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Thousands of pupils across the South East and East of England will have the chance to understand more about where their food comes - thanks to help from fresh produce experts Fenmarc.

Barcodes may bring to mind the sales tags and scanners found in supermarkets and other stores. But U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are using 'DNA barcodes'to monitor insects that damage crops as diverse as wheat, barley and potatoes, and to make pest management decisions.

The United States Potato Board’s (USPB) Vietnam Representatives partnered with the Washington Apple Commission and the US Meat Export Federation at the 2012 Saigon Professional Chef Guild (SPG) Annual Meeting.

Farmers in Bogra (Bangladesh) could produce huge quantity of potato this year and they are also getting good price for it. The bumper production of potato as well as its good price has encouraged the farmers to go for more production next season. Pot...

The Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's biggest food processing plant ‘Himalya Fresh' near Vadnagar of Mahesana district today.

You say potato. I say Colorado. When First Lady Michelle Obama and a passel of schoolchildren recently planted vegetables in the White House kitchen garden, three of five potato varieties plunked into the soil were developed by Colorado State University.

Practical solutions for efficient potato storage and maximising marketable yields will be some of the topics on the agenda at World Potato Congress 2012 (May 27-30, Edinburgh).

With potato prices at Rs 20 a kg in retail in the domestic market, traders from northern India have started to import Pakistani potatoes that are 20% to 40% cheaper.

With potato prices ruling at Rs 20 a kg in retail in the domestic market, traders from Jammu and Kashmir have started importing potato from the two Line of Control (LOC) trade posts of Srinagar and Poonch.

Productores de papa de los estados Mérida y Carabobo se declararon en emergencia ayer luego de que el Tribunal Primero Agrario, en la ciudad de Barquisimeto, declarara inadmisible un recurso de amparo que introdujeron el viernes pasado ante esa instancia en rechazo a la importación que hizo el Gobierno de 3.150 toneladas del rubro desde Ecuador.

A Florida potato grower and its labor contractor have been accused of labor trafficking and taking advantage of drug-addicted workers

The Dutch agency nVWA, responsible for phytosanitary inspections has discovered the potato disease ring rot at 8 potato farms in the South of thne Netherlands (Zuid Holland and Zeeland). The infected lots are identified and the potatoes are removed fro...