Indonesia: Three new potato varieties, new hope for potato industry

My Agriculture— Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo on (11/3) has just launched three high-yielding and high-quality industrial potato varieties. The launch was carried out in the Industrial Potato Technology Degree at the Vegetable Crops Research Institute (Balitsa), Lembang. The three new potato varieties are Medians, Ventury Agrihorti, and Golden Agrihorti. The three potatoes have characteristics that match the needs of the industry, especially chips and french fries. "My hope is that in the future the demand for raw materials for industrial potatoes can be met from within the country and the role of Balitbangtan is very important in producing the latest technological innovations in industrial potato commodities," said Syahrul as quoted from the litbang.pertanian.go.id page. The head of Balitbangtan, Fadjry Djufry, explained that based on their use, potatoes are divided into two types, namely vegetable potatoes and industrial potatoes. The demand for industrial potatoes ...