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2025 International Potato Day Celebration in Nevşehir:
Türkiye - 2025
As part of International Potato Day, an event was held on May 25, 2025, in Nevşehir, one of Türkiye's key potato-growing regions. Due to potato wart disease (Synchytrium endobioticum), many fields were closed. During the event, resistant varieties ‘Kafkas’ and ‘Cardyma’ were planted in safety zones for the first time. ‘Kafkas’, developed by Turkish firm Doğa Tohum, resists five disease pathotypes; Dutch ‘Cardyma’ resists three. The Deputy Minister, researchers, producers, and private sector representatives attended. Officials expressed hope the initiative would restore safe potato production and help reclaim affected areas. Participants planted ‘Kafkas’ seeds after the event.