1 Preface / Voorwoord
5 Redakteursbrief / Editor’s note
Topical • Aktueel / Regulatories • Regulatory
6 Potato news / Aartappelnuus
8 Tom Burke-inligtingsdag fokus op bemarking
11 Vivo Boerebemarkingsdag: The biggest agricultural expo in Limpopo
Industry information • Bedryfsinligting
13 Market monitor: The first 46 weeks of 2023 at FPMs
18 World potato markets at the end of 2023
Research • Technical / Navorsing • Tegnies
26 Pepper ring spot-virus under the spotlight
29 Cultivating soil health
32 Pesticide residue and food safety
34 Tuber Telegraph: Trends in sustainable potato cultivation
38 Northern Cape Cultivar Trial under irrigation: Douglas 2023
46 Roots of sustainability: A comparison of long-term crop soil health
Transformation • Transformasie
51 When the chips are down: Spuds and global food security
55 Bursary programme recipient: Dr Gudani Managa
56 Empowering communities through small-grower programmes
58 Reflecting on transformation activities in 2023
Marketing • Bemarking
61 Potato milk: The cream of the crop
General • Algemeen
64 LWO column: Illegal foreigners in your employment
65 Bespaar belasting en bou welvaart
66 Prokon News / Prokon-nuus