Kenya: HyFun, SnowValley and Sereni Fries to Lead WPC 2026 Session on Processed Potato Growth in the Global South
Awọn ọna pataki keyaways
- 27 October 2026 is the date of the Global South processing session
- 3 processors speak: HyFun (India), SnowValley (China), Sereni Fries (Kenya)
- 29 October is the Farmers Field Day at Mau Narok
- 63 countries are already represented at the congress
Idi ti o ṣe pataki
- Fún àwọn oníṣẹ́-ẹ̀rọ
- Use the session to compare Indian, Chinese and Kenyan processing models and costs.
Àkótán ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 60
The thirteenth World Potato Congress in Kenya will look closely at the rise of potato processing in the Global South. On the morning of twenty-seven October, three company leaders will speak in one session. Soundararadjane S. of the Indian HyFun Group will tell the India potato story. Allen Wang of SnowValley will explain China's growing role in value-driven processing. Humphrey Mburu, founder of Kenya's Sereni Fries, will describe how processing is expanding in Kenya. A panel with all three follows. The congress also covers seed systems, genetics, pests and diseases, smart farming, storage and climate resilience. Two days later, a Farmers Field Day at Mau Narok is expected to bring together more than fifteen hundred farmers and delegates around live demonstration plots. The organisers say sixty-three countries are already represented and warn delegates to register only through the official website.
The 13th World Potato Congress in Kenya will hold a session on the growth of processed potato products in the Global South. It takes place on Tuesday, 27 October 2026. The session features the heads of three processors from India, China and Kenya.
Session schedule, 27 October
- 10:45 — “The India Potato Story”: Soundararadjane S., CEO of Hyfarm, HyFun Group, India.
- 11:05 — “Processing Potato Expansion in East Asia: China’s Emerging Role in a Value-Driven Future”: Allen Wang, CEO of SnowValley Agricultural Group, China.
- 11:25 — “Processing Potato Expansion in Kenya”: Humphrey Mburu, CEO and founder of Sereni Fries, Kenya.
- 11:45 — Panel discussion with all three speakers.
The wider programme
The congress programme covers seed systems, genetics, crop management, soil and water, pests and diseases, smart farming, post-harvest solutions and climate resilience. A Farmers Field Day follows on Thursday, 29 October, at Mau Narok. The organisers expect more than 1,500 farmers and international delegates there. Partners have already planted their demonstration plots, which the Freshcrop agronomy team monitors.
According to the organisers, 63 countries are already represented. Keynote PCO is the official conference organiser, and the organisers warn about unauthorised agencies.
Àwọn ọjọ́ ọ̀sẹ̀. Má ṣe forúkọ sílẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ìtẹ̀ kan.
Idi ti o ṣe pataki
India and China are now the fastest-growing fry exporters, and Kenya is building its own processing base. The session brings the three models on one stage: large export-oriented industry in Asia and a young processing sector in East Africa.
Orisun: World Potato Congress newsletter, 17 September 2026; wpc2026kenya.com.
Photo: This is an image with the theme “Farm to Plate” from: (illustrative). Cmwaura / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kini atẹle
The session takes place on 27 October, the Field Day on 29 October. Registration runs through wpc2026kenya.com only.
awọn orisun
- World Potato Congress newsletter, 17 September 2026
- WPC 2026 — https://wpc2026kenya.com/
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- Kenya
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