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Agrico is a potato industry cooperative located in the Netherlands that develops, produces, and distributes seed potatoes and potato cultivars across the world. The firm is owned by a network of producers and operates across the whole value chain, from breeding and research to worldwide marketing, servicing consumers in over 80 countries.

What distinguishes Agrico is its grower-led organization, in which farmers are directly involved in variety development and production. This helps to guarantee that new potato varieties are practical, flexible, and in line with both real-world field circumstances and market demands.

Agrico offers a wide range of potato varieties tailored to different end uses and growing environments: 

  • Seed Potatoes for commercial farming
  • Processing Varieties (French fries, chips, flakes, starch)
  • Table Potatoes for fresh consumption and retail markets
  • Early and Maincrop Varieties
  • Specialty Varieties (including colored and niche potatoes)
  • High dry matter and processing-efficient varieties
  • Disease-resistant and climate-resilient varieties 

These types are designed to fulfill the demands of processors, merchants, and farmers who want consistent production, quality, and storage performance.

Agrico makes major investments in research and innovation through its specialized breeding programs and subsidiaries:

  • Agrico Research focuses on generating novel potato varieties with increased yields, disease resistance, and climatic tolerance.
  • Agrico BioSelect specializes in organic potato breeding and seed manufacturing.
  • Agrico España, Agrico Nordic, Agrico Polska, and other regional offices provide local markets with tailored variety and distribution.
  • In-vitro and micro tuber production provides high-quality starting material for worldwide seed initiatives.

This structure enables Agrico to operate worldwide and locally, tailoring its solutions to regional farming circumstances and market demands.

Agrico plays an important role in linking producers, processors, and markets by delivering dependable seed solutions and constantly producing new kinds. Its portfolio offers a wide variety of applications, from fresh consumption to industrial processing, making it important to industries such as snacks, frozen foods, and ingredients.

Agrico is a Dutch farmers cooperative of over 1,300 specialist potato growers, each of whom devotes the greatest possible care to your product, to ensure you a profitable future. Together, they produce in excess of one million tonnes of seed and ware potatoes per year to be marketed by Agrico.

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From Wednesday 5 to Friday 7 February 2014 Agrico will be exhibiting at Fruit Logistica in Berlin.
februari 03, 2014
Agrico to celebrate sustainable choices during Fruit Logistica in Berlin
From Wednesday 5 to Friday 7 February 2014 Agrico will be exhibiting at Fruit Logistica in Berlin. During this major international trade show, Agrico will be presenting its extensive range of seed and table potatoes.
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Agrico Holland varieties show presentation Jan van Hoogen
november 07, 2013
Agrico presents new potato varieties at the Holland Varieties Show
On Thursday 7 November 2013 Agrico opened its annual varieties and seedlings show at its breeding and research farm, Agrico Research, in Bant.
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Agrico
februari 13, 2013
Agrico potato variety Gourmandine to sweep through the UK
Agrico signed a contract with the company Albert Bartlett for the introduction of the successful potato variety Gourmandine in the UK. This took place in Berlin, during the second day of the Fruit Logistica trade show.
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Gourmandine Potato variety soon available in the United Kingdom
februari 04, 2013
Gourmandine Potato variety soon available in the United Kingdom
During the upcoming Fruit Logistica, Agrico will sign a contract with the UK firm Albert Bartlett, who will shortly introduce the Gourmandine potato variety in the United Kingdom.
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