World Potato Congress

November 25, 2025 | News

Crop rotation key to control wireworms

On Wednesday December 10-th 2025, the World Potato Congress will once again organise an online session for potato professionals. This time, the focus is on a persistent and globally growing challenge: wireworms and the impact these larvae have on potato cultivation.

July 22, 2025 | News

World Potato Congress 2026 officially launched in Kenya: a historic first for Sub-Saharan Africa

For the first time in its over thirty-year history, the World Potato Congress (WPC) will be hosted in Sub-Saharan Africa, marking a major milestone for the global potato sector and the African continent. The 13th edition of the Congress is set to take place from October 26 to 30, 2026, in the scenic town of…

May 06, 2025 | News

Kenya to host the 13th World Potato Congress autumn 2026

It is with great excitement, and much anticipation that the World Potato Congress Inc. announces Kenya will be hosting the 2026 World Potato Congress in Oktober/November 2026! This location change comes following an agreement reached between the Polish Potato Federation (PPF) and WPC to cancel the event scheduled for Gdansk, Poland in June of 2026.

April 11, 2025 | News

Exploring the holistic ecosystem elements of Potato Sustainability

The World Potato Congress continues its commitment to advancing global potato knowledge and sustainability with its upcoming webinar titled “The Ecosystem Elements of Potato Sustainability.” This will be held on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM EST (USA/Toronto) and will feature John Mesko, CEO of the Potato Sustainability Alliance (PSA), as the keynote presenter.

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…

May 29, 2024 | News

30-th of May is International day of Potato

Today is an important day for the potato sector worldwide. On May 30 of this year, the first International Day of Potato will take place. In 2018, the World Potato Congress took the initiative for an International Day of Potato. Together with Peru and a number of other countries, this initiative for an annual potato…