Indie: Dr. Rahul Chaturvedi, jehož práce oslovila více než 25 000 pěstitelů brambor, se připojuje k panelu expertů na brambory
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 expertů na brambory 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.
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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.
Na Světovém bramborářském kongresu 2026 v Keni získal cenu Global Industry Award.
Oblasti expertizy
Zpracování brambor (štěpkování); vývoj odrůd; pravé bramborové semeno (TPS); produkce bramborového semene; skladování brambor určených ke zpracování.
PROČ VĚDÍ
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.
Připojte se k panelu
Potatoes.News zve bramborové odborníky z jakékoli země, aby se připojili k panelu expertů na brambory. Chcete-li se přihlásit, napište na adresu v.kovalev@potatoes.news s krátkým životopisem (80–150 slov), oblastmi vaší odbornosti, vaší zemí a organizací a portrétní fotografií. Panel je prvním krokem k mezinárodní síti odborníků na brambory, kterou budujeme společně s International Potato Tour. Přečtěte si více o spuštění panelu.
Based on the expert profile provided by Dr Rahul Chaturvedi. Read his profil experta.
