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October 09, 2019
Una nueva variedad de papa fue presentada en Ecuador
El Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) presentó una nueva variedad de papa, denominada Iniap-Fátima, que según funcionarios del Gobierno, se cosecha en menos tiempo y es más resistente a las enfermedades.
October 02, 2019
El snack que invade las calles del Centro de Lima y reivindica la papa nativa
Papas Queen’s es el nombre del negocio que, en solo unos meses, ha ganado cientos de fanáticos. El local no tiene mesas: todo es para llevar.
September 04, 2019
La patata más rentable de Navarra: la siembra ecológica se consolida en los valles del Pirineo navarro
La patata de siembra ecológica es un cultivo con una excelente respuesta en los valles del Pirineo por lo que se consolida como una opción más que recomendable para diversificar las producciones de una zona eminentemente ganadera.
September 03, 2019
HZPC Americas grows with new employees
Over the last two years, HZPC has built a new business development team for the North American market. Led by Mr. Jeff Scramlin, this team focuses efforts in the food service and retail sectors.
September 02, 2019
'International Potato Center and Peru Joint Honorary Day' theme event held at Beijing horticultural expo
People visit the garden of International Potato Center during the "International Potato Center and Peru Joint Honorary Day" theme event held as part of the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition in Yanqing District in Beijing.
August 27, 2019
Potato organizations seek to leverage potatoes to address malnutrition in Africa
Potato organizations on Monday called for deliberate efforts to increase potato and sweet potatoes production for sustainable nutritious food systems in Africa.
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August 26, 2019
New German Potato Variety 'Lea' is suitable for both conventional and organic farming
The Solana Group's stand at last year's Potato Europe at Gut Bockerode, Germany, Breeder and seed supplier Solana GmbH & Co. will use the upcoming potato fairs to introduce a total of three new table potatoes.
August 26, 2019
Maara kai - reinvigorating Maori Food Sovereignty through potatoes in New Zealand
As we wound our way down to Port Levy, New Zealand, although only an hour from Christchurch city, it felt a world away. The turquoise waters of the harbour as still as glass, under the mid-afternoon Winter sun.
August 21, 2019
Las amenazas que se ciernen sobre las papas
El cambio climático comienza a afectar al legendario alimento. En Perú, cuna de la patata, donde hay 4.000 variedades, campesinos y científicos temen daños ante las variaciones de heladas y lluvias.
July 31, 2019
Four late blight 'resistancy' genes in current commercial potato varieties already defeated by Phytophthora Infestans
Recent research at the James Hutton Institute suggests that limited genetic differences in potato lineages has left British and American spuds vulnerable to late blight, the disease that caused the Irish potato famine.
July 19, 2019
Belgian partners, Peruvian farmers and researchers join forces around 'tunta' potatoes
ILVO, HOGENT and TRIAS in Belgium are hosting a Peruvian delegation to the Food Pilot (ILVO, Melle, Belgium) to get the production of so-called “tuntas” (freeze dried potatoes) in a small cooperative factory in the Andes.
June 27, 2019
Origins of the European potato
Plants collected by Darwin have helped reveal the ancestry of European potatoes. Sponsored Content 
June 26, 2019
Native potatoes, the new hope for Peruvian producers
In the Andes, at 3,600 meters above sea level, the more than 2,500 varieties of Peruvian native potatoes grow.
June 19, 2019
Productores logran 45 toneladas por hectárea de papa INIA 309-Serranita en primera cosecha
Agricultores del Centro Poblado de Huanchar, del distrito de Santa Rosa, provincia de Concepción, Junín, obtuvieron su primera cosecha de papa INIA 309-Serranita, una variedad liberada por el Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA).
June 12, 2019
Transfieren más de S/ 2 millones para mejorar cadena productiva de la papa
El Instituto Tecnológico de la Producción (ITP) red CITE del Ministerio de la Producción (Produce), transferirá más de dos millones de soles al CITEpapa para mejorar la competitividad de la cadena productiva del tubérculo y otros cultivos andinos.
June 11, 2019
Cornell University improves global access to potato breeding material
Plant breeders and geneticists of Cornell University have released more than 50 potato varieties since 1908. Now they are expanding their efforts to make more wild potato seeds available to potato breeders around the world.
June 05, 2019
25% of Chinese potatoes were improved with varieties from Peru
China is the largest producer and consumer of potatoes in the world
June 05, 2019
Los guardianes de las papas nativas
En su Día Nacional, presentamos el trabajo del Centro Internacional de la Papa en la comunidad de San José de Aymara, en Huancavelica, para preservar su diversidad.