Western Potatoes: introducing new varieties requires a long term strategic commitment of farmers
Some Western Australian potato growers feel they are not getting enough support from their marketing body Western Potatoes to help them get new varieties onto the market.
Abril 15, 2011
Michigan State University Extension issues late blight update
Abril 15, 2011
AVEBE en BASF versterken research samenwerking GM aardappelen
BASF Plant Science verkrijgt de genetisch gemodificeerde amylopectine zetmeelaardappel Modena in eigendom.
Abril 15, 2011
Protocol voor aardappelexport naar Rusland vastgesteld
Afgelopen vrijdag is het protocol uitgewerkt voor de export naar Rusland en goedgekeurd door de verschillende instanties.
Abril 15, 2011
Rungis: primeur aardappel Sirtema beschikbaar, nog even wachten op La Bonotte
Bij Rungis is nog even wachten op het geliefde en zeldzame aardappeltje La Bonnotte de Noirmoutier, die alleen in mei beschikbaar is.
Begin april lieten 125 PCA-leden weten welk aardappelareaal en welke rassen ze telen in 2011. Dezelfde telers gaven ook in 2010 hun areaal en rassenpakket door. Met deze gegevens kan een schatting gemaakt worden van het aardappelareaal 2011 en kan een...
Abril 15, 2011
Belgie: De prijs van friet blijft stijgen
Sinds 1976 is de prijs van een pakje friet (in de frituur) in Belgie met meer dan 300% gestegen. In september 2010 waarschuwde het OIVO de consumenten al dat de stijging van de aardappelprijs waarschijnlijk zou leiden tot een stijging van de prijs van...
Abril 14, 2011
Resistant potato varieties make the difference between having enough to eat or not
Excessive rains and an increased presence of late blight disease devastated the Cusco region of Peru in January-February 2010, which was declared a national emergency area.
Abril 14, 2011
Colin Powell to keynote NRA Show 2011
General Colin L. Powell (Ret.) will share insights into global events, and the impact those changes and issues will have in the United States and abroad, at the National Restaurant Association’s annual trade show next month.
Abril 14, 2011
U.S. fast-food chains bet on India to drive growth
The scramble by global food companies into India's fast food sector intensified on Monday as several U.S. chains announced plans to enter the country.
Abril 14, 2011
New Zealand Potato Growers want more help for potato pest research
Potatoes New Zealand says the potato industry is struggling to deal with the tomato/potato psyllid, which spreads the damaging bacterium Liberibacter, and wants more help from the Government.
Abril 14, 2011
Konya Şeker to sell french fries to McDonald's in Turkey
Fast food chain McDonald's has decided to purchase frozen potatoes produced in the Central Anatolian province of Konya for its restaurants in Turkey and neighboring countries, according to the board chairman of the Konya Şeker company.