Global Potato Tours organizes Potato tour on Prince Edward Island

Global Potato Tours is organizing its first international tour, scheduled to take place June 27 - July 4, 2010 on the largest potato producing province of Canada - Prince Edward Island.
Tour members will be introduced in person to many individuals involved in several of the most important sectors of the potato industry, including seed production and variety development;modern storages;potato farming operations;  processing;potato breeding;packing;potato research;and more.

The Island, on the east coast of Canada, is said to be a 'microcosm' of the total potato industry with most sectors of the industry represented in one way or another. The tour group will visit 18 locations of interest, while 5 specialists have been invited to address the group on a variety of potato related matters.

Other tours planned for 2010 include a tour to Germany and Holland (to co-incide with the PotatoEurope show on 8 and 9 September), and a tour to Japan (October).

Please visit www.globalpotatotours.comfor further details.