I have a colleague of mine who worked on TPS in the nineties in Egypt. Yes it is easy to transfer and free of virus but it takes too long until you have an economic yield compared to seed tuber methods. So If the country have plenty of lands that can be cultivated for a long season of one crop, it will have a future there otherwise......

Tuber transmitted disease reduction especially viral one; and a transportation and storage of potato seed as energy is limited/scarce source in developing countries are the most sought reasons to continue TPS R and D.

Umesh Kumar Acharya thank you for your response.

TPS is advantagous and is attractive for small-scale farmers in developing countries. So,adoption of TPS will not only fetch technological advantages but will also result in economical benefits to the farmers in developing countries over seed tubers (as it is costly & not easily available). Since economic performance of seed tubers continues to fluctuate, TPS can be an alternative to serve the countries....

I have a colleague of mine who worked on TPS in the nineties in Egypt. Yes it is easy to transfer and free of virus but it takes too long until you have an economic yield compared to seed tuber methods. So If the country have plenty of lands that can be cultivated for a long season of one crop, it will have a future there otherwise......