Indija: Dr. Rahul Chaturvedi, čiji je rad dosegao više od 25 000 uzgajivača krumpira, pridružuje se panelu stručnjaka za krumpir
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 Stručni panel za krumpir od strane 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.
Dobio je nagradu Global Industry Award na Svjetskom kongresu krumpira 2026. u Keniji.
Područja stručnosti
Prerada krumpira (sjeckanje); razvoj sorti; pravo sjeme krumpira (TPS); proizvodnja sjemena krumpira; skladištenje krumpira za preradu.
ZAŠTO JE PITANJA
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.
Pridružite se panelu
Potatoes.News poziva stručnjake za krumpir iz bilo koje zemlje da se pridruže Stručnom panelu za krumpir. Za prijavu pišite na v.kovalev@potatoes.news s kratkom biografijom (80–150 riječi), područjima vaše stručnosti, vašom državom i organizacijom te portretnom fotografijom. Panel je prvi korak prema međunarodnoj mreži stručnjaka za krumpir koju gradimo zajedno s Međunarodnom turnejom krumpira. Pročitajte više o pokretanju panela.
Based on the expert profile provided by Dr Rahul Chaturvedi. Read his profil stručnjaka.
