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El calentamiento global destruye entre el 10 % y el 20 % de la producción anual de papa en América Latina y se ha convertido en la principal amenaza que enfrenta este cultivo, por encima incluso de un agresivo hongo conocido como tizón tardío, coincidieron hoy varios expertos en Panamá.

Bühler and Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions agreed to expand their existing successful collaboration for increased innovation and market launches, further leveraging the opportunities of the Internet of Things. New products are expected for 2017.

Volm Companies held a groundbreaking ceremony on August 10 for their new manufacturing and distribution facility in Pasco, Washington.

Earlier this year, Lamb Weston's opened its new Innovation Center in Richland, with co-creation spaces, fully functioning kitchens and a pilot line. The interior was designed by Lamb Westons design agency, Williams Murray Hamm brand agency (WMH), also responsible for Lamb Weston's new global branding

Consumers in Croatia say that local potatoes should not be more expensive than German or French potatoes.

Jamaica’s capacity to produce clean Irish potato seedlings has been enhanced with a $19-million allocation from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).

Algerian potato exporters are still having trouble at the border crossing Tebessa between Algeria and Tunisia. Tunisian customs do not allow trucks carrying tons of potatoes to enter Tunisia although all the legal procedures are completed.

Durante el acto de inauguración, Gregory Howell, director de la Oficina de Crecimiento Económico de la Agencia para el Desarrollo de Estados Unidos (Usaid), dijo que con la planta se espera superar las ventas anuales en por lo menos US$1.6 millones, unos Q12 millones.

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board, Cavendish Farms, and the PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries have announced the creation of the 'Enhanced Agronomy Initiative'.

The political revolution in Argentina gives the economy a boost. The Dutch agricultural sector could definitely profit from it. Willem Aalders of Latam Produce states this on the eve of the Dutch trade mission to Argentina.

The H Flow Conyevor, one of Kiremko’s newest products, is especially developed for the transportation of snacks and frozen products.

Dewulf~Miedema will present their innovations in potato cultivation technology at Potato Europe in Villers-Saint-Christophe, France.

Los vertidos de petróleo atraen la atención de la opinión pública y generan preocupación, pero los "vertidos biológicos" suponen una amenaza mayor a largo plazo y no tienen tanta repercusión.

A significant rise in potato imports into Australia is forecast for 2016, sparking concern about the profitability and competitiveness of the Australian potato industry over the coming months.

Justin Clements, a fifth year doctoral student in the Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center working in the Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the recipient of the 2016-2017 NPC Academic Scholarship.

Good Health, a creator of better-for-you savory snacks, today announced the launch of Organic Black Bean & Rice Tortillas, the first tortilla chips to join the brand’s portfolio of savory snacks.

Popcorn, Indiana, maker of America's #1 Kettlecorn, is excited to introduce its Himalayan Pink Salt flavor to the marketplace.

Parkland Potato Varieties will be hosting its first annual open day at the Crop Diversification Centre South in Brooks, Alberta on August 26 from 10 am to 2 pm.