Potato News

The Aravan Agro Service in Kyrgyzstan more than doubled its potato yield and profits in 2016 by partnering with the United States through the USAID Agro Horizon project.

El consumo de tres variedades de papa criolla mejoradas genéticamente por investigadores de las universidades Nacional de Colombia y McGill de Canadá muestran positivos resultados para disminuir la desnutrición infantil.

UK Supermarket chain Tesco has announced it will issue contracts worth £12 million over three years to help support British Agriculture, and become the first retailer in the UK to introduce new long term contracts for potato growers and packers.

With pesticide resistance rising in species of aphids which feed on potatoes and spread viruses, one of the best control options for growers battling these pests may be found in nature, free of charge: parasitic wasps.

How potatoes are treated during the washing process is crucial for the fresh pack industry and particularly when it concerns small and fragile specialty products.

Building on the successful market launch of Hardbite “18 Carrot Gold” Carrot Chip, Naturally Homegrown Foods Ltd. proudly announced the product was named the 2016 Most Innovative New Product Award – Salty Snack by the National Confectioners Association at the recent Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago.

Novacap, a Canadian private equity firm, announced today that they have sold Idaho Pacific, a company specializing in dehydrated potato products to Arlon Group, a food and agriculture investment firm with a global network that supports investments across the entire food supply chain in the Americas.

Canadian-based Brandneu Foods significantly reduced lead times for its popular range of kale chips by 75 percent after installing the high performance tna intelli-flav® OMS 5 at its plant in Toronto.

Interpom | Primeurs 2016 promises to be the biggest edition of this potato event ever and the 2016 theme is: 'Growing through precision technology'.

La calidad del suelo colombiano está en problemas. Así lo revela un informe del Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC), según el cual el uso inadecuado, la compactación, la contaminación por plaguicidas y fertilizantes, la erosión, el mal riego y la eliminación de coberturas (deforestación) son las seis ‘plagas’ que están matando al suelo.

Every once in a while the potato disease Phytophthora crops up in the Netherlands, and this year is no exception. Especially potato farmers in the South of the Netherlands are worried.

Aiming to boost potato exports, the Indian government is considering identifying ‘pest-free zones’ for the staple in production clusters of the growing states like Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

El primero de agosto se dio inicio al mes de la Pachamama y por tal motivo la Unidad de Promoción de Saberes Ancestrales del municipio de El Alto (La Paz) preparó un acto ceremonial en la Apacheta para realizar una Wajt’a (ofrenda) de agradecimiento a la madre tierra.

El Ministerio de Agricultura y Tierras aprobó la solicitud hecha por las asociaciones de productores de papa, en donde ellos aportaran el capital para llevar adelante la importación. Mientras el Gobierno a través de sus instituciones se convierte en el operador logístico.

Debido a la venta ilegal de alimentos que afecta al país, los bachaqueros (personas que compran y revenden productos) tienen ahora como blanco a productores y comerciantes que desde el campo trasladan alimentos a las ciudades, y ahora son atacados en las autopistas para quitarles la comida.

As Germany's largest producer of potato starch Emsland creates innovative and future-oriented quality products for the snack industry.

Potato Starch Cooperative Avebe, Groningen University and the project developer Triade have reached agreement about a new innovation centre to be built at the Zernike complex in Groningen.

According to the University of Minnesota Extension 'Spudbug' Newsletter, it is shaping up to be a Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) year in the Red River Valley.