Farmers in Plateau State, especially in Mangu and Bokkos Local Government Areas, are celebrating a bumper harvest of Irish ...

A potato disease which has not been found in Ireland before, potato brown rot, has been identified on a tillage farm in the southeast.

The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) is reporting that potato markets remain under pressure on the back of slowing consumer ...

The Irish potato famine of 1845–52 resulted in more than a million deaths. Another million people were displaced, and Ireland’s population was reduced by about 25%. The cause of widespread ...

Changing weather patterns are hurting potato growth in Northern Ireland, according to producers in the region.

Unlike in recent past years, Irish potatoes in Plateau State's potato farming communities yielded large tubers and in abundance this year. Potato farmers in the state are therefore celebrating bumper ...

The epic journey of the potato from South America to conquering the world, overcoming suspicion and famine along the way.

The introduction of early maturing, disease and heat resistant Irish potato variety at Sang’alo Institute of Science and Technology could unlock the potential of potato farming in Western, a ...

CARLOW, Ireland — Ewen Mullins is a plant scientist whose work on a genetically modified potato looks to the future. But he also must think back to one of Ireland’s darkest chapters.