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A study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows that a diet high in potassium may protect teenagers from high blood pressure in adulthood. Since potatoes are a major dietary source of potassium, the potato sector should take note of this research.

Potato growers and agronomists in he United Kingdom will be better prepared to cope with more aggressive blight strains this season, with a new BlightCast warning tailored to focus on infections now typically occurring earlier in the season at cooler temperatures.

A small field on an island off the Netherlands' northern coast promises one answer to the problem of how to feed the world's ever-growing population: potatoes and other crops that grow in saltwater.

Ohio Department of Health officials say the likely source of the Lancaster botulism outbreak is home-canned potatoes used in a potato salad.

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Finance announced April 25, 2015 that the import taxes on big onions and potatoes have been increased with immediate effect.

Pomuni, market leader in the Belgian table potatoes market, will this summer introduce the first potato brand in Belgium: Princesse Amadine

La Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia abrió la convocatoria para proveer nueve cargos de dedicación tiempo completo y dos cargos de dedicación cátedra. La información puede resultar de interés para alguno de los colegas latinoamericanos.

El objetivo del documento es el de servir como una herramienta de apoyo técnico para todos los actores de la cadena de producción del país. En él podrán encontrar información de manejo agronómico, sanitario, variedades, cosecha y almacenamiento, entre otros.

Each year, large quantities of ware and seed are exported from the United Kingdom to the Canary Islands. Potato Council’s head of seed and export, Rob Burns, updates on the current difficulties affecting this long established trade agreement.

Researchers from Ghent University and the International Potato Center have discovered that sweet potatoes naturally contain genes from a bacterium. Because of the presence of this 'foreign' DNA, sweet potato can be seen as a 'natural gmo'.

The Premier of Western Australia, Colin Bartlett, reportedly told The West Australian that it was time for rules that dictated the varieties, quantities and price of potatoes grown in Western Australia - and the Potato Marketing Corporation - to go.

El Fondo Regional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (FONTAGRO) anuncia la Convocatoria 2015 “Innovaciones para el manejo sostenible de recursos naturales en la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe”. Recibe propuestas hasta el 5 de junio.

As part of a working visit to Limburg on Wednesday, 8 April, Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited four internationally operating SME’s, including Hotraco Group (Mooij-Agro), and was full of praise for the innovative companies.

Son 220 pequeños agricultores de nueve municipios de Boyacá, uno de los departamentos que más produce papa en el país.

Fresh-food specialist for the hotel and restaurant industry Rungis and HZPC are bringing the ancient potato varieties from the Andes back on to the plate in Dutch restaurants.

Potatoes New Zealand Inc. has won funding from the Ministry of Primary Industries for a major research project aimed at improving crop yield, more specifically, the impact of crop rotations on soil borne diseases and soil quality.

Constituye una alternativa tecnológica con resistencia al tizón tardío, buena productividad y altos valores nutricionales.

South Korea could help provide Australian potato growers with some relief from domestic cost pressures via a potentially lucrative growth market for exports.