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Seed systems

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Seed systems

Kenya tries to put every apical-cuttings trainer on the same page

22 Jul 2026

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Seed systems

Kenya bets on Dutch seed and a stronger KEPHIS to build a domestic multiplication chain

18 Jul 2026

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Seed systems

In Egypt, the test for Western potato varieties isn't genetics — it's local proof

16 Jul 2026

Seed potatoes prepared for distribution to smallholder farmers in Uganda.

Seed systems

Dieleman Potatoes takes aim at Uganda's seed-potato gap

20 Jun 2026

Seed potatoes stored on ventilated shelving in a diffused-light store at Nakuru Tubers in Nakuru County, Kenya.

Seed systems

Nakuru Tubers bets on certified seed to break Kenya's Shangi dependence

17 Jun 2026

Christella Uwase, founder of Bountiful Farmers Ltd and a World Potato Congress 2026 speaker from Rwanda.

Seed systems

Christella Uwase: the young Rwandan seed multiplier taking inclusivity to WPC 2026

12 Jun 2026

Dr Dinah Borus, Nairobi-based seed-potato scientist and World Potato Congress 2026 speaker.

Seed systems

Dinah Borus: the seed scientist bringing Kenya's apical cuttings to WPC 2026

12 Jun 2026

Pooja Pandey, CIP potato scientist based in Haryana, India, and a World Potato Congress 2026 speaker.

Seed systems

Pooja Pandey: India's apical-cutting playbook, and its lessons for African seed systems

12 Jun 2026

Seed potatoes sorted into trays for grading

Seed systems

The Seed Reckoning: Africa's potato seed gap, by the numbers

10 Jun 2026

Disease-free potato mini-tubers raised in a controlled-environment seed system

Seed systems

Kenya bets on soilless seed to break its certified-seed bottleneck

09 Jun 2026

Highland potato farmer inspecting seed tubers in Ethiopia

Seed systems

Fifty years of breeding, and Ethiopia's potato yields still trail. The bottleneck is seed.

07 Jun 2026

Community seed-potato multiplication plot in highland Malawi

Seed systems

Seed systems

Kenya tries to put every apical-cuttings trainer on the same page

Kenya bets on Dutch seed and a stronger KEPHIS to build a domestic multiplication chain

In Egypt, the test for Western potato varieties isn't genetics — it's local proof

Dieleman Potatoes takes aim at Uganda's seed-potato gap

Nakuru Tubers bets on certified seed to break Kenya's Shangi dependence

Christella Uwase: the young Rwandan seed multiplier taking inclusivity to WPC 2026

Dinah Borus: the seed scientist bringing Kenya's apical cuttings to WPC 2026

Pooja Pandey: India's apical-cutting playbook, and its lessons for African seed systems

The Seed Reckoning: Africa's potato seed gap, by the numbers

Kenya bets on soilless seed to break its certified-seed bottleneck

Fifty years of breeding, and Ethiopia's potato yields still trail. The bottleneck is seed.

Malawi rebuilds its potato seed system one village at a time

Seed to fries: the Kenyan hosts of the World Potato Congress

Rwanda approves 11 new potato varieties — its first refresh in 30 years