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_id: '12833'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: In Northwestern Europe, Germany, France, the Netherlands, the UK and Belgium
constitute the biggest five potato producers, with total potato crop production
around 60% of EU-28 production before Brexit. Soil and climate conditions are
highly favourable for potato growth in this region. Production is under driving
forces of (i) the potato processing industry, particularly in Belgium; (ii) the
innovation for fresh potato in the UK, France and Germany; (iii) the leadership
of Germany and the Netherlands for starch potato; and (iv) the dominance of the
Netherlands for seed production. Based on an industrial agri-food production system,
the region has the highest potato yield levels worldwide and developed relevant
trade networks for export of seed, fresh and processed potato products in and
outside Europe. Conventional and intensive potato production is widespread over
the region, whilst organic production started to develop in Germany and France.
Whether the coming decades will be as successful as the last ones for sustainable
potato production will depend on how the sector and stakeholders of the whole
potato value-chain will overcome new issues and challenges. These are mainly soil
quality and health conservation, consequences of climate change, increasing bans
on the use of plant protection products, tightening environmental standards, food
waste reduction and increasing trade tensions hampering the flow of potatoes around
the world. After a detailed description of the potato production in the region,
this paper contains a SWOT analysis aiming to identify potential solutions to
overcome environmental, technical, economic, political and societal issues in
the region for sustainable potato production in the coming years and decades.
author:
- first_name: Jean-Pierre
full_name: Goffart, Jean-Pierre
last_name: Goffart
- first_name: Anton
full_name: Haverkort, Anton
last_name: Haverkort
- first_name: Michael
full_name: Storey, Michael
last_name: Storey
- first_name: Norbert
full_name: Haase, Norbert
id: '58390'
last_name: Haase
- first_name: Michel
full_name: Martin, Michel
last_name: Martin
- first_name: Pierre
full_name: Lebrun, Pierre
last_name: Lebrun
- first_name: Daniel
full_name: Ryckmans, Daniel
last_name: Ryckmans
- first_name: Dominique
full_name: Florins, Dominique
last_name: Florins
- first_name: Kürt
full_name: Demeulemeester, Kürt
last_name: Demeulemeester
citation:
ama: 'Goffart JP, Haverkort A, Storey M, et al. Potato Production in Northwestern
Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium): Characteristics,
Issues, Challenges and Opportunities. Potato research : journal of the European
Association for Potato Research. 2022;65(3):503-547. doi:10.1007/s11540-021-09535-8'
apa: 'Goffart, J.-P., Haverkort, A., Storey, M., Haase, N., Martin, M., Lebrun,
P., Ryckmans, D., Florins, D., & Demeulemeester, K. (2022). Potato Production
in Northwestern Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium):
Characteristics, Issues, Challenges and Opportunities. Potato Research :
Journal of the European Association for Potato Research, 65(3), 503–547.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-021-09535-8'
bjps: 'Goffart J-P et al. (2022) Potato Production in Northwestern
Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium): Characteristics,
Issues, Challenges and Opportunities. Potato research : journal of the European
Association for Potato Research 65, 503–547.'
chicago: 'Goffart, Jean-Pierre, Anton Haverkort, Michael Storey, Norbert Haase,
Michel Martin, Pierre Lebrun, Daniel Ryckmans, Dominique Florins, and Kürt Demeulemeester.
“Potato Production in Northwestern Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands, United
Kingdom, Belgium): Characteristics, Issues, Challenges and Opportunities.”
Potato Research : Journal of the European Association for Potato Research
65, no. 3 (2022): 503–47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-021-09535-8.'
chicago-de: 'Goffart, Jean-Pierre, Anton Haverkort, Michael Storey, Norbert Haase,
Michel Martin, Pierre Lebrun, Daniel Ryckmans, Dominique Florins und Kürt Demeulemeester.
2022. Potato Production in Northwestern Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands,
United Kingdom, Belgium): Characteristics, Issues, Challenges and Opportunities.
Potato research : journal of the European Association for Potato Research
65, Nr. 3: 503–547. doi:10.1007/s11540-021-09535-8,
.'
din1505-2-1: 'Goffart,
Jean-Pierre ; Haverkort, Anton
; Storey, Michael ; Haase,
Norbert ; Martin, Michel
; Lebrun, Pierre ; Ryckmans,
Daniel ; Florins, Dominique
; u. a.: Potato Production in Northwestern Europe (Germany, France, the
Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium): Characteristics, Issues, Challenges and
Opportunities. In: Potato research : journal of the European Association
for Potato Research Bd. 65. Dordrecht, Springer (2022), Nr. 3, S. 503–547'
havard: 'J.-P. Goffart, A. Haverkort, M. Storey, N. Haase, M. Martin, P. Lebrun,
D. Ryckmans, D. Florins, K. Demeulemeester, Potato Production in Northwestern
Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium): Characteristics,
Issues, Challenges and Opportunities, Potato Research : Journal of the European
Association for Potato Research. 65 (2022) 503–547.'
ieee: 'J.-P. Goffart et al., “Potato Production in Northwestern Europe (Germany,
France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium): Characteristics, Issues, Challenges
and Opportunities,” Potato research : journal of the European Association
for Potato Research, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 503–547, 2022, doi: 10.1007/s11540-021-09535-8.'
mla: 'Goffart, Jean-Pierre, et al. “Potato Production in Northwestern Europe (Germany,
France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium): Characteristics, Issues, Challenges
and Opportunities.” Potato Research : Journal of the European Association
for Potato Research, vol. 65, no. 3, 2022, pp. 503–47, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11540-021-09535-8.'
short: 'J.-P. Goffart, A. Haverkort, M. Storey, N. Haase, M. Martin, P. Lebrun,
D. Ryckmans, D. Florins, K. Demeulemeester, Potato Research : Journal of the
European Association for Potato Research 65 (2022) 503–547.'
ufg: 'Goffart, Jean-Pierre u. a.: Potato Production in Northwestern Europe
(Germany, France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium): Characteristics,
Issues, Challenges and Opportunities, in: Potato research : journal of the
European Association for Potato Research 65 (2022), H. 3, S. 503–547.'
van: 'Goffart JP, Haverkort A, Storey M, Haase N, Martin M, Lebrun P, et al. Potato
Production in Northwestern Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands, United Kingdom,
Belgium): Characteristics, Issues, Challenges and Opportunities. Potato research :
journal of the European Association for Potato Research. 2022;65(3):503–47.'
date_created: 2025-04-23T08:28:07Z
date_updated: 2025-06-26T13:26:42Z
department:
- _id: DEP4000
- _id: DEP4028
doi: 10.1007/s11540-021-09535-8
external_id:
isi:
- '000749166300001'
pmid:
- '35106009'
intvolume: ' 65'
isi: '1'
issue: '3'
keyword:
- Industrial agri-food production
- Production practices
- Sustainability
- Value-chain
language:
- iso: eng
page: 503-547
place: Dordrecht
pmid: '1'
publication: ' Potato research : journal of the European Association for Potato Research'
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1871-4528
issn:
- 0014-3065
publication_status: published
publisher: 'Springer '
status: public
title: 'Potato Production in Northwestern Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands,
United Kingdom, Belgium): Characteristics, Issues, Challenges and Opportunities'
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 65
year: '2022'
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