Biotech Potato

The Global Biotech Potato Partnership working to introduce disease resistant potatoes in farmer and consumer preferred varieties across the Global South.

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

knowledge is power - we need to educate and seeing is believing.

[ISAAA_AfriCenter @afri_isaaa]

Dr @CanisiusKana, @aatfafrica Executive Director, talking about communities' interaction with science and new scientific innovations:
Misinformation often thrives in the absence of credible voices that communities recognize and trust. We need to conduct demos that show people what new scientific innovations are about. People need to touch the science in the language they understand.

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

Congratulations to Ben Sklarczyk!

[Spudman Magazine @SpudmanMag]

Michigan grower Sklarczyk elected 2026 president of @ThisSpudsForYou: https://t.co/87yxDyeSkE

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

Great news!

[Science for Sustainable Agriculture @SciSustAg]

Ethiopia has approved the commercial release of TELA GM maize, modified for pest resistance and drought tolerance, marking the country’s first transition toward a genetically engineered food crop for direct consumption.
https://t.co/T1SA4PZ2x3

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

Excellent results, finally after centuries - a sustainable solution to the most economic important potato disease globally. Congratulations to @RwandaAgriBoard @Cipotato @aatfafrica @CipotatoRW

[Rwanda Agriculture & Animal Resources Devpt Board @RwandaAgriBoard]

RAB, development partners, and farmers who attended the event praised the varieties for their high yields and strong resistance to late blight disease, which has previously had a severe impact on potato production.

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

Excellent event, thanks @RwandaAgriBoard and partners

[Rwanda Agriculture & Animal Resources Devpt Board @RwandaAgriBoard]

Harvesting activity of improved potato varieties (Victoria and Ndamira) to assess their resistance to late blight disease took place in @MusanzeDistrict, following similar exercises recently conducted in @Nyamagabe, Rwerere (@BureraDistrict), and Tamira (@RubavuDistrict ).

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

Let's all help to understand the challenges and solutions in Kenya - thanks @afri_isaaa

[ISAAA_AfriCenter @afri_isaaa]

🚀 Why do bioscience innovations stall in Kenya?

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[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

@PVanderZaag yes! Probably also some Cruza

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

Lots of potatoes at the Kigali market!

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

Great work and outstanding results! #talkBiotechRW

[Jean Claude Nshimiyimana @njclaude5]

Besides the CFT & NPT, Seed bulking of biotech potato varieties has kicked off! Performance is outstanding, and progress is on track for timely delivery. Kudos to the dedicated @RwandaAgriBoard, @CipotatoRW technical teams for this promising achievement.

[FAO Director-General QU Dongyu @FAODG]

In 2026, join @FAO in marking #YearOfTheWomanFarmer, honouring the women who grow our foods, support our families & sustain our communities. We must close gender gaps in land, pay & opportunity so every woman farmer can thrive and help transform our agrifood systems. #IYWF2026

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

Great insights on the future of potato - a very bright future indeed. Thanks @potatonewstoday

[Lukie Pieterse @potatonewstoday]

The 'Potato Renaissance': How science is reinventing the world’s most overlooked strategic crop https://t.co/kRVIpe2SUJ

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

@Biotechpotatoes wishes all a merry and bright holiday season.

[OFABKenya @OFABKenya]

The safety of the people is at the top of the priorities/agenda for researchers every time they step inside that lab, as agricultural biotechnology continues to create a pathway towards a food secure Africa, says Dr @ericmagembe of the @Cipotato.

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

Thanks for sharing @aatfafrica Another positive fact about GM crops.

[AATF Africa @aatfafrica]

Concerned about soil health with GM crops? 🌱

Fact: GM crops like Bt maize/cotton actually help farmers REDUCE the need for harsh chemical sprays.

This is because the Bt protein breaks down naturally, leaving our soil to thrive.
#CostofDelayKE #GMOsInKenya #FoodSecurityKE

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

Congratulations to Jim Mwanda! Your work in educating with scientific facts is so valuable. Keep up the good work!

[AATF Africa @aatfafrica]

Kenyan digital journalist, Jim Israel Mwanda named 2025 @OfabAfrica Journalist of the Year!

He wrote the winning piece after his visit to confined field trials of #GMpotato in Kiambu County, Kenya.

READ MORE👉🏾 https://t.co/Dqw9ZHRyb2

#AATFAfrica #foodsecurityke #gmosinkenya

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

Agricultural biotechnology can safely solve many of the world's food security issues. Trust in science and lead with facts.

[ISAAA_AfriCenter @afri_isaaa]

One of our scientists' sworn duties, and which they never abandon come what may, is ensuring safety of new scientific innovations.
In agricultural biotechnology especially, our forte, scientists work hard so that future generations have access to plenty of safe, nutritious food.

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

these potatoes resist late blight disease and reduce fungicide spraying by 90%. A win for farmers, the environment and consumers

[AATF Africa @aatfafrica]

Potato farmers know the heartbreak 💔

You walk into your shamba & find late-blight disease has wiped out up to 80% of your potato crops

Thankfully, our advanced transgenic Shangi potato offers KSh 21.2BILLION in benefits to farmers!

#GMOsInKenya #FoodSecurity #CostofdelayKE

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

with more and more lost as each day passes...😢

[AATF Africa @aatfafrica]

KSh 20.4 BILLION lost in just 5 years.

That's the cost of delay from holding back the approval of advanced crop varieties in Kenya. Our recent media roundtable broke down how this impacts our food, farmers, and the economy.

See the full report here 👉🏾👉🏾👉🏾

https://t.co/FxZ98oUGDC

#GMOsInKenya #FoodSecurityKE #CostofDelayKE

[Biotech Potato @Biotechpotatoes]

Thanks @MargaretKarembu for all your great work in science communication!

[OFABKenya @OFABKenya]

Dr @MargaretKarembu during OFAB Africa Media Awards in Nairobi, Kenya: Africa stands at a defining moment. Our population is growing, our climate is changing, and
our food systems are under pressure. Yet, we are not without solutions.