News For Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Changing weather patterns linked to El Niño could impact potato yields, quality, storage, and supply chains across key production regions.
juni 21, 2026
NOAA Confirms El Niño as Global Potato Industry Prepares for Weather Risks
NOAA has confirmed El Niño, expected to strengthen through 2026–27. The global potato industry is monitoring impacts on yields, disease pressure, processing quality, storage, and supply chains while accelerating climate resilience efforts.
Canada
World Potato Congress to Host Exclusive Webinar
juni 09, 2026
World Potato Congress 2026 Kenya: Exclusive Webinar to Preview Congress Program, Field Days and Tours
World Potato Congress Inc. will host a June 18 webinar previewing the 13th World Potato Congress in Kenya. The session will highlight the Congress program, field days, technical tours and key industry initiatives ahead of the October event.
Kenia
Maleuta Mahao, a young potato farmer from Semonkong, Lesotho
mei 19, 2026
May 30, 2026 is the International Day of Potato. This year's theme: 'Where Potatoes Grow, Livelihoods Flourish'
FAO announced International Day of Potato 2026 theme 'Where potatoes grow, livelihoods flourish', highlighting role of potatoes in food security and farmer livelihoods. Focus on smallholders, resilient value chains, climate and pest challenges.
Italië
World Potato Congress webinar on planning for the 2026 International Day of the Potato, organized in collaboration with the FAO.
mei 13, 2026
World Potato Congress and FAO to Host Global Webinar about International Day of the Potato 2026 planning
World Potato Congress Inc. will host a webinar on May 15, 2026, on planning for the International Day of the Potato, featuring FAO’s Makiko Taguchi and potato expert Dr André Devaux.
Canada
Potatoes
april 15, 2026
Nigeria potato sector calls for policy support as CIP advances sweetpotato trials in Africa
Stakeholders in the potato sector are calling for defined and time-bound policy measures aimed at strengthening farm incomes, expanding processing capacity and supporting export development.
Nigeria
CIP and AGIS-CAAS officials at the signing and unveiling ceremony of the joint laboratory in Shenzhen, China, aimed at advancing potato research and innovation
april 08, 2026
CIP and AGIS-CAAS establish a joint laboratory to advance potato breeding innovation and strengthen global food security
The International Potato Center (CIP) and the Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, signed a cooperation agreement in Shenzhen on March 19, 2026, establishing the CIP & AGIS-CAAS Joint Laboratory
China
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FAO Food Commodity Price Index and FAO Food Price Index
april 04, 2026
FAO Food Price Index rises for a second consecutive month, driven mostly by energy‑related pressures on vegetable oil and sugar prices
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 128.5 points in March 2026, up 3.0 points (2.4 percent) from its revised February level, marking a second consecutive month of increase.
Italië
FAO Food Commodity Price Index and FAO Food Price Index
april 04, 2026
FAO Food Price Index edges higher in July on stronger crop prices
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 131.1 points in July 2026, up 0.7 points from its June level. Increases in the price indices for cereals, sugar and vegetable oils were partially offset by declines in those for meat and dairy products.
Italië
Women guardians of native potatoes in Chiloé, Chile promote the conservation of traditional potato biodiversity and agricultural heritage
maart 05, 2026
Guardians of Native Potato Diversity: Rural Women Preserve Andean Agricultural Heritage
Across the Andean highlands and southern Chile, rural women safeguard the diversity of native potatoes. Their work sustains biodiversity that feeds communities and preserves cultural heritage across generations.
Chili