Cadena de Suministro de Papas de Asia

Enero 15, 2012

Yasheng Group to develop its potato processing business

Yasheng Group, a high-growth diversified China-based agricultural company with US headquarters in California, recently announced plans to expand farming operations in 2012.

Enero 09, 2012

Wholesale potato prices nosedive in Pakistan

Potato prices have sharply declined as farmers are dumping potatoes onto the market due to lack of return compared to the total input cost, said one farmer on Saturday.

Enero 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.

Enero 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.

Enero 04, 2012

Seed potato multiplication receives new support in Uzbekistan

The International Potato Center's main partner in Uzbekistan, the National University of Uzbekistan in Tashkent received a US$2.8 million grant from the Government to implement a seed potato multiplication project using the three CIP clones released in the past two years.

Diciembre 14, 2011

Potato farmers in West Bengal go in for distress sale

Potato farmers in West Bengal are being forced to sell their produce at a much lower price as huge volumes of potatoes are lying at the cold storages.

Diciembre 12, 2011

Potato Farmers reject freight subsidy offer in Punjab

The Punjab government on Sunday announced freight subsidy for transportation of potato crop in domestic as well as export markets, but potato growers turned down the offer saying it would not bail them out.

Diciembre 07, 2011

West Bengal has its own potato school lunch discussion

For a long time, headlines on "potato"and "school lunches"usually addressed the new rules for school lunches discussed in the United States. Here is a different perspective on "potatoes as part of school lunches", from Wes...

Diciembre 06, 2011

Improving incomes and nutritional health in Bangladesh through potato, sweetpotato, and vegetables

Poverty affects 40 percent of people in Bangladesh, and malnutrition is among the highest in the world, with 56 percent of preschoolers underweight. In an effort to combat these alarming numbers, the International Potato Center (CIP) is launching a ne...

Diciembre 04, 2011

Mediation in potato packing dispute Cyprus

The dispute between workers at the potato packaging factory in Vryssoules and their employers will be discussed at the Labour Ministry on Monday. The two sides met at the ministry yesterday and relayed their views to the mediation service. The ministr...

Diciembre 03, 2011

Punjab potato growers seek govt's help as potato prices crash

As potato prices hit unexpected low levels in Punjab, growers have asked the state government to offer freight subsidy for marketing the tuber to other states in order to prevent mounting losses. Growers also warned of throwing potato on roads if state...

Noviembre 30, 2011

Potato packers in Cyprus on strike over plans for cheap labour

Approximately 100 Greek-Cypriot potato packers in Vrysoulles went on strike yesterday against their employer’s intention to sack them and replacing them with EU community workers from Eastern Europe. The strike was organised by workers’ unions SEK and...

Noviembre 16, 2011

Lebanese Agricultural Minister blasts merchants for exporting spoiled potatoes

Agriculture Minister Hussein Hajj Hasan (Lebanon) accused some merchants of exporting spoiled potatoes, warning he would not hesitate to reveal the names behind the shipment of such agricultural produce if they continue they behavioral pattern. Waving...

Noviembre 09, 2011

Productores chinos de patatas amplían exportaciones para reducir exceso de existencias

Los cultivadores de patatas de la septentrional región autónoma china de Mongolia Interior están solucionando su problema de exceso de existencias vendiendo parte de su producción a compradores extranjeros. Las autoridades agrícolas de la bandera (dis...

Noviembre 08, 2011

Myanmar to import potato from Bangladesh

Myanmar has shown interest to import potato from Bangladesh because of the low price of the item here, said the commerce minister yesterday. Faruk Khan said Bangladesh will export a total of one lakh tonnes of potato to that country primarily. The mi...

Noviembre 05, 2011

Low prices may cut Rabi (winter) potato acreage by 15 to 20 per cent

Potato acreage in India is likely to drop by 15-20% in the new (winter) season. Farmers suffered last year due to a decline in prices following a higher production. According to an initial estimate, the losses could run into few thousand crores with Be...

Noviembre 05, 2011

Bhutan potato farmers have trouble transporting their potatoes

In Bhutan, potato farmers have seen the price of potato transport double and have no options but to take it. While the yield is good this year, farmers supplying potatoes from the six eastern dzongkhags to the auction yard in Samdrupjongkhar say tran...

Octubre 31, 2011

United Arab Emirates turn to potatoes for food security

Abu Dhabi is planning to increase the production of potatoes as part of food security measures. This is in view of the fact that the storage life of potatoes can last as long as six to eight months and hence protect the country against possible food sh...