Potato is a crop grown on all inhabited continents of the globe. It is included in the top five crops of the world, used as staple food in several countries, and the number of people daily consuming the potato may surpass one billion. Despite the high quantities of seed potato produced worldwide, there are yield gaps due to challenges such as abiotic stresses, pests, climate change and poor production practices. A region-wide critical analysis of yield declining factors can help formulate management strategies that can improve potato yields. Bridging yield gaps in potato will ultimately ensure the role of this crop in securing current and future food security.

1. History, production, current trends, and future prospects 2. Potato taxonomy and wild relatives 3. Plant development in potato 4. Environmental requirements of potato and abiotic stress factors 5. Water management in potato 6. Nutrient management in potato 7. Weed management in potato 8. Insect-pests of potato: importance and management 9. Fungal, oomycete, and plasmodiophorid diseases of potato and their control 10. Bacterial diseases of potato and their control 11. Virus diseases of potato and their control 12. Nematodes of potato and their management 13. Seed potato production, certification, and trade 14. Postharvest physiology and storage of potato 15. Recent trends in genetics studies and molecular breeding of potato 16. Role of genetic engineering in improving potato production 17. Smart agriculture practices in potato production 18. Potato production in China 19. Potato production in Russia and Ukraine 20. Potato production in the United States and Canada 21. Potato production in Eastern Europe (Romania, Republic of Moldova, Russia, and Hungary) 22. Potato production in Bangladesh 23. Potato production in South America 24. An overview of potato production in Africa 25. Conclusions and future prospective in potato production