India: Dr. Rahul Chaturvedi, ktorého práca oslovila viac ako 25 000 pestovateľov zemiakov, sa pripája k expertnému panelu pre zemiaky

Dr Rahul Chaturvedi, Director, International Research and Market Development at Tuberosum Technologies Inc., has joined the Panel expertov na zemiaky od Potatoes.News. Based in India, he has over two decades of experience in the potato industry, including nearly 18 years with PepsiCo (Frito-Lay).

From Frito-Lay India to three regions

Chaturvedi began his career in the potato industry in 2005, after returning from the USA and joining Frito-Lay India. He went on to hold leadership roles across South Asia, the Middle East and Africa, introducing and commercialising several potato chipping varieties.

He helped establish contract farming systems and aeroponics-based minituber production facilities, and advanced agronomic practices through technology transfer. According to his profile, these initiatives reached more than 25,000 potato growers across the region.

Breeding with True Potato Seed

For the past three years Chaturvedi has been associated with Tuberosum Technologies Inc., Canada, where he leads the True Potato Seed (TPS) and conventional clonal breeding programmes. The work focuses on breeding solutions that enhance potato productivity, sustainability and resilience. He leads the company’s research and development agenda across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and supports its Canadian operations remotely, with visits to Canada three to four times a year.

Na Svetovom zemiakovom kongrese 2026 v Keni získal ocenenie Global Industry Award.

Oblasti skúmania

Spracovanie zemiakov (štiepkovanie); vývoj odrôd; pravé zemiakové semená (TPS); produkcia zemiakových semien; skladovanie spracovaných zemiakov.

PREČO to záleží

Variety, seed and storage decisions determine whether a potato meets a processor’s specification. For growers, seed producers and traders, a specialist who has worked on chipping varieties, contract farming and minituber production, and now on True Potato Seed and clonal breeding, can explain what these choices mean in practice across South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Pridajte sa k panelu

Potatoes.News pozýva odborníkov na zemiaky z ktorejkoľvek krajiny, aby sa pridali k panelu expertov na zemiaky. Ak sa chcete prihlásiť, napíšte na adresu v.kovalev@potatoes.novinky s krátkym životopisom (80 – 150 slov), oblasťami vašej odbornosti, vašou krajinou a organizáciou a portrétnou fotografiou. Panel je prvým krokom k medzinárodnej sieti odborníkov na zemiaky, ktorú budujeme spolu s International Potato Tour. Prečítajte si viac o spustení panelu.

Based on the expert profile provided by Dr Rahul Chaturvedi. Read his profil experta.