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Alicorp construirá una planta de producción de papas peruanas prefritas y congeladas, orientada a atender la demanda del mercado nacional de restaurantes, informó hoy el director de Alicorp Gran Cocina, Stefan Stern. “Aún no tenemos definida la ubicac...

Hace aproximadamente un mes, el Gobierno emitió un decreto por el cual se prohibía la importación de papa de forma irrestricta tratárase de papa en estado natural o con valor agregado. La medida, cuyo propósito es correcto: promover el cultivo local d...

El Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, SAG Región de Los Lagos, detectó en la provincia de Llanquihue un foco del nemátodo dorado (Globodera rostochiensis), plaga cuarentenaria que afecta el cultivo de papas. “Durante acciones de vigilancia sanitaria de rut...

La empresa Frito Lay Dominicana ha combinado una serie de elementos que les permiten captar 90% del mercado local, dentro del ramo de productos en que se desenvuelve.La firma celebra sus 20 años de trabajos en República Dominicana y en ese tiempo se ha...

Australia's national vegetable grower group Ausveg says import controls being recommended by Biosecurity Australia fail to protect Australia's potato industry from the threat of disease.

otato processing company Aviko has launched a frozen sweet potato fry product for the foodservice trade based on research that suggests consumers perceive the product as a healthy and attractive option, especially for families.

One year after the protest against the test fields for GM potatoes in Ghent, the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) has been given the green light for a second phase of research.

The Washington State Potato Commission announced the recent addition of Ryan Holterhoff to their organization as the Director of Marketing and Industry Affairs.

Home gardeners and commercial growers are alerted of the potential introduction of late blight this growing season, as it has been confirmed in Suffolk County.

UK and Ireland growers and packers can now count on the support of a new local approved service agent for Wyma equipment.

Key Technology introduces an enhanced vision capability for its popular Tegra® in-air color sorters. Featuring twice the number of cameras as other Tegra sorters with the same width, the new Tegra 7755E achieves unprecedented line-of-sight for better a...

A new study published recently in the Journal of American Medical Association challenges the notion that “a calorie is a calorie.” The study, led by Cara Ebbeling, PhD, associate director and David Ludwig, MD, director of the New Balance Foundation Obe...

Catering to the growing demand for snack options that pack a rich flavor experience with less fat than traditional potato chips, Lay's Kettle Cooked - one of the brands of PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division - today introduced in the United States two new pot...

Novozymes, the world leader in bioinnovation, recently announced today they have new, third party data that shows Novozymes Acrylaway® is effective in the industrial production of French fries. Acrylamide has been considered a potential health risk si...

Potato is not only a staple, it is also an important cash crop which is expanding year after year in Uzbekistan, and there is an obvious need for quality seeds necessary for local farmers to cultivate this crop.

Hurt by the steep price fluctuation in the mass variety of potatoes (Jyoti variety), farmers in West Bengal are taking to the production of Chandramukhi – a premium category of the tuber – to earn steady returns.

Liberibacter, the bacterium responsible for zebra chip, has been found in an Idaho potato field.

Starting around July 6 potato growers in the Yakima Valley will begin harvesting reds and yellows, as long as the weather remains cooperative.