This summer, in the laboratory of Enschede (Netherlands), the South Korean company E Green Global (EGG) began the production of microtubers for potato propagation, reports portal Nieuweoogst.nl.
The official opening of EGG's first European production site in Enschede, Overijssel took place on 13 September 2022. Keijun Shin, Managing Director and Founder of EGG, attended the event. On this day, a cooperation agreement was also signed with the Egyptian agricultural organization El Boghdadeya Group, which will participate in the implementation of the project.
EGG was founded in 2009 and specializes in the production of microtubers. It already has production sites for microtubers in Korea, China and the United States. In his speech at the opening of the symposium, Director Shin noted that he was satisfied with the first laboratory in Europe. He believes that with the help of microtubers he can contribute to the increase in world potato production.
Director of the Netherlands Potato Organization (NAO) Dick Hilkema congratulated EGG on the opening of the new laboratory in Enschede.