WPC to Visit Poland in 2026, Belgium in 2028
As the World Potato Congress (WPC) gets ready to kick off June 23, 2024 in South Australia, the organization has announced their next two meetings. The 13th World Potato Congress…
Read MoreAs the World Potato Congress (WPC) gets ready to kick off June 23, 2024 in South Australia, the organization has announced their next two meetings. The 13th World Potato Congress…
Read MoreIn 2021, the World Potato Congress Inc, (WPC), under the support of Directors Romain Cools and André Devaux, began to explore the idea of a day to celebrate and honor the…
Read MoreThe World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) has announced that the resolution on the International Day of the Potato has been adopted by consensus of the United Nations General Assembly. It has been a…
Read MoreThe World Potato Congress is pleased to announce our newest director to the WPC board. “We warmly welcome Blair Richardson as a new member of our Board of Directors,” says…
Read MoreThe World Potato Congress Inc. is pleased to announce that Nairobi, Kenya has been chosen as the site for its 2026 World Potato Congress. The proposed theme for this event is,…
Read MoreWorld Potato Congress (WPC) has a new webinar on March 21 at 8 a.m. MT, titled Deployment of Late Blight Resistant Biotech Potatoes in Africa. Popular potato varieties in Africa…
Read MorePopular potato varieties in Africa have been bioengineered by inserting three late blight resistant genes from wild relatives of the potato. The biotech potatoes are completely resistant to this devastating…
Read MoreThe World Potato Congress Inc. is presenting a webinar with Dr. Alison Lees, Potato Pathologist with The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK on February 28, 2023 at 9.00am Eastern Standard Time (EST). Webinar Title: Potato…
Read MoreWorld Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) has scheduled a webinar on November 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. ET with Netafim’s Yechiam Gets. The webinar is titled “Basics of Irrigation for Processing Potatoes…
Read MoreThe call for abstract submissions for World Potato Congress (WPC) 2022 is now open and authors are encouraged to submit their abstract online for consideration. Deadline for Oral Submissions: November…
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