World Potato Congress 2022
The Changing World of the Potato, 30 May 2022 - 1 June 2022
The 11th World Potato Congress Ireland was held in Dublin from 30th May to the 2nd of June 2022 in the RDS Dublin with almost 1000 delegates in attendance. Delayed by one year, the congress was the first post-pandemic information and networking event for the global potato community. The event was hosted by the Irish Potato Federation in collaboration with World Potato Congress Inc. and with the strong support of Teagasc, DAFM, Bord Bia and numerous sponsors. The central theme was “The Changing World of the Potato” which - given recent world events – proved uncannily apt. The congress aimed to bring together delegates from the Business, Science and Development communities to discuss the future role of potato in global nutrition and food security.
Over the course of the event, 60 oral presentations, 120 poster presentations occurred and 59 commercial sponsors exhibited. Presentations given in the RDS concert hall during the event were recorded and are now available here for the global potato community. In addition, the abstracts of all presentations and posters are available here.
World Potato Congress 2022 Programme
World Potato Congress 2022 Book of Abstracts
Videos
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World Potato Congress Opening 2022
Monday May 30th WPC 2022 Congress Opening
Welcome Address (Minute 5:35)
Liam Glennon, Chairperson WPC 2022 Local Organising Committee, Ireland
Opening WPC 2022 Address (Minute 12:40)
Romain Cools, President / CEO WPC Inc., Belgium
Address on behalf of the Irish Potato Federation (Minute 19:18)
Michael Hoey, President IPF, Ireland
Official Opening of WPC 2022 Minute (Minute 24:33)
Charlie McConalogue TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Monday May 30th Plenary Session
Chairperson: Frank O'Mara, Director of Teagasc, Ireland
The potato in a changing world (Minute 3:44)
HE Qu Dongyu DG FAO, United Nations, Italy
Ireland - the Green Island (Minute 52:03)
Tara McCarthy Bord Bia - Irish Food Board, Dublin, Ireland
Poland as a coordinator in the reconstruction of the Ukrainian potato industry.(Minute 1:13:40)
Tomasz Bienkowski Polish Potato Federation, Warsaw, Poland
Tuesday May 31st Plenary Session
If I can…(Minute 3:27)
Chris Koch Alberta, Canada
The global food market of the near future (Minute 34:15)
Damien McLoughlin UCD Smurfit School, Dublin, Ireland
The dynamic global potato market (Minute 1:01:13)
Cedric PorterWorld Potato Markets, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Tuesday May 31st Business Session
Chairperson: Marcel de Sousa, IPM Potato Group, Ireland
The future is bright (Minute 4:28)
Ross Keogh Keoghs Farm, Dublin, Ireland
The European perspective (Minute 22:00)
Europatat President, Europatat, Rue de Trèves 49-51, bte 8 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Challenges and opportunities facing the global seed potato industry (Minute 44:25)
Gerard Backx HZPC, Joure, Netherlands
Tuesday May 31st Focus Session 1
Chairperson: Cedric Porter, World Potato Markets, UK
The commercialization of developing farmers in South Africa (Minute 2:17)
Nomvula Xaba Potatoes South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
The view from Germany Thomas Herkenrath (Minute 24:30)
Deutscher Kartoffelhandelsverband (DKHV) e. V., Berlin, Germany. Fritz Jungnickel GmbH & Co. KG, Neuss, Germany
Our treasure in the Andes: Native potatoes in the Northern Highland of Peru (Minute 37:54)
Jose Ronal Otiniano1, Juan Miguel Perez1, Jimena Sologuren2,1, Stef De Haan3, Hector Cabrera4, Rosmery Pando4
1 Pataz Association, Trujillo, Peru. 2 Poderosa Mining Company, Trujillo, Peru. 3 International Potato Centre, Lima, Peru. 4 National Institute for Agricultural Innovation, Cajamarca, Peru
Tuesday May 31st Plenary Session Afternoon
Wednesday June 1st Plenary Session Morning
Wednesday June 1st Innovation Session
Chairperson: Douglas Harley, Cygnet PB, Scotland
Wednesday June 1st Focus Session
Chairperson: Jadwiga Śliwka, Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute - National Research Institute, Poland
Wednesday June 1st Focus Session Afternoon
Chairperson: Nora Olsen, University of Idaho, USA