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World Potato Congress International Advisor and CEO of Potatoes South Africa, Willie Jacobs and World Potato Congress President Peter VanderZaag in South Africa
August 04, 2025
The South African Potato Industry: Tour and Innovation Symposium impressions, by WPC President Peter VanderZaag
WPC President Peter VanderZaag praised Potatoes South Africa’s innovation-driven, grower-owned model during the 2025 Innovation Symposium, highlighting its research, transformation efforts, and global relevance ahead of WPC 2026 in Kenya.
South Africa
CIP researcher, Luis Silva, flies a drone over a sweet potato field in Mozambique to detect changes in chlorophyll levels and canopy temperature.
January 12, 2022
Using drones to select drought-tolerant Sweet potatoes
Droughts have long posed a threat to farmers in southern Africa, and models predict they will become more frequent, unpredictable, and intense as global warming continues.
Mozambique
At AL 3 Boerdery in Dendron, Limpopo, potassium sulphate and MAP are applied to the soil when the potatoes are planted (courtesy: Lindi Botha)
February 11, 2021
Sustainable potato farming in South Africa reduces costs as well
Managing plant health and strict water monitoring have paved the way to success for AL 3 Boerdery in Dendron, Limpopo.
South Africa
Wageningen Research Foundation Report: The potato value chain in Morocco
October 16, 2020
Report: The potato value chain in Morocco
The Wageningen Research Foundation (WR), being subsidised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality in the context of the Policy Support 'Sustainable agricultural development in a food system approach' published a study on the potato value chain in Morocco.
Morocco
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