Over the next three years, Professor Toth will lead the Association, comprised of over 200 individual members and other sustaining members, with a network that spans Europe and beyond.
As Director of the NPIC, he has successfully collaborated with national and international partners to lead the Centre in its mission to find new and sustainable solutions for the potato industry.
In line with his new role, Professor Toth will continue to work with the International Potato Partnership (IPP), which was recently announced at this year’s World Potato Congress, with the goal of enhancing global collaboration across potato research and industry.
Speaking on this new role, Ian said: “I’m looking forward to working with the scientists within the EAPR network, who are renowned for being the drivers of innovation for potato research in Europe.
“It has never been more crucial for scientists and researchers to unite in overcoming the many challenges that threaten the potato industry, not least climate change and the loss of plant protection products. I hope to integrate the ground-breaking research at the James Hutton Institute with those advancements being made across the research network globally.”
