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June 20, 2023 | Articles

Breeders Trust wants to get a better grip on Farm Saved Seed with the PBR Database

Breeders Trust announces the launch of a comprehensive international pilot project, called PBR Database, to get a better grip on the use of Farmed Saved Seed (FSS). According to the organisation, this involves more grip both with regard to the collection of royalties (fair compensation) and the prevention of the illegal use of FSS.

June 16, 2023 | News

Europatat looks back at a successful congress for the European potato sector

European Potato Trade Association Europatat reports that the 2023 edition of its annual congress has been a successful event for the European potato community. The association reports that over 100 participants from more than 14 different European and non-European countries took part in the Europatat Contress 2023, co-organised by the Polish Potato Federation.

June 09, 2023 | News

IPM Holland donates seed potatoes to 10,000 Ukrainian households

At the start of the planting season, around 10,000 Ukrainian households received free bags of Dutch seed potatoes from trading company IPM Potato Group LTD. The donation is an initiative of IPM Holland BV, in close cooperation with the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) and the Irish Ministry of Agriculture,…

June 01, 2023 | News

Survey finds potatoes are America’s favorite vegetable

A recent survey conducted by Potatoes USA finds that potatoes are America’s favorite vegetable for the 7th year in a row.

May 19, 2023 | News

World Potato Congress officially adopts Declaration of Dublin

The World Potato Congress (WPC) Inc. announces it has officially adopted the ‘Declaration of Dublin: Fostering Potato Partnerships for Food Security’, through its mission of creating value chain networking within the global potato community.

May 05, 2023 | News

Grant recognizes importance of tuber crop for African food and nutrition security

The Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) recently announced it will receive a 30 million dollar grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to develop modern and efficient breeding systems for root, tuber, and banana (RTB) staple crops for sub-Saharan Africa.