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Seed Potato Production using Apical Rooted Cuttings (ARC) in the Philippines.
July 22, 2019
Philippines: Benguet potato growers reported double yield with seed potatoes from Canada
August 24, 2017
Potato farming in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Philippines, spans 11,000 hectares but struggles with limited high-quality seed potatoes. At the World Potato Congress (WPC) 2024 in Adelaide, Australia, experts highlighted Apical Rooted Cuttings (ARC) as a solution to improve yields.
According to the Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA), Benguet potato farmers reported a double yield with the use of seed potatoes from Canada.
Two leading research institutions have partnered to help increase potato production in the Philippines, in order to meet the increasing demand for the crop