Initia: Dr Rahul Chaturvedi, o lana galuega na oo atu i le silia ma le 25,000 faifaatoaga pateta, ua auai i le Komiti Faapitoa o Pateta

Dr Rahul Chaturvedi, Director, International Research and Market Development at Tuberosum Technologies Inc., has joined the Komiti Fa'apitoa mo Pateta e ala i le 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.

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 ia mauaina le Global Industry Award i le World Potato Congress 2026 i Kenya.

Vaega o tomai

Gaosiga o pateta (fa'apala); atina'eina o ituaiga eseese; Fatu Pateta Moni (TPS); gaosiga o fatu pateta; teuina o pateta gaosiga.

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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.

Auai i le laulau

Potatoes.News vala'aulia tagata tomai fa'apitoa i pateta mai so'o se atunu'u e auai i le Potato Expert Panel. Mo le talosaga, tusi i le v.kovalev@potato.news fa'atasi ai ma se talaaga pu'upu'u (80–150 upu), ou tomai fa'apitoa, lou atunu'u ma le fa'alapotopotoga, ma se ata o le tagata. O le laulau o le la'asaga muamua lea agai i se feso'ota'iga fa'avaomalo o tagata tomai fa'apitoa i pateta o lo'o matou fausia fa'atasi ma le International Potato Tour. Faitau atili e uiga i le faʻalauiloaina o le paneli.

Based on the expert profile provided by Dr Rahul Chaturvedi. Read his talaaga o le tagata tomai faapitoa.