 2023 | News

Solynta and FreshCrop sign hybrid potato collaboration agreement in Kenya

The Dutch company Solynta and the Kenyan seedpotato company FreshCrop team up to facilitate future introduction of clean potato starting material in Kenya through hybrid true potato seed. The goals is to end to the shortage of clean starting material in the region.

November 01, 2022 | News

Agrico highlights varieties Palace and Levante in run-up to Potato Variety Days 2022

For this year’s edition of the annual Potato Variety Days, Agrico’s spotlight varieties are Palace and Levante.

November 01, 2022 | News

Combining newest research techniques and in-house knowledge brings Danespo new perspectives

‘Close cooperation with universities ensures that the newest research techniques are combined with our in-house breeding and deep market knowledge’, potato breeding company Danespo underlines.

October 27, 2022 | News

Making potato growing future-proof with robust varieties key in HZPC breeding work

In the breeding process, HZPC focuses on robust varieties with a high yield. With this focus, the company aims to have a positive impact on the entire value chain worldwide.

October 25, 2022 | News

New potato varieties should present sustainable progress for consumer, grower and processor, says Interseed

In its breeding work, the main focus of Interseed Potatoes is to provide new improved varieties which are presenting a sustainable progress for the consumer, for the grower and for the processor.