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Seeds of Transformation: Empowering Rwanda's Farmers through Innovative Potato Varieties and Sustainable Agricultural Practices

mei 13, 2024

Cultivating Innovation: Transforming Rwanda’s potato industry with new varieties

The lack of quality seed for improved varieties has been attributed to the limited capacity of seed multipliers to produce enough to meet farmer’s demands.

mei 13, 2024

Calcium Can Protect Potato Plants from Bacterial Wilt

Scientists have discovered that calcium plays a significant role in enhancing the resistance of potato plants to bacterial wilt. This disease causes worldwide losses of potatoes costing USD 19 billion per year.

mei 13, 2024

CIP’s USD 20 Million India Regional Center Plans in Final Stages

The proposal has passed through negotiations and advanced to the Agriculture Ministry’s 100-Day Agenda.

mei 13, 2024

Potato Processor HyFun Foods announces Ambitious Expansion Plans

Hyfun, manufacturer of frozen potato products - such as french fries - based in India announces plans for THREE new processing plants. The new investment will focus on the Indian market. Currently, 70% of Hyfun's revenue comes from exports.

mei 12, 2024

Potato Sustainability Alliance Releases 2023 North American Potato Sustainability Assessment Report

The Potato Sustainability Alliance (PSA) announced the release of its 2023 North American Potato Sustainability Assessment Report, communicating sustainability results gathered from 420 growers representing 589,120 potato acres across the U.S. and Canada.

Patata canaria. (Cortesía: Europa Press)

mei 09, 2024

España: alerta por riesgo fitosanitario en las Islas Canarias

Alerta por riesgo de tizón tardío en las Islas Canarias. Se implementan medidas de control y prevención.

Una vista panorámica de las inundaciones en Rio Grande do Sul

mei 08, 2024

Brasil: históricas inundaciones en el sur tienen al país en alerta

Los estados del sur de Brasil están bajo agua. La catástrofe humana es total, y los precios de la papa en los principales mercados aumentan.

mei 07, 2024

Potato breeding company Royal HZPC Group expects similar financial result for the current year

Potato breeding company Royal HZPC Group expects to achieve a similar result for the financial year 2023 / 2024 (July - June) as in the previous financial year. With an expected increase in financial turnover of 4%.

mei 06, 2024

Europa: producción de semilla en el norte se ve comprometida

Las restricciones al uso de fertilizantes dificultan la producción de semilla, haciendo a la incertidumbre europea con respecto al suministro.

mei 06, 2024

Bolivia: fuertes heladas afectan producción de papa

El clima no da tregua en Bolivia. En el norte del departamento de potosí, en el altiplano, fuertes heladas castigaron cultivos de papa.

Jeremy Barraclough, operations director of Biofresh Safestore

mei 06, 2024

Biofresh Safestore to exhibit at SPot Store potato storage event

The UK's leading potato sprout control technology provider has confirmed it is exhibiting at SPot Store on 14th May.

The Little Potato Company's new facility in Alberta

mei 06, 2024

The Little Potato Company Ltd. unveils innovative packaging facility in Alberta

The Little Potato Company, North America's leader in little potatoes, celebrated the grand opening of its innovative, sustainable potato packaging facility in Nisku, Alberta.

mei 05, 2024

World Potato Congress 2024 Unveils New Sponsors and Speakers!

The countdown to the World Potato Congress 2024 has begun and the excitement is building. The team is working hard behind the scenes to ensure the 2024 Congress is one to remember, with a number of exciting announcements.

Productores de papa de Perote buscan erradicar el uso de agroquímicos

mei 03, 2024

México: producción de papa agroecologica

Ya son varios los productores que optan por técnicas más regenerativas y sustentables

Egyptian Potato Fields: Thriving Despite Global Challenges

mei 03, 2024

Egyptian potato exports to Asia immune to red sea crisis

The outbreak of the Red Sea crisis has taken its toll on many Egyptian export campaigns - citrus fruits being the first casualty - but it seems that the potato export campaign is holding up well.

mei 02, 2024

Rising Potato Prices During the National Election A worrying Development for Ruling Parties

Potato prices in India have increased nearly 50% in a month from March to April.

Potato Museum with antique equipment at Schroeder's Farms

mei 01, 2024

Patience, Persistence, Adaptability: The Schroeder Family’s Five Generations of Farming Legacy at Schroeder Brother’s Farms

The Schroeder Brother’s Farms in Antigo, Wisconsin, founded by Eric Schroeder’s family in 1879, has been around long enough to have its own potato museum on site.