OPINION AND CONTEXT Participants choose PBSE course for more knowledge and personal contact Constantinos Hadjiandreou from Cyprus tells us that the curriculum gives an excellent picture of all the aspects of potato cultivation. a great deal of extra info about diseases and technology that hasn’t yet reached Alberta, he says. Moreover, Sawatsky emphasises that he has made friends for life in Emmeloord. ‘You spend over four days with people you’ve never met before, but who have the same passion as you have. That draws you together. It’s not only learning though. You meet people during the company visits and during the free hours in the evening. You meet different cultures and views because there are so many people from different parts of the world. That opens doors for reciprocal trade and marketing. And that is always handy in our trade. Improve certification in the Sudan Participants from Sudan are Alfadil Baraka, Mohammed El Amin Ibrahim and Mohammed Yo Usif. The three highly-educated agronomists jointly form Agro Technical for this African country. The reason for their participation is that they think it important to bring the cultivation in Sudan to a higher level. This is necessary, because the potato is becoming increasingly Ihor Hayduk and Oleg Varkhal of the Ukrainian company Mirya want to specialise in storage. important in our country, Baraka tells us. ‘Many small farmers in Sudan receive grants from the government and from international aid organisations to enable them to buy seed. As a result, they can escape poverty more easily, because the potato is a high-quality food in Sudan’, Yo Usif adds, who is also a professor at Gezira University. In addition to his professorship, Yo Usif also wants to sell varieties from Stet Holland and HZPC. In particular, the Bellini and Ajiba varieties. Two new varieties that will soon be introduced to their country are the Sifra and the Amarin. Improved cultivation methods and new varieties are also necessary to provide the local industries with more potatoes, El Amin explains. In addition, the agronomists jointly want to improve certification of the cultivation in their country. ‘The NAK lessons during the course have certainly contributed to this aim’, the three tell us with satisfaction. Certification is important because Yo Usif is currently researching the possibilities for the cultivation of seed potatoes in their country. Developing storage From the Ukraine, Ihor Hayduk and Oleg Varkhal of the Mirya company are taking part in the course. Potato magazine published a report about this large-scale farm holding last month. It is a family business with an available agricultural area of 265,000 hectares, 5000 hectares of which is being used for the cultivation of potatoes. Manager on the farm is the Dutchman Willem Nammensma. Hayduk and Varkhal will be specialising in the storage of potatoes, and the reason for their participation is to gain more knowledge about storage. ‘Fortunately, Tolsma Techniek offers a great deal of information on this subject’, the satisfied Ukrainians tell us. ● Jaap Delleman Phil Bakker (l) and Paul Sawatsky want to refresh their basic knowledge. Potato World 2013 • number 2 39 Pagina 38
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