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Aardappeldemodag is gestart met de plantwerkzaamheden voor Aardappeldemodag 2026, waarbij vorige week 2,5 hectare van het aardappelras Libra is geplant.

Taiwan says imported processing potatoes must meet the same quarantine standards as domestic supply, with any tubers showing sprouting, rot or mold required to be removed and destroyed, according to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency.

A bumper potato harvest in the district this season has brought relief and optimism to farmers, as favorable weather and the absence of pest attacks led to higher-than-expected production.

The International Potato Center (CIP) has appointed Dr. Sudhanshu Singh as the Regional Director for South Asia and Director of the CIP South Asia Regional Centre (CSARC).

Kazakhstan’s Pavlodar region and China’s Snow Valley plan a USD 100–200 million potato processing complex. The project will produce fries, support breeding, and build logistics, boosting value-added output, jobs, and agricultural capacity.

Especialistas y colectivos proponen impulsar la cafeticultura regenerativa en la región de Xalapa como alternativa al cultivo de papa con agroquímicos, al que atribuyen contaminación de suelo y agua en al menos diez municipios

La estacionalidad de las regiones productoras y las dificultades climáticas en el sur de Brasil están impulsando los precios de la papa, en un mercado que premia la calidad y exige una gestión precisa del momento de cosecha.

Vive Crop Protection has announced the launch of Averland SM, a new in-season nematicide designed to provide United State growers with a more flexible and effective approach to managing nematodes and other pests in potatoes, and other crops.

LOCKWOOD Manufacturing becomes the first U.S. dealer for AVR Machinery, distributing its equipment in North Dakota and Minnesota via North Valley Equipment, expanding options for regional potato growers.

Diversos factores, tanto económicos, productivos, como del orden del comercio internacional contribuyen a una recalibración del sector de la patata local.

Potato growers in Colorado's San Luis Valley are facing a massive surplus of potatoes that they will have to dispose of, with estimates of over 100 million pounds that need to be destroyed.

Lincolnshire, the county that helped feed Britain during wartime, is back in focus as concerns grow over how much of its own food the United Kingdom can produce. The county will host a major new national farming event later this year.

Wageningen University & Research starts new field trials with genetically modified potatoes. The potatoes tested in these field trials have been genetically modified by adding or switching off multiple genes.

Kashiri, the Moon, saw the young woman through a window. The celestial body descended from the sky and found her eating soil molded into the shape of a tubercle. "What you are eating is mud, not yuca," the root of the cassava plant.

Telers die hun overtollige aardappelen nergens meer kunnen verkopen, hebben nu de mogelijkheid om hun aardappelen via een grondstoffenverklaring op hun percelen uit te rijden.

De Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie steunt de Nationale Aardappelweek van No Waste Army. Extra aandacht voor aardappelen sluit aan bij de ambitie van de sector om consumptie te stimuleren en voedselverspilling tegen te gaan.

Royal Avebe heeft de aardappelcampagne van teeltjaar 2025 afgerond. De aardappelmeelfabrieken in Nederland en Duitsland hebben tijdens de campagne goed en stabiel gedraaid. De verwerking verliep volgens planning.

Stakeholders in the potato sector are calling for defined and time-bound policy measures aimed at strengthening farm incomes, expanding processing capacity and supporting export development.