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With the opening of a new quality centre, cooperative Agrico wants to get a better picture of the quality and vitality of its seed potatoes.

On 4 and 5 September of this year, PotatoEurope will be setting up its exhibition tents again in the Belgian village of Kain, in the middle of the Walloon potato growing area and in the shadow of the various French-fry processors in the region.

The hybrid potato has often been announced as a revolution in potato cultivation.

The Turkish market for potato crisps has grown by 10 to 15 percent a year in recent years.

Potatoes are one of the most common and important food sources on the planet, and they contain a wealth of health benefits that make them an essential part for much of the world’s population diets.

At the beginning of February, for a short while, Berlin is the hotspot of the international fresh world.

On 28 February 2019, the Belgian Farmers’ Union, Belgapom and VITO joined forces in order to further expand the WatchITGrow digital information platform.

This year, Potato Poland will take place in Siemiatki from 23 to 25 August.

Jan Clarebout, owner of the Belgian French-fry company Clarebout Potatoes in Nieuwkerke, recently entered into a partnership with Dewulf of Roeselare by making a capital contribution to this full-liner machine manufacturer.

The Spanish coastal town of Valencia is home to the potato-packaging company Aquilar Patatas.

Following the example of the Netherlands and Flanders, the Robust Potato Varieties Covenant has now also been signed in Wallonia.

‘To deliver the right lot of seed potatoes to the right customer.’ That, according to Agrico’s managing director Jan van Hoogen, was one of the main objectives for investing 2.3 million euros in a brand new quality centre.

The Belgian potato-processing sector experienced record growth in 2018 and exceeded 5 million tonnes of processed potatoes.

Unique analysis by World Potato Markets show that the trade in potato products continue to grow.

During a field visit in the 2018 harvest period at the Chinese company Beidahuang in the province of Heilongjiang.

Potato crops are still performing relatively poor in hot climates.

The recently published Potato Handbook, written by Professor Anton Haverkort, covers in around six hundred pages all conceivable aspects that relate to the potato.