The Potato Supply Chain in Africa

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Ideal Fruitful is an active player in the potato export market, procuring high-quality potatoes from Egypt's lush areas. The organization oversees the full supply chain, from planting and harvesting to sorting, packaging, and global distribution.

Impilo Ponics (Pty) Ltd has designed and developed a Vertical and Horizontal modular Tower system for both Aeroponics and NFT disciplines.

InteliGro, a prominent Crop Solutions Company in South Africa, is recognized for its holistic approach to agriculture industry. The company is dedicated to prioritizing the sustainability and success of growers, striving to optimize and protect crops to yield high-quality outputs.

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) is the government parastatal whose responsibility is to assure the quality of agricultural inputs and produce to prevent adverse impact on the economy, the environment and human health.

KETTARA is a major operator in Morocco's potato seed industry, focusing on the introduction and marketing of protected red and yellow potato cultivars. KETTARA, the exclusive marketer of AGRICO cultivars in Morocco, offers a varied array of potato seeds tailored to the country's numerous temperatures and soil types.

Kevian Kenya is involved in the production of various types of food and beverage products, such as natural fruit juices, bottled drinking water, carbonated soft drinks, tomato sauce, chilli Sauce, ketchup and soups.

KGS Industrial Company, established in 2011, is an Egyptian manufacturer and global distributor of high-quality agricultural fertilizers and chemicals. Their product line includes urea 46%, DAP 18-46, ammonium sulfate 21%, automotive-grade urea for AdBlue, calcium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, potassium nitrate 13-0-46, potassium sulfate 0-0-50, ammonium nitrate 34%, rock phosphate, and various NPK blends.

Kisima Farm Ltd. is one of Kenya's leading producers of certified seed potatoes.

Lions Den Seed, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe, is a producer and seller of high-quality seed potatoes customized to the needs of the Southern African region. Since 2018, the company has partnered with Agrico, a renowned seed potato manufacturer in the Netherlands, to expand its reach to Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique.

MABA Company for Export & Import was founded in 1983 by agronomist Mokhtar Abou Basha. It began as the sole agent for Agrico Holland, the world's largest producer of potato seed. Over the years, MABA has greatly expanded its operations to include a wide range of agricultural activities.

Max Mark Food Investment, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Egypt, focuses in the export of agricultural products, including fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables. Their frozen potato offers are offered in a variety of packaging options, including bulk packages of 10 kg, 20 kg, and 25 kg, catering sizes of 1 kg x 8 or 10 bags, and retail packages of 400g x 20 bags.

McCain Farm of the Future South Africa launched on June 2022. It's the second farm of the future of McCain Foods.

Nature's Garden Pty (Ltd), formerly known as Nature's Choice Products, is a french fry manufacturer in South Africa.

New Holland Chips Ltd. is a producer of freshcut and pre-fried potato products located in Kenya, in the state Laikipia.

Plantex Company for Import and Export of Agricultural Crops and Agricultural Investment.

POFAN is the Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes). Their members are spread around the 36 states of Nigeria and the capital territory (F.C.T)

Potatoes South Africa (PSA) is a Non-profit Company under the Companies Act, 2008 (Act 71 of 2008)