Potato News

January 05, 2012

Paraguay: Bloqueo a la importación eleva el precio de la papa

El precio de la papa en el Mercado de Abasto aumentó a raíz del bloqueo a la importación de la hortaliza por parte del Senave.
January 05, 2012

Aardappelmarkt rustig het nieuwe jaar in

Het is nog geen jaar geleden toen de aardappelmarkt in ‘brand’ stond met een termijnmarkt voor april 2011 van boven het niveau van € 30,-. Vandaag de dag is het echter een rustige bedoening op de markt voor fritesaardappelen.
January 05, 2012

Frito-Lay to ramp up potato contract farming in India

Plummeting potato prices for three consecutive years have prompted farmers to switch to contract farming this season.
January 05, 2012

IFA: Retailers offering unfair price to potato growers

The Irish Farmers Association said today that potato growers are being ripped off by retailers.
January 05, 2012

Food giants get ready for growth in New Zealand's Hawke's Bay

It is not all one-way traffic from New Zealand to Australia as recent significant business decisions by Heinz-Wattie's and McCain Foods have shown.
January 05, 2012

Potato Expo 2012: Potato industry looks to future

In the same way that microbreweries surfaced to challenge the giants of the beer industry, Joe Guenthner won't rule out the rise of small potato chip makers.
January 05, 2012

Great expectations for British seed potato exports in 2012

Seed potato exports from Britain are expected to break more records following a highly successful season in 2011 and Potato Council head of seed and export, Mark Prentice, is looking forward to a busy time at this year’s Fruit Logistica.
January 04, 2012

Desarrollan aplicación para teléfonos inteligentes que mide la cobertura de cultivos de papa

La Universidad de Cambridge (Reino Unido) está trabajando en una aplicación para “smartphones” que facilita la medición de la cobertura del suelo en cultivos de papa. "La cobertura del suelo es un insumo clave para cualquier modelo de predicción...
January 04, 2012

Papas nativas de la Sierra Centro y Norte del Ecuador: Catálogo etnobotánico, morfológico, agronómico y de calidad

Este catálogo de las papas nativas de Carchi, Cotopaxi, Bolívar y Chimborazo es el primer documento de este tipo para el Ecuador. Esto lo hace una joya única. Pero es necesario también resaltar otras características que reúne este catálogo. Primero, ha...
January 04, 2012

Researchers come to terms with late blight disease effectors

Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight, has evolved to overcome fungicides and major resistance genes that have been bred into commercial potato cultivars.
January 04, 2012

Smartphone app for measuring potato ground cover

Cambridge University Farm is working on a smartphone app to measure ground cover in potato crops.
January 04, 2012

Jordanian farmers demand end to import of Israeli potatoes

Farmers and wholesalers in Jordan have demanded that the government stops the import of potatoes originating in Israel.

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