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Doomsday? Svalbard Seed Vault flooded, threatened by Climate Change
Mayo 19, 2017

Doomsday? Svalbard Seed Vault flooded, threatened by Climate Change

Recent flooding of the global seed vault in Svalbard caused a stir, since it was designed to last forever. Luckily all seeds (including several thousand potato seeds) are OK, but already adaptations to the vault may be needed to deal with climate change.
Pepsico confirms ambitious new GHG emission targets are in line with keeping global warming below two degrees Celcius
Mayo 14, 2017

Pepsico confirms its new emission targets keep global warming below two degrees Celcius

PepsiCo has today confirmed that its ambitious new target for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction has been verified and approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative as being in line with what climate science says is necessary to keep global warming below two degrees Celsius.
Colombia: Con mejoramiento genético se obtendrían papas tolerantes a sequías
Mayo 11, 2017

Colombia: Con mejoramiento genético se obtendrían papas tolerantes a sequías

Mediante el estudio del genoma de papas nativas de Nariño, una investigación en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (U.N.) indaga secuencias de tolerancia a estrés por déficit de agua que permitan obtener papas comerciales con esta característica.
Farmers in Tanzania benefit from more resilient potato varieties
Marzo 17, 2017

Farmers in Tanzania benefit from more resilient potato varieties

Situated in the Northeast of Tanzania, the district of Lushoto is part of the so called highlands of Tanzania where potatoes are traditionally grown. Due to heat and lack of resilient potato varieties, farmers would often lose all the crop.
Potatoes may be able to grow on Mars, a first simulation under Martian conditions suggests
Marzo 09, 2017

Potatoes may be able to grow on Mars, a first simulation under Martian conditions suggests

The International Potato Center (CIP) launched a series of experiments to discover if potatoes can grow under Mars atmospheric conditions and thereby prove they are also able to grow in extreme climates on Earth. The first results are positive!
Method developed to predict root mass of shrubs may be helpful for potato crop as well
Noviembre 10, 2016

Method developed to predict root mass of willow shrubs may be helpful for potato crop as well

Scientists at Cornell University have developed an electric capacitance measurement that is able to predict the root mass of shrubs and trees. What's more, they hint it may helpful for tubers and root crops as well
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Latin America loses up to 20% of its potato to the drought
Agosto 28, 2016

Latin America loses up to 20% of its potato to the drought

Several experts on potato crops stated in Panama that global warming destroyed between 10% and 20% of Latin America's annual potato production and that it had become the main threat faced by this crop, even more than late blight, an aggressive fungus that affects this crop.
Cambio climático destruye 20% del cultivo anual de papa en Latinoamérica
Agosto 22, 2016

Cambio climático destruye 20% del cultivo anual de papa en Latinoamérica

El calentamiento global destruye entre el 10 % y el 20 % de la producción anual de papa en América Latina y se ha convertido en la principal amenaza que enfrenta este cultivo, por encima incluso de un agresivo hongo conocido como tizón tardío, coincidieron hoy varios expertos en Panamá.
Weather Continues to Devastate Potato Crops in Northeast North Dakota
Julio 27, 2016

Weather Continues to Devastate Potato Crops in Northeast North Dakota

The heart of "Potato Country" in northeast North Dakota was devastated by baseball size hail that lasted up to 35 minutes last Tuesday night.
Blanching Equipment Specialist DTS started construction of another new building
Julio 26, 2016

Blanching Equipment Specialist DTS started construction of another new building

Dutch Blanching Equipment Specialist DutchTecSource B.V. (DTS) is Expanding. On the current premises next to the two existing buildings, a brand new building will arise.
Innovación científica del CIP hará posible cultivar papa ahorrando agua
Marzo 22, 2016

Innovación científica del CIP hará posible cultivar papa ahorrando agua

Permitirá cultivar papa en zonas áridas con uso efectivo del agua y manteniendo productividad.
Australian potatoes temporarily back on the menu in drought-stricken Papua New Guinea
Febrero 15, 2016

Australian potatoes temporarily back on the menu in drought-stricken Papua New Guinea

Australian vegetable grower body AUSVEG has applauded the decision of the Papua New Guinean Government to temporarily lift the ban on the import of selected Australian fruits and vegetables - including potatoes - for three months.
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Cuban Potato crops troubled by rains
Febrero 10, 2016

Cuban Potato crops troubled by rains

The rainfall in November, December, and January in the western and central parts of Cuba made it impossible for Cuban farmers to achieve a crop yield similar to the one they got last year, when they harvested 120,000 tons of potatoes.
GMOs are the Future to Combat Ills in Africa, according to Bill Gates
Febrero 07, 2016

Bill Gates: GMOs Will End Starvation in Africa

Bill Gates, who is a major backer of food biotechnology, has spoken passionately how food biotechnology can help the people of Africa fight the numerous challenges they face.
Drought in South Africa pushes potato prices to the highest level ever
Febrero 07, 2016

Drought in South Africa pushes potato prices to the highest level ever

Drought and hot conditions since September 2015 have a negative impact on yields in almost all the potato production regions in South Africa. Currently market prices are at the highest levels ever, while potato stock levels are at record low levels.
Experto estudia crecimiento de la papa bajo el estrés hídrico
Enero 21, 2016

Experto francés estudia crecimiento de la papa bajo estrés hídrico

El investigador e ingeniero agrónomo, Guillaume Lacavé, está estudiando cómo reaccionan las papas (patatas) nativas sometidas a estrés hídrico y su producción de antioxidantes y otros bioactivos.
Climate change: 2015 was the warmest year on record by far
Enero 21, 2016

Climate change: 2015 was the warmest year on record by far

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that according their independent analyses, Earth's surface temperatures in 2015 were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880.
Crop Wild Relatives May Hold Key to Counteract Effects of Climate Change in Agriculture
Diciembre 16, 2015

Crop Wild Relatives May Hold Key to Counteract Effects of Climate Change in Agriculture

Scientists believe that wild plant species related to domesticated crops, known as Crop Wild Relatives (CWR), might hold a key to counteract the devastating effects of climate change on the world’s food supply.

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