World Potato City

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The potato sector in Emmeloord is highly valued internationally. Cultivators from all over the world acquire not only their stock material, knowledge and expertise about cultivation, but also ‘hardware’ in the form of storage techniques and all kinds of machines.

Within the potato chain, Emmeloord is world famous as the World Potato City, the “Silicon Valley” of potatoes. Please take a look at our website to discover it yourself!

The Netherlands is number one worldwide when it comes to potato cultivation. Of all the potatoes that are traded globally, at least 60 percent are of Dutch origin. And the Noordoostpolder, with Emmeloord as his capital, is the largest potato municipality in the Netherlands with 7,313 hectares of seed potatoes and 2,857 hectares of ware potatoes. Potato trading houses located in the polder have built up a worldwide sales network with their own and freely tradable varieties.