AUSVEG has signed on as a ‘platinum sustaining partner’ of the World Potato Congress.

Ahead of the 13th World Potato Congress 2026 in Kenya, Africa the partnership with the World Potato Congress is said to affirm AUSVEG’s “ongoing commitment to leading local and global collaboration, and productivity enhancements in the potato industry, through sharing of knowledge and innovation – while ensuring Australia’s potato growers are represented in international and domestic forums at the highest levels”.

“A key part of our role as the prescribed peak industry body representing the Australian potato industry is ensuring growers are aware of and have opportunities to access the latest innovations, breakthroughs and research – both from within Australia, and internationally,” says AUSVEG CEO Michael Coote.

“We are proud to join with the World Potato Congress as a platinum partner as we lead the way in ensuring Australian growers benefit from the wealth of knowledge and innovation that exists in the global potato industry, and that the potato sector internationally can, in-turn, gain insights and inspiration from the world-class practices employed in Australia.”

In a press release welcoming AUSVEG, World Potato Congress President Peter VanderZaag says: “Having AUSVEG join as a ‘platinum sustaining partner’ of the World Potato Congress is an important development. This links the potato growers they represent to the international potato community.

“The Platinum Partnership is a unique partnership which includes, in part, support for delegates from Global South Countries to attend the biennial Congress event. These delegates represent regions for which potatoes are key to food security and development, and we applaud AUSVEG in recognising the needs of the global potato community in choosing this level of partnership.”