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April 16, 2025 | News

A strong start for PotatoEurope 2025: Demonstration fields planted under excellent conditions

Preparations for PotatoEurope 2025 are off to a promising start as the demonstration fields were successfully planted under near-ideal conditions at the beginning of April. Located at the Open Crops site of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in Lelystad, the 25-hectare demonstration area is already shaping up to be a showcase of innovation, expertise, and…

November 29, 2024 | News

Supporting 15,000 small holder farmers in Kenya through a Hub Site Model

On December 6 2024 the World Potato Congress is presenting a webinar on ‘Supporting small holder farmers in Kenya through a decentralized Hub Site Model’. Christopher Gasperi, Founder & Managing Director of FreshCrop Limited, will explain the service delivery model used to provide a one stop shop from Fresh Crop hubsites for farmers to access…

November 18, 2024 | News

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…

December 18, 2023 | News

Agrico and Agrico PSA to expand their activities into Tanzania

At this year’s varieties show, along with its subsidiary Agrico PSA, the Dutch cooperation took a further step towards continued growth in East Africa. By signing a distribution agreement with Fraxen Consult Ltd, the seed potatoes from the company will be exported to small-scale farmers in Tanzania later this year. It is important for Agrico…

October 17, 2023 | News

Restrain appoints Dr. Benedikt Cramer as new Managing Director

Restrain, provider of ethylene-based sprout control solutions in potatoes, has announced the appointment of Dr. Benedikt Cramer as its new Managing Director, while current MD Dirk Garos will take up the new role of Strategic Director. By strengthening its leadership team, Restrain is aiming to maximize its technology’s potential to contribute to a reliable, flexible…

August 23, 2023 | News

Eqraft presents turnkey sorting and packing solutions for potatoes during PotatoEurope

In Emmeloord, world-famous as the World Potato City, Eqraft designs, builds and maintains solutions for agricultural companies worldwide, with over 60 employees. The company supplies machines for sorting, processing and packing potatoes, onions and bulk. ‘With our expertise, machines and software, we contribute to more profitable and reliable companies. With our participation in the NAO-Netherlands-Pavilion…

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