How do different potatoes respond to heat, drought, and waterlogging stresses? EU-backed scientists are investigating the changes that make potatoes resilient or susceptible.
May 15, 2022
Tim Rooke has been elected chair of the NFU Potato Forum
Tim Rooke has been elected chair of the NFU Potato Forum. Tim, who farms 240 hectares of potatoes, was previously vice chair of the Forum and succeeds outgoing chair Alex Godfrey.
May 15, 2022
Groundbreaking event for Marel’s Boxmeer site renovation
On Monday, 9 May, Equipment manufacturer Marel officially kicked off the renovation of the new site located at the Lionstraat in Boxmeer, the Netherlands.
May 14, 2022
Public-private potato breeding partnership for smallholder farmers enters second phase
The International Potato Center (CIP), the globally active Dutch seed potato company HZPC, and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) announce the launch of a second, five-year phase of their partnership
May 13, 2022
Singular Pringles crisp for sale on eBay for GBP 2,000 - as owner claims it's 'rare'
Finding a misshapen crisp isn't impossible, but it is usually pretty rare, which is why some people have taken to sites like eBay to sell their unique finds for staggering amounts.
May 12, 2022
Potato Production in key production areas of India affected by Unseasonal Rains and Heat Wave
Potato production in the current crop year is estimated to be 53.60 mt, down from 56.17 mt last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture's first estimate of horticulture production.
Lamb Weston has introduced Poundo Potato Flakes to the Nigerian market and stresses the need to improve the margin in the potato value-chain
May 12, 2022
Pakistan is looking for markets for its record potato crop
Despite a lack of an efficient seed supply system, new varieties of seeds, and technical capacity of farmers as well as inadequate resources for seed systems, Pakistan has harvested a record potato crop
May 12, 2022
Snacks from the Sun partners with UNFI, North America's largest distributor of health and specialty food in North America
Modern Plant Based Foods Inc. announces its 'Snacks from the Sun' popped chips brand has entered into a distribution contract with United Natural Foods (UNFI)
May 09, 2022
Time to permanently retire fields with potato wart, a Prince Edward Island legislative committee says
Fields, where potato wart has been found, should be taken permanently out of any type of agricultural production, a P.E.I. legislative committee is recommending.
May 09, 2022
In UP's potato-rich Firozabad, 650 women join forces for the first chips company
Tables have turned for a 32-year-old Sadhna Yadav who was once jeered for her entrepreneurial ambition, but now cuts a figure of respect in her community.
May 06, 2022
FAO Food Price Index retreated slightly in April from the all-time high registered in March
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 158.5 points in April 2022, down 1.2 points (0.8 percent) from the all-time high reached in March, though still 36.4 points (29.8 percent) above its value in the corresponding month last year.