The World's AI-Powered
Potato Knowledge Base
Powered by AI with human-curated data from FAOSTAT, USDA, CIP, ICAR-CPRI, and official government agencies — the verified, citable source of truth for the global potato industry. Free, with no paywalls.
Last reviewed Jul 2026 · Reviewed by Potatopedia editorial team
Potato Intelligence, Verified and Citable
Potato data is scattered across UN agencies, national research institutes, breeder datasheets, and trade associations — finding a reliable answer usually means hours of searching PDFs and statistical portals, with no guarantee it's citable. Potatopedia changes that: we aggregate, verify, and organise data from 277 authoritative sources, then make it instantly searchable with AI, with citations on every answer. Built for growers, traders, researchers, policymakers, and anyone who needs an answer they can stand behind — completely free, no paywalls, no ads.
Where Our Data Comes From
Primary sources only. Nine representative source families below; the full back-end indexes 277 unique upstream sources.
Every data point must trace back to original methodology, primary research, or an official statistical agency. We exclude crowd-sourced encyclopaedias, news aggregators, scraped commercial databases, third-party data resellers, and content farms — any source where the underlying methodology can't be inspected. If we can't cite where a number came from and how it was measured, it doesn't enter our knowledge base.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Potatopedia?
Potatopedia is the world's first AI-powered potato knowledge base. We aggregate, verify, and organise data from 277 authoritative sources — FAOSTAT, USDA, CIP, ICAR-CPRI, peer-reviewed journals, and government agencies — into 5,657 searchable data points covering 204 countries, 244 varieties, and the complete potato value chain.
Where does the data come from?
Primary sources only: FAOSTAT (UN FAO), USDA NASS/ERS, CIP (International Potato Center, Lima), ICAR-CPRI (India), CAAS (China), UN Comtrade, Eurostat, AHDB Potatoes (UK), PMC/PubMed, and dozens of national agriculture ministries. We exclude crowd-sourced encyclopaedias, news aggregators, and sources whose methodology can't be inspected.
How accurate is the data?
Every data point traces to a primary or peer-reviewed source. The backend tracks source provenance for each fact, and the AI Q&A interface returns citations with every answer.
Is Potatopedia free to use?
Yes — completely free, with no paywalls or subscriptions. The mission is to make potato intelligence accessible to researchers, growers, traders, policymakers, and students worldwide.
Can I contribute data?
Yes. We welcome contributions from researchers, breeders, agricultural extension specialists, and industry professionals. Email hello@potatopedia.com with the data, source, and methodology, and we'll work with you to verify and integrate it.
Who built Potatopedia?
A small team of agricultural data professionals and potato-industry specialists with experience across Germany, the Netherlands, France, Canada, India, China, and South Africa.
Get in Touch
Researchers, breeders, agricultural extension specialists, and industry professionals: we welcome data contributions, partnership inquiries, and corrections.