Noticias sobre el Cultivo de Papas de Asia

Potato prices across Bangladesh have plunged below BDT 20 (USD 0.18) per kilogramme from BDT 25 (USD 0.23) a month ago, leaving farmers reeling from losses even as the government struggles to contain the market glut.

At the first HyFarm Paathshala Convocation on Sept 20, 2025, Gujarat farmer Shilpa Patel, the only woman graduate, was named 'Spudwoman of India.' Managing 45 acres alone, she shows women’s growing role in potato farming.

Ahmedabad-based HyFarm, a vertical of the HyFun Group, has launched a first-of-its-kind farm school designed to take knowledge out of classrooms and into the fields where farmers work.

Corteva launches Zorvec Entecta in India, a fungicide for grapes and potatoes, offering long-lasting protection against Downy Mildew and Late Blight. Rain-fast and systemic, it ensures healthy growth, high yields, and sustainable disease management.

Al-Jouf, in partnership with Kiremko, rapidly built and expanded a world-class French fry plant in Saudi Arabia, boosting capacity from 5 to 7.5 MT/hr in record time, delivering premium fries for regional and global markets.

Both Sichuan’s potato production area and total yield remain among the largest in China. The province’s unique geographic features support year-round planting and supply, delivering strong economic and social benefits.

Allround Vegetable Processing leads India’s pre-processing sector with modular machinery, e-Gate IoT cold storage, AI-driven R&D, and expanding plants, reducing waste, boosting yields, and delivering European innovation for Indian conditions.

French fries transformed Jitesh Patel’s fortunes. His Gujarat farming family once grew low-return cotton. Droughts in 2001–2002 worsened their hardship, pushing them to shift to potato farming, which opened the door to better income and stability.

McCain Foods has launched a new brand identity and vibrant packaging in Ahmedabad, where its India journey began.

McCain Foods India launched its first Regenerative Agriculture Demonstration Farm in Sabarkantha, Gujarat, on World Environment Day to promote soil health, biodiversity, and water efficiency, supporting its goal of 100% regenerative farming by 2030.

CPRI launched Kufri Chipbharat-1, a new potato variety for processing, marking a significant advancement in India's agricultural sector. The release, attended by key officials, supports India's position as the second-largest global potato producer.

KRIBHCO and Farm Frites signed a JV to set up a hi-tech potato processing unit in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The project will boost premium potato farming, generate jobs, and enhance farmer incomes, marking KRIBHCO’s entry into agri-processing.

Bashir Jalal, a farmer from Duhok’s Sheikhan district, has been named Iraq’s top grower of the River potato variety by Agrico, thanks to 16+ years of dedication. His success highlights the Kurdistan Region’s thriving potato sector and growing exports.

La Universidad de Kobe descubrió que las papas secretan una molécula (SEC) que los microbios convierten en compuestos que desencadenan la eclosión de parásitos de la papa. Esta interacción tripartita podría ayudar a desarrollar métodos de “eclosión suicida” para controlar nematodos que dañan los cultivos.

The 16th Tengzhou Potato Industry Development Conference was recently held in Tengzhou, located in the Shandong Province in Eastern China, to promote industrial investments and tap development potential. 

Global Potato Summit (GPS) has announced the company Strategic Partnership with PotatoEurope, Netherlands 2025—a step that strengthens the growing synergy between India and the Netherlands in the potato value chain.

Earlier potato planting is being hastened in rural areas across the DPRK. Agricultural workers in South Hwanghae Province finished earlier potato planting in the shortest time.

Tarun Teja Goli, Agro-Potato Procurement and Supply Chain Manager at Agristo India, has provided an in-depth analysis of the recent fluctuations in India's processing potato market.