POTATOES AFRICA

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Trade & markets

Imported ware potatoes on sale at a West African wholesale market.

Trade & markets

Côte d'Ivoire leads the world in cocoa but imports almost all its potatoes

Sacks of freshly harvested potatoes for sale at a Nigerian market.

Trade & markets

Production costs and tight supply push Nigeria's potato prices higher

Graded ware potatoes being packed for export at an Egyptian facility

Trade & markets

How Egypt turned the desert into Africa's potato export engine

Crates of ware potatoes at a South African fresh produce market

Trade & markets

A bumper crop turns sour: South Africa's potato price slump runs into 2026

A conference hall being set up for an international potato industry gathering.

Trade & markets

Inside the World Potato Congress 2026: programme, speakers and field days

Sacks of potatoes aggregated at a rural collection point

Trade & markets

The missing middle: why aggregation decides who profits from potatoes

Graded table potatoes being packed for export in Morocco

Trade & markets

Morocco's potato exports come roaring back after a self-inflicted collapse

Potato farmland in Kenya's Rift Valley, the region hosting the 2026 World Potato Congress.

Trade & markets

Kenya to host the first World Potato Congress in Sub-Saharan Africa