Noticias

Septiembre 10, 2009

Potato prices to remain firm till November (India)

With prevailing prices of potato ruling at Rs 18-20 kg, the potato seed companies are expecting the acreage to increase by 5-6% from 16 lakh hectares in 2008-09. Experts say this could double potato seed prices during the rabi season. "For the pas...
Septiembre 10, 2009

Scottish scientists complete sequencing Phytophthora genome

Scientists at the Scottish Crop research Institute (SCRI) have helped unlock the mystery behind potato blight - a disease that costs the global industry an estimated £4billion of losses every year. The same disease devastated crops in Ireland 150 year...
 United States Potato Board (USPB)
Septiembre 10, 2009

USPB's 'Quick and Healthy' potato recipes highlight the convenient, nutritious and budget friendly potato

Myth or fact? It is possible to create affordable and nutritious meals from scratch in under thirty minutes without ever turning on the oven. Fact! With the United States Potato Board's (USPB) new "Quick and Healthy"recipe series, potato sal...
Septiembre 09, 2009

Poitras, Barclay inducted into Hall of Recognition

All eyes are on Lionel Poitras and G. Melvin Barclay at the sixth annual Potato World Hall of Recognition Awards. More than 100 people joined in congratulating the potato innovators at Potato World in Florenceville-Bristol on Thursday evening. "T...
 Potatoes New Brunswick
Septiembre 09, 2009

New Brunswick potato cash receipts grow 32%

New Brunswick farmers have raked in one of the highest revenue increases in the country this year over last, thanks to the potato industry, newly released figures state. Higher prices for potatoes boosted farm cash receipt totals for New Brunswick in ...
Restrain Ethylene generator wins Potato Europe 2009 innovation award.
Septiembre 08, 2009

Restrain Ethylene generator wins Potato Europe 2009 innovation award

The PotatoEurope 2009 Innovation Award was handed out this evening to the company Restrain Company Ltd for its Restrain Generator.
Septiembre 07, 2009

Latest Fat Attack: Oxycholesterol

A recent study from the Chinese University in Hong Kong isolated a type of oxidized cholesterol in foods that is thought to both increase total cholesterol levels and promote atherosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries. Lead researcher, Zhen-Yu...
 Top Institute for Food and Nutrition
Septiembre 07, 2009

Smart salt distribution enables up to 25% reduction

Scientists at Top Institute Food and Nutrition (TIFN) announce new technology that enables up to 25% salt reduction in food products without loss of taste and without sodium substitutes, or taste or aroma additives. This new technology is an enormous b...
Septiembre 07, 2009

Andes Farmers help maintain biodiversity of the potato

The world may one day owe a debt of gratitude to a group of potato farmers high up in the mountains of Peru.Thanks to a new $116 million global fund established this summer, the Quechua Indians are being paid to maintain their diverse collection of rar...
Septiembre 07, 2009

Man dies after falling into potato harvester

In Fife, Scotland, a farm worker died after falling into a potato harvester in Fife. The arms and legs of the 34 year old man became entangled in the machinery on Foodie Farm near Cupar on Sunday morning.He was taken by helicopter to hospital but later...
 Smart choices
Septiembre 06, 2009

Industry food labels deceptive?

It's a controversy that's as close as your local supermarket shelf - those familiar government nutrition labels. Now some big food manufacturers are adding labels of their own."The purpose is to help people make choices about healthier food and to...
Septiembre 06, 2009

El negocio de la papa frita crece saltando obstáculos

Lucana, La Paceñita, El Pibe o Batman son algunas de las marcas de papas fritas, elaboradas de manera casi industrial por unas 25 pequeñas empresas familiares que decidieron optar por la formalidad. Ofrecen productos de calidad, pueden dar factura, acc...

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