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The Egyptian potato sector has enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with the UK for a number of years. Traditionally, the UK receives new-season, high-quality new potatoes throughout the winter months and in return, Egyptian producers are rewarde...

When potato growers line up for their potato bar lunch at the 48th annual Washington State Potato Conference, they will be meeting and eating an old acquaintance with a new name.The new Classic Russet being topped and served by Commissioners this year ...

CFIA statement: The Government of Canada is pleased to announce that it has taken all actions necessary to comply fully with the United States import requirements for Alberta seed potatoes. As a direct result, Alberta will be able to resume the export ...

Op het Veredelingsplein van de vakbeurs voor de biologische sector BioVak presenteert Agrico een breed pakket aan aardappelrassen, die onder de merknaam Bioselect over geheel Europa biologisch geteeld en vermarkt worden. Prinses Margriet liet zich ter ...

Con la presencia del Gobernador de Sonora, Eduardo Bours Castelo, y el Presidente de Región Sabritas en México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, Pedro Padierna Bartning, este jueves fue inaugurado el sistema de tratamiento de aguas residuales de la Planta Ob...

Shearer’s Foods has introduced new packaging for their award-winning Kettle Cooked Potato Chip line and added two new flavors—Sweet Barbeque and Hot Pepper Trio. Dynamic flavor combinations continue to be a deciding factor in consumer snack selection. ...

De kredietcrisis en de daarmee gepaard gaande economische malaise bieden juist de cafetariasector kansen. Actief ondernemerschap is echter vereist.De economie zit in een dip en een deel van de horeca heeft het moeilijk. Ook de cafetariasector kampte he...

Potato cultivators of the district Jessore have become frustrated due to widespread outbreak of leaf blight disease in potato fields.Department of Agricultural Extension sources said some 1000 hectares of potato fields have been affected with the disea...

Potato growers in India are staring at a glut in the market and rock bottom prices after Pakistan imposed an import tax that has virtually stopped exports to the neighbouring country, traders said today.Pakistan this week imposed a 25 per cent tax on t...

The first consignments of potatoes to leave Victoria since the discovery of potato cyst nematode last year have been trucked to Canberra and Brisbane. Interstate trade was halted after the discovery of potato cyst nematode on a property at Thorpdale, t...

De acuerdo a José Alberto Caram de Souza Dias, investigador del Instituto de Agronomía de Campinas (IAC), una tecnología desarrollada en Campinas, en el estado brasileño de Sao Paulo, puede aplicarse en China para impulsar la producción de papa. Según...

Er worden tien verenigingen opgericht in Nederland die het areaal consumptieaardappelen vrijwillig willen beperken.Het initiatief komt van de Nederlandse Akkerbouw Vakbond. De vakbond heeft achttien bijeenkomsten belegd, zegt bestuurder Keimpe van der ...

VICTORIA'S leading potato-growing district will not find itself locked out of interstate trade despite the discovery of a second property affected by a potato parasite. A massive testing effort since the original discovery had tested 550,000 soil sampl...

The Agriculture Ministry and Customs Agency (DGA) sent 56 containers of tainted potatoes back to Holland, affirming that it didn’t comply with international sanitary norms, and said an investigation is underway to determine who allowed part of the ship...

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today launched the first phase of its work to introduce nutrition information in a range of catering outlets.The FSA wants to see more consistent nutrition information for consumers at the point they make a decision ...

Technology developed in Campinas, in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, is to be applied in China to boost potato production, according to Campinas Agronomy Institute (IAC) researcher, José Alberto Caram de Souza Dias.According to the researcher, the IA...

At a time when global recession has hit investments across the world, Pepsico has decided to invest Rs 250 crore more in its Frito-Lay potato chips plant at Sankrail in Howrah district, West Bengal.The new investment will give a boost to potato produc...

The snack-food division of PepsiCo Inc.’s Indian unit finds itself caught in a miniature version of the stand-off in Singur that led to Tata Motors Ltd driving its dream small car project out of West Bengal to Gujarat.