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Prince Edward Island potato production has grown by almost five per cent this year following a good growing year and successful harvest.

Agricultural Research Service scientists have bred and released colorful new potato varieties. Some have relatively high levels of beneficial red-to-purple pigments called “anthocyanins,” and others have high levels of yellow-pigmented carotenoids

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 192.6 points in November 2014, virtually unchanged from October, but 13 points (6.4 percent) below November 2013.

Resumen de la conferencia magistral que sobre el tema se presentó en el XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), celebrado en Bogotá entre el 28 de septiembre y el 2 de octubre de 2014.

Lamb Weston / Meijer, maker of frozen potato products and dried potato flakes, is investing € 120 million euros in its Bergen op Zoom plant located in the southwest of the Netherlands.

La mayoría de la papa y la cebolla del país se produce allí; por eso la presión sobre estos ecosistemas, que son reservorios de agua, aumenta con los días.

El proyecto de producción de papa nativa y comercial, desarrollado en el ámbito de influencia del Proyecto Conga, ganó el premio Perú 2021 a la Responsabilidad Social, en la categoría Comunidad.

Una de las líneas de trabajo es el control biológico de la plaga con la suelta de una pequeña avispa que parasita en los huevos e impide su ciclo natural.

Balaji, one of the largest regional potato chips and snacks brands in India, will soon move into the production of French fries and other frozen potato specialty products, according to Chandu Virani, MD of Balaji Wafers.

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) has announced two leadership appointments to further strengthen the company's management team.

The weather might be warming up [well, in Australia that is, not here in Canada...PP] but that isn’t stopping Aussie consumers tucking in to a hearty serve of mashed potato, according to the latest wave of the industry-funded Potato Tracker project.

Potato and rapeseed industry produce vast amounts of protein-rich by-products, which could be utilized in the production of high-quality foodstuffs.

Alexia Foods, a line of premium, all-natural frozen potatoes, breads and side dishes, is introducing the latest stars of the table – new Alexia Premium Seasoned Vegetables and Rib Cut BBQ Sweet Potato Fries.

The lastest focus on Potato webcast provides an update on Potato Sprout Control, by Nora Olsen, Professor and Extension Potato Specialist at the University of Idaho

The Indian food processing sector is likely to grow at the rate of over 10 percent from 2015 onwards as a result of increased investment from private sector, according to a study.

Desarrollaron una semilla para mejorar el tubérculo y no depender de empresas comercializadoras.

JBT Corporation, a global technology solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation industries, announced today it has purchased the assets of Wolf-tec, Inc.

Global Foodservice Sales Reach US$2.6 Trillion in 2013