La Energía y El Medio Ambiente

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.

Mayo 16, 2017

Interpack 2017 sees record level international attendance

Interpack 2017 scored a record attendance of 2,865 exhibiting companies. Furthermore, 74% of the approximately the 170,500 visitors travelled to Düsseldorf from abroad, which is another record

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.

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.

Mayo 11, 2017

The Sainsbury Laboratory received approval for a four-year trial of genetically modified (GM) potatoes

In the United Kingdom, farming minster George Eustice (DEFRA) has approved a four-year trial of genetically modified (GM) potatoes at The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich.

Marzo 20, 2017

TOMRA Sorting Food will showcase its TOMRA 5A Potato Sorter at ProFoodTech 2017

TOMRA Sorting Food will showcase the TOMRA 5A, its newest state-of-the-art potato sorter, at the new biennial processing event ProFoodTech 2017. Potato Processors can find TOMRA at Booth #1721

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.

Marzo 14, 2017

McCain Foods announces an investment of £100m in its Scarborough Potato Processing Plant (United Kingdom)

McCain Foods announces an investment of £100m (USD 120m) in its Scarborough Potato Processing Plant (United Kingdom).

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!

La agricultura orgánica debería incluir la papa genéticamente modificada con resistente al tizón tardío

Febrero 22, 2017

La agricultura orgánica debería incluir la papa genéticamente modificada con resistencia al tizón tardío

El Reglamento de la UE sobre la agricultura orgánica no permite el uso de organismos genéticamente modificados (OGM).Pero..... puede distinguirse un cultivo de papa cisgenico de un cultivo de papa que es el resultado de la producción convencional?

Febrero 01, 2017

Reducing Swiss Potato Waste

Worldwide about a third of all food gets lost before it reaches our stomachs. For Swiss potatoes this is even more – half of the total harvest. Which measures can reduce the loss, and what effect do they have?

Potato Processor Lamb Weston / Meijer continues to innovate: Sustainability report

Enero 22, 2017

Sustainability Report: Potato Processor Lamb Weston / Meijer continues to innovate

Lamb Weston's European joint venture, Lamb Weston / Meijer has published its sustainability report for 2015-2016. Compared to the reference year 2008, energy consumption per tonne of product has reduced by more than 21% and potato utilisation has improved by 4.5%.

Enero 21, 2017

Dieffenbach's Potato Chips launches Uglies - potato chips from waste potatoes

The Pennsylvanian snack manufacturer Dieffenbach's Potato Chips Inc. has launched a new potato chip brand named 'Uglies'. The chips are produced from potatoes that farmers would likely be throwing away due to minor imperfections.

Enero 11, 2017

Vista Valley Ag Presented with National Potato Council’s 2016 Environmental Stewardship Award

Boyd Foster of Vista Valley Ag in Ririe, Idaho, received the prestigious 2016 Environmental Stewardship Award during the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2017 Annual Meeting

Enero 04, 2017

Lamb Weston invested in four FAM cutting machines for its wavy fries

Lamb Weston / Meijer invested in four new FAM Tridis 240P cutters for the production of its wavy fries in Bergen op Zoom

Diciembre 08, 2016

Third automatic high-bay frozen storage for potato processor Agristo

Belgian pre-fried and frozen potato products manufacturer Agristo is teaming up with Egemin Automation for the third time in a row for the construction of a new, fully automated high-bay deepfreeze warehouse.

Diciembre 03, 2016

Seven US Lamb Weston Facilities Receive ENERGY STAR Certification

Seven of Lamb Weston's thirteen processing facilities in the United States achieved ENERGY STAR® certification from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Noviembre 24, 2016

Lamb Weston / Meijer inaugurates its new french fry production line in Bergen op Zoom

Lamb Weston / Meijer inaugurated its new production line for french fries in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands, on 10 November 2016 in the presence of employees, suppliers, the mayor and the King’s Commissioner.