News on The Potato Supply Chain from Ireland

Top names from the food, restaurant, and tourism sectors have sharply criticised the Environmental Protection Agency for potentially destroying Ireland’s 'clean, green'agricultural image by allowing GM potatoes to be grown in Ireland.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today given consent to Teagasc, Oak Park, Co Carlow, to carry out field trials on a genetically modified (GM) potato line with improved resistance to late potato blight.

Potato growers have cut production by as much as 27pc in the past two years in an effort to curb losses on the crop.

Irish agribusiness are being offered financial and political support to set up in Africa.

The Environmental Protection Agency in Ireland is expected to decide by the end of this month whether to allow a field study on genetically modified potatoes.

A major new European Union study is set to examine the effects of growing genetically modified, blight-resistant potato plants on biodiversity and the environment in agricultural ecosystems.

Addressing the National Potato Conference in Dublin today (Wed), IFA President John Bryan said the current loss-making situation for potato growers was unsustainable. He laid down a clear challenge to the retailers and merchants to address the serious ...

Teagasc are applying to the EPA for a licence to undertake a series of field studies using GM potatoes resistant to potato late blight disease to determine the potential impact this technology could have on our ecosystems. As part of the 22 partner ‘A...

In Ireland, a Potato Promotions Group is to be established to plan and implement a major marketing initiative over the next three to five years, which will address consumer perceptions about potatoes and drive demand. New research shows that almost tw...

Ahead of an emergency meeting in the Irish Farm Centre to address the crisis in the potato sector, IFA President John Bryan said growers are facing wipeout as retailers and packers pocket up to 80% of the final consumer price and farmers go broke.

The Irish Farmers Association said today that potato growers are being ripped off by retailers.

The primacy of the Roman Catholic Church and the centrality of the pub are not the only staples of Irish life under threat. Fresh potatoes are losing their place as the carbohydrate of choice on the Irish plate, prompting a national campaign to arrest ...

Agri-food company Donegal Creameries has bought Scottish-based seed potato grower AJ Allan. The deal was done through Donegal's subsidiary Irish Potato Marketing, which is based in Dublin. No financial details were given. AJ Allan is based in Brechin...

The Irish Farmers’ Association has today (Mon) launched a comprehensive survey of potato growing in Ireland, Trends &Challenges in Irish Potato Production, which identifies the power of the retail multiples as an increasing threat to the viability ...

In Ireland's Donegal county, the seed potato supply for next year is under threat: Because of the wet weather, Donegal's Potato farmers face a wipeout which could endanger next year’s national crop because of the high level of native seed grown there....

A new study carried out by Oxfam, the international charity, has found that the potato is the most popular food stuff in Ireland.

There is unlikely to be a repeat of the bumper potato harvest last year which saw exports to Russia for the first time.

Irish potatoes are being exported for the first time in decades following a bumper harvest here and poor growing conditions over most of Europe, the Teagasc National Potato seminar in Carlow heard yesterday.