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Backbone × Polysense: Turning quality data into action.
October 19, 2026
Backbone and Polysense Partner to Advance Food Processing Automation and Quality Control
Backbone and Polysense partner to connect real-time production data with AI-driven quality management, helping food manufacturers improve safety, reduce waste, increase yields, and make faster, data-driven decisions.
Polysense team celebrates its growth milestone as the AI technology company raises $10.7 million to accelerate smart quality control and process optimisation solutions for the global food manufacturing industry.
July 14, 2026
Polysense Raises USD 10.7 Million to Transform Food Manufacturing with AI-Powered Quality Control
Belgian AI technology company Polysense has raised USD 10.7 million to expand its AI-powered quality control and process optimisation solutions, helping food manufacturers reduce waste, improve yield, and automate real-time production decisions.
Peter Ton, newly appointed President of Europatat, receives congratulations from outgoing President Tigran Richter following the association’s Board elections at the 2026 Congress in Brussels.
June 11, 2026
Europatat Elects Peter Ton as New President at 2026 Congress in Brussels
Europatat elected Peter Ton, COO of Royal HZPC Group, as President for 2026–2030 during its Brussels Congress. Members also reviewed strategy priorities, including trade, sustainability, water, nutrition, and potato research across Europe.
Welcome to the second International Day of Potato in Brussels, 27 May 2025 — uniting potato value chain leaders to celebrate innovation, sustainability, and the crop’s future.
May 31, 2025
Brussels Marks International Day of Potato with High-Level Conference and 'Seed-to-Fork' Exhibition
Brussels marked the 2nd International Day of Potato with a conference and exhibition, highlighting the crop's role in food security, sustainability, and innovation. Stakeholders called for supportive EU policies to boost the potato value chain.
Potato tubers in the field
April 17, 2024
Europatat and other Stakeholders raise concerns over proposed plant reproductive material amendments
Europatat is raising concerns about the draft report on Plant Reproductive Material (PRM) which is set for a vote in the European Parliament’s Plenary during the week of 22 April.
New frying line to make Belgian fries even tastier
February 06, 2024
New pilot frying line to make Belgian fries even tastier
Nothing as Belgian as a tasty packet of fries. But sustainably producing fries requires a lot of knowledge, development and collaboration with companies and researchers.
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Wireworms
December 21, 2023
Europatat calls for information about ongoing projects to control the spread of wireworms
Europatat, the European Potato Association, is calling upon researchers and industry professionals to share information about ongoing research, and any other related activities which will help to control the spread of wireworms in potatoes.
Europatat participates in a new Horizon Europe project to protect potato plants against emerging new pests
June 28, 2023
Europatat participates in PATAFEST, a new Horizon Europe project to protect potato plants against emerging new pests
Europatat is proud to become an active partner of a new EU Horizon Europe project called PATAFEST that aims at protecting potato plants by means of pest spreading and resistance characterisation, preharvest treatments, and post-harvest solutions.
How do different potatoes respond to heat, drought, and waterlogging stresses? EU-backed scientists are investigating the changes that make potatoes resilient or susceptible.
May 15, 2022
On the path to stress-tolerant potatoes
How do different potatoes respond to heat, drought, and waterlogging stresses? EU-backed scientists are investigating the changes that make potatoes resilient or susceptible.
Vegetable and Potato Processing Research center VEG-i-TEC opens its doors
October 07, 2021
Vegetable and Potato Processing Research center VEG-i-TEC opens its doors
A lot of water, energy and nutrition is lost during the processing of vegetables and potatoes. Scientists from Ghent University, together with partners Flanders' FOOD, Howest, VITO and Vlakwa, are therefore reviewing the processing process from A to Z in the VEG-i-TEC research center.
ADAPT project: farmer’s survey’s points out climate change as the biggest threat to potato production in Europe
July 15, 2021
ADAPT project: farmer’s survey’s points out climate change as the biggest threat to potato production in Europe
Europatat is part of an international consortium involved in the research project ADAPT (“Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato”), which aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future.
Cristina Pohlmann, Assistant to the Director of the Deutscher Kartoffelhandelsverband e.V. (DKHV) has been appointed as the new RUCIP European Delegate.
February 02, 2021
The RUCIP European Committee approves new internal structure and appoints new European Delegate
RUCIP European Committee -  the organisation that looks after the rules and practices of the Inter-European Trade in Potatoes - has a new internal organisation and new leadership.
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Starch Europe Welcomes the Publication of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy
May 26, 2020
Starch Europe Welcomes the Publication of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy
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March 31, 2020
EAPR2020 postponed to fall
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Bruno Dewulf (chairman Fiwap), José Renard (general secretary FWA), Jean-Pierre van Puymbrouck (chairman Belpotato.be), Sonja De Becker (chairman Boerenbond), Steven De Cuyper (1st vice-chairman Belpotato.be), Hendrik Vandamme (chairman) ABS), Marc Van H
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Belpotato.be to become the single voice of the entire potato industry in Belgium
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