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Potato Farmers in Uganda are waiting for new GM 'Victoria'

Victoria - a popular local potato variety in Uganda - is extremely susceptible to potato Late Blight disease, but a resistant GM version of this variety has been developed. With testing almost complete, it is up to the government biosafety regulatory authorities in Uganda.

Potato Supply chain

Saturday, July 7, 2018

Uganda

District officials in Uganda urged to embrace Irish potato tissue culture

District Agricultural officers in Uganda have been urged to embrace Irish potato tissue culture so as to improve the quality and quantity of Irish potato production, which is one of the best foods to fight hunger.

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Sunday, January 14, 2018

Uganda

Uganda field trial shows extreme resistance to late blight by GM potato

In Uganda, a series of field trials began in 2015 to assess whether twelve highly resistant GM plants of the ‘Desiree’ and local ‘Victoria’ variety provided by the International Potato Center CIP offer a durable resistance to late blight

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Sunday, January 31, 2016

Uganda

New Uganda potato processing plant for French Fries offers opportunities for potato farmers in three countries

Uganda potato processing plant for French Fries offering opportunities for potato farmers in three countries

The first production plant for French Fries in Uganda was commissioned last Friday and will provide opportunities for potato farmers in three countries: Uganda, Rwanda and Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Monday, January 26, 2015

Uganda

Kenya potato import plan worries region

Women selling Irish potatoes in a Ugandan food market

Plans by Kenya to import Irish potatoes from the Netherlands have got agricultural experts worried, with some warning that it could bring a more virulent form of late blight to the region.

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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Uganda

Uganda Farmers to benefit from potato processing machine

Farmers in the Kigezi sub-region will benefit from a Uganda Development Bank initiative that seeks to add value to their potatoes before they are put on the market.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Uganda