India: Dkt. Rahul Chaturvedi, Ambaye Kazi Yake Ilifikia Zaidi ya Wakulima 25,000 wa Viazi, Ajiunga na Jopo la Wataalamu wa Viazi

Dr Rahul Chaturvedi, Director, International Research and Market Development at Tuberosum Technologies Inc., has joined the Jopo la Wataalamu wa Viazi na Potato.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.

Alipokea Tuzo ya Sekta ya Kimataifa katika Kongamano la Viazi Duniani la 2026 nchini Kenya.

Maeneo ya utaalamu

Usindikaji wa viazi (kuchimba visima); ukuzaji wa aina mbalimbali; Mbegu za Viazi Halisi (TPS); uzalishaji wa mbegu za viazi; uhifadhi wa viazi vya kusindika.

NINI KUNA KUFANYA

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.

Jiunge na jopo

Potatoes.News Inawaalika wataalamu wa viazi kutoka nchi yoyote kujiunga na Jopo la Wataalamu wa Viazi. Ili kutuma maombi, andika kwa v.kovalev@ viazi.news yenye wasifu mfupi (maneno 80–150), maeneo yako ya utaalamu, nchi na shirika lako, na picha ya picha. Jopo hili ni hatua ya kwanza kuelekea mtandao wa kimataifa wa wataalamu wa viazi ambao tunaujenga pamoja na Ziara ya Kimataifa ya Viazi. Soma zaidi kuhusu uzinduzi wa jopo.

Based on the expert profile provided by Dr Rahul Chaturvedi. Read his wasifu wa mtaalamu.