Under the slogan 'Potatoes: a healthy, sustainable and responsible sector', the Congress will focus on the many assets of the sector in the, both politically and technical key areas of health, sustainability and responsibility of the business.
Marzo 08, 2018
FAM Centris centrifugal slicing technology for potato chips delivers on promises
Cutting specialist FAM will showcase its latest slicing technology for potato chips on the innovation stage at Snaxpo (Wednesday March 14th at 11am), during the Snaxpo in Atlanta in booth 327 and at the Anuga FoodTec in Germany in Hall 10.1, booth E060.
Marzo 07, 2018
Perú empezó a exportar papa blanca al Brasil
El Gobierno logró impulsar la primera venta de papa blanca al mercado brasilero. Se trata de un lote de 20 toneladas de la variedad Yungay, que beneficiará a productores de Junín, Huánuco, Ayacucho y Huancavelica.
Marzo 06, 2018
Banco Mundial destaca cadenas de valor de la papa nativa
Un libro publicado por el Banco Mundial cuenta cómo los agricultores andinos venden sus variedades de papas nativas a mejores precios, gracias al trabajo del Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) y sus socios.
Marzo 06, 2018
Agristo starts construction of second french fry line in Wielsbeke within months
An investment of € 200 million (USD 250 million) in a brand new French Fry plant in Wielsbeke, Belgium. That's what Hannelore Raes and Filip Wallays expect it will take to push their family company Agristo into the top five french fry manufacturers worldwide.
Marzo 06, 2018
USDA estimates the 2017 Idaho Potato Crop Value at $1.2 billion, up 22.7 percent
The USDA reported the preliminary estimated value for the Idaho® Potato crop of 2017 at USD 1.2 billion, a 22.7% leap from the previous year.
Marzo 06, 2018
TOMRA wins FoodTec Award for its Sorter User Interface, TOMRA ACT
TOMRA’s user interface TOMRA ACT has been named a silver winner in the 2018 International FoodTec Award, organised by the DLG (German Agricultural Society).
Marzo 06, 2018
Potato Export Ukraine more than tripled in 2017
In 2017, the Ukraine exported 17.6 thousand tonnes of potatoes, 3.5 times more than in 2016
Marzo 06, 2018
Key Technology presents Vibratory Conveyor for Integration with Metal Detector
Key Technology presents a specialized Iso-Flo® vibratory conveyor designed specifically for integration with a metal detector to inspect bulk foods on processing and packaging distribution lines.
Villagers of the Districts of Yawe and Tavuki (in the province Kadavu, Fiji) heard that the government was promoting potato farming in a select few provinces of Fiji and that Kadavu was one of them.
Marzo 05, 2018
Potato Farmers in Bangladesh worried by drop in potato price
Potato growers of the Thakurgaon district, Bangladesh are worried that they might not be able to recover the production cost due to sudden drop in the prices of the vegetable in the ongoing harvesting season.
Marzo 05, 2018
Estonian Potato Growers receive emergency support from government
Estonian Potato Growers who were unable to harvest part of their crops due to excessive rainfall last fall will receive financial support from their government.