End: Doktè Rahul Chaturvedi, ki gen travay ki te rive touche plis pase 25,000 kiltivatè pòmdetè, rantre nan gwoup ekspè pòmdetè a.
Dr Rahul Chaturvedi, who spent nearly 18 years with PepsiCo (Frito-Lay) and leads breeding at Tuberosum Technologies Inc., joins the Potato Expert Panel by Potatoes.News.
Dr Rahul Chaturvedi, Director, International Research and Market Development at Tuberosum Technologies Inc., has joined the Panel Ekspè Pòmdetè pa 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.
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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.
Li te resevwa Pri Endistri Mondyal la nan Kongrè Mondyal Pòmdetè 2026 la nan Kenya.
Zòn nan ekspètiz
Tretman pòmdetè (koupe an ti moso); devlopman varyete; Vrè Grenn Pòmdetè (TPS); pwodiksyon grenn pòmdetè; depo pòmdetè pou pwosesis.
Poukisa li matyè
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.
Antre nan panèl la
Potatoes.News envite pwofesyonèl pòmdetè ki soti nan nenpòt peyi pou rantre nan Panel Ekspè Pòmdetè a. Pou aplike, ekri v.kovalev@potatoes.news avèk yon ti biyografi (80–150 mo), domèn ekspètiz ou yo, peyi ou ak òganizasyon ou, epi yon foto pòtrè. Panel la se premye pa nan direksyon yon rezo entènasyonal pwofesyonèl pòmdetè ke n ap bati ansanm ak International Potato Tour la. Li plis bagay sou lansman panèl la.
Based on the expert profile provided by Dr Rahul Chaturvedi. Read his pwofil ekspè.
