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FAO Food Price Index November 2011 The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 215 points in November 2011, marginally (1 point) down  from October and 10 percent (23 points) below its February 2011 peak. Among the various commodities, a recovery of...

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...

El Segundo Plan Global de Acción para los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura fue adoptado por el Consejo de la FAO, que tuvo lugar en Roma el 29 de noviembre de 2011, como nuevo marco de trabajo global que apunta a la conserva...

El libro analiza la cadena de la papa en el Perú, su estructura, dinámica y evolución histórica, con énfasis en la primera década del nuevo siglo. Los hallazgos de la investigación permiten afirmar que a lo largo de los últimos diez años, se produjeron...

De prijs van Bintje pootgoed is op de beurs van Middenmeer met 3 euro verhoogd van 46 naar 49 euro per 100 kilo voor de klasse 28-35 mm. De grovere stortering pluste een halve euro en komt daarmee op een gemiddelde prijs van 24 euro uit. Daarmee zet d...

De Verenigde Telers Akkerbouw (VTA) inventariseert jaarlijks 3 maal de aardappelvoorraad onder een vaste representatieve groep van haar leden. De VTA-leden vertegenwoordigen 40% van het Nederlandse consumptieaardappelareaal. De eerste inventarisatie v...

After a three day strike, production resumed at the McCain French fry factory in Harnes, France. Employees on strike voted to return to work according to a statement of management. They will receive a wage increase of 2.2% on January 1, 2012. They dem...

Key Technology announces the promotion of Bret Larreau to the new position of Manager of Business Development. Larreau is responsible for building new business alliances and developing acquisition opportunities.

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...

More and more potato processors are turning to electrostatics to improve the way flavourings and coatings are added to potatoes and potato products. UK-based Spice Application Systems (SAS) reports a 20% increase in orders over the last six months and...

El presente estudio se orienta a sistematizar la experiencia de la Alianza Institucional para el Desarrollo Competitivo de la Papa y sus Derivados, destacando el sector productivo de la tunta, dada la importancia social y económica que tiene este produ...

FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) today announced that it has acquired Rovral® iprodione and Sportak® prochloraz fungicides from Bayer CropScience. The transaction includes the use of these two fungicide families and their product trademarks for agricultura...