Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 5/18/21


North Carolina-grown sweetpotatoes have made themselves welcome in Europe, thanks to their flavor and quality. But prospects for the fast-growing export crop hit a snag after European Union regulations sharply lowered the tolerances for a fungicide used to protect sweetpotato quality during international shipping.

A $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is funding research at North Carolina State University that will find ways to keep high-quality sweetpotato exports traveling from North Carolina to Europe.

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