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Europatat Congress 2023 – Main speakers confirmed!
On 6 June 2023, under the slogan “The Changing Geopolitical Landscape and the Future for Potato Trade”, the first-time ever Polish edition of the Europatat Congress will focus on the impact of current geopolitics for international agri-food trade and on the effect of...
“Potatoes, prepare to be surprised” campaign will keep promoting potatoes’ versatility among millennials until end of 2025.
Following the success of the promotion campaign “Potatoes, prepare to be surprised – Europe’s favourite since 1536” that was launched in 2020 and finished at the end of last year, Bord Bia, Europatat and VLAM will continue with the programme’s activities for three...
The potato breeder LIND joins Europatat
Europatat warmly welcomes the Polish company LIND, which was established in 1996 as an investment of a Scottish family-run agricultural business with generations experience in the production of high-grade seed potatoes – J&WF Lind, located in Aberdeenshire,...
Joint Statement: Efforts for more sustainable packaging for the fruit and vegetables sector should be based on realistic, fair, and feasible targets for real environmental impact reduction
Copa-Cogeca, Freshfel Europe, the European Fresh Produce Association, and Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, have taken note of the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste that was published on 30 November 2022,...
ADAPT news: Upcoming round of phenotyping potato stress acclimation in focus lines
The Horizon 2020 EU project Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT), in which Europatat is participating, aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future. The project has now reached...
Europatat participates in the project “WASTELESS” to measure and reduce food losses and waste in the EU
Europatat is proud to be part of a new EU Horizon Europe project called WASTELESS (Grant Agreement No. 101084222), which aims to develop innovative tools and methodological recommendations for measuring and monitoring food loss and food waste along the food supply...
Europatat Congress 2023 – Registrations are open!
The Polish Potato Federation and Europatat are excited to announce the opening of registrations for the annual Europatat Congress that will take place in the beautiful city of Gdansk (Poland) from 5 to 7 June 2023. Register today and don’t miss the opportunity to join...
ADAPT news: Proteome profiling to understand multi-stress response in potato
The Horizon 2020 EU project Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT), in which Europatat is participating, aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future. One of the main objectives...
Save the date: The next Europatat Congress will take place in Gdańsk (Poland) on 5-7 June 2023
The Polish Potato Federation and Europatat are excited to announce that the next Europatat Congress will take place in the beautiful city of Gdańsk (Poland) from 5 to 7 June 2023. The annual Europatat event has become a key platform to assess the state of play of the...
Joint letter on the potential impact of EU’s proposal on Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation
17 agri-food stakeholders (including Europatat) have co-signed a joint open letter stressing the potential impact of the current proposal on Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation (“SUR”) on the EU agricultural value chain, considering the current...