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“Potatoes, prepare to be surprised!” – 2024 new material
After a short break to prepare new and exciting materials, our joint promotion campaign “Potatoes, Prepare to be surprised - Europe’s favourite since 1536” is back! This year we want to add a focus on the positive nutrition characteristics of potatoes on top of the...
Europatat Congress 2024: Another successful edition for the European potato sector!
On 23 and 24 May the European potato community gathered for the Europatat Congress 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. With more than 100 participants from more than 15 different European and non-European countries, this year’s edition dedicated one day to internal meetings...
Europatat Congress 2024: Presentation of ADAPT project’s results
On Friday, 24 May, in the context of the Europatat Congress 2024, researchers from the EU-funded project titled Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT) presented the main project results that have been achieved after four years of intensive...
Europatat elects Vlastimil Rasocha as its new Vice-President
Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, has celebrated today in Brussels (Belgium) its annual General Assembly meeting. Europatat’s members have elected a new Board to lead the association for the coming year and welcome Vlastimil Rasocha as Vice-president....
ADAPT news: Free online resource “Stress Knowledge Map” aims to boost plant stress research
The Horizon 2020 EU project Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT), in which Europatat is participating, aims to understand the signalling pathways for single and combined abiotic stresses to the selection of potato cultivars more resilient...
Europatat unveils final program and speakers for 2024 Congress
Europatat is excited to announce the final program and distinguished speakers for its upcoming annual event, the Europatat Congress. Set to be held on 24 May 2024 at the Radisson Collection Hotel Grand Place Brussels (Belgium), this year's Congress will focus on the...
Europatat and other stakeholders raise concerns over proposed Plant Reproductive Material amendments
The European Potato Trade Association (Europatat) is raising concerns about the draft report on Plant Reproductive Material (PRM) which is set for a vote in the European Parliament’s Plenary during the week of 22 April. The report, prepared by the Parliament's...
PAYR, the Finnish Potato Sector Association, joins Europatat!
Europatat warmly welcomes PAYR, the Finnish Potato Sector Association, as National Association, elevating to 21 the number of countries covered by its membership. Founded in 2015, PAYR brought together the previous smaller potato associations to form a co-operative...
Announcement: Patatas Meléndez is the Platinum Sponsor for the Europatat Congress
Europatat is proud to announce that its Spanish member Patatas Meléndez S.L. is the Platinum Sponsor of the Europatat Congress 2024. With the opening of one of the most modern potato factories in Europe in March 2023, Patatas Melendez marked a turning point for the...
ADAPT news: Refining the understanding of the mechanisms of potato tuberisation
The Horizon 2020 EU project Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT), in which Europatat is participating, aims to understand the signalling pathways for single and combined abiotic stresses to the selection of potato cultivars more resilient...