Guatemala, Having Received K-Agricultural Technology, Saw Its Potato Productivity Rise by 21.9%

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In Guatemala, potatoes are a strategic crop with a per capita consumption reaching 23 kg. However, productivity is reportedly low due to a lack of cultivation technology and an insufficient supply base for high-quality seed potatoes. The Rural Development Administration, which opened a KOPIA field office in 2022 to improve farmers' income in Guatemala, introduced the "plastic mulching cultivation technique"—which involves covering fields with pl…