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The potato crop grown in Pakistan is mostly from the potato seed varieties developed and exported by Dutch companies. We are proud to confirm that Agrico and their highly renowned varieties are considered the best among the lot.

This year Agrico once again has a number of new varieties that have been added to the Dutch Variety List. One of these varieties is Jolene. Jolene is a new variety in Agrico’s portfolio. It can rightly be considered to be a multipurpose variety, which is suitable for washed and packaged potatoes and for home fries.

Paradiso is one of our “spotlight” varieties. Spotlight varieties are young, innovative varieties within our portfolio that are currently gaining a share of the market. Paradiso has a high yielding capacity and a beautiful appearance, including after long-term storage. This variety is interesting for both seed potato growers and table potato growers. 

Emmeloord, 5 November 2021 – on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 November, Agrico presented two new varieties during an intimate Meet & Greet at its breeding and research farm, Agrico Research in Bant. COVID-19 has led to temporarily taking a slightly different approach this year, with Agrico’s Meet & Greet. This smaller set-up gave Agrico the opportunity to welcome its customers in person, in a responsible manner, with a focus on seeing and meeting everybody. 

Agrico is currently working on research into the application of nutrients, tailored to the requirements of individual potato varieties. We have a close co-operation with Yara Benelux and Tolsma-Grisnich for this purpose. Optimizing the absorption of nutrients is the first important cornerstone of this innovative development.

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The Weuthen Kartoffeltag is the annual event which takes place on the last Thursday of August in a German field close to the head office of organizer, Wilhelm Weuthen GmbH & Co. Everyone was delighted to meet again and talk face-to-face about potatoes and other interesting topics in the agricultural sector.  

Agrico has worked with various stakeholders to develop a vision document about the position of the Dutch potato sector and how we can jointly successfully transform the potato sector in less developed areas and emerging economies. Curious about the whole vision document? You can find it at Potato platform for transforming potato sectors — SeedNL

In recent years, the potato has become a valuable product for both the Pakistani farmer and the consumer. The potato is of high nutritional value and cultivation is particularly sustainable because the potato plant produces more food faster on less land, using less water, than any other important food crop.

Our Phytophthora-resistant Next Generation varieties Carolus and Alouette are cultivated in Bangladesh. These varieties provide a solid foundation for a sustainable and healthy crop.

Emmeloord, 25 March 2021 - as from today, Agrico will be sharing the innovation of its sustainable Next Generation varieties.

The aforementioned varieties achieve very good scores in all of these characteristics. The yields of these three varieties are significantly higher than people are accustomed to with other varieties.

Emmeloord, 4 November 2020 - today, Agrico will present its new varieties on its new online platform, agricopotatoes.com. This platform is also the next step in the digital transformation of the potato cooperative.

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