Potato News from Asia

Trevor Howard, Managing Director of Fabcon Food Systems

November 03, 2020

Fabcon Food Systems assigns SM Food Engineering as its agent for the Indian snacks market

UK-based food processing equipment manufacturer Fabcon Food Systems (FFS) has appointed SM Food Engineering as its official representative in India

October 27, 2020

Odisha government seeks renewal of agreement with International Potato Centre

Even as the State Potato Mission failed to take off due to the lack of direction and apathy of the government to the project, it has expressed it desire to revalidate the contract with the International Potato Centre (CIP) for intensification of potato production.

October 23, 2020

IFF Opens New Dubai Taste Creative Center

IFF announced the opening of a new creation, application and innovation center for its Taste division in Dubai, UAE to better serve its customers’ unique needs and drive growth in the African, Middle Eastern, Turkish and Indian markets.

October 23, 2020

Bangladesh Retailers still charge higher than govt-set price of potato

Potato was sold for Tk 42 to Tk 48 a kg in retail markets in the capital yesterday, a day after the government fixed the retail price at Tk 35.

October 23, 2020

India resumes import of potatoes from Bhutan, export yet to pick up

India on Saturday threw open its domestic market for certain agricultural commodities including potatoes from Bhutan.

FPS Opens New Manufacturing & Service Centre in Thailand

October 20, 2020

Industrial freezer specialist FPS Opens Manufacturing & Service Centre in Thailand

FPS Food Process Solutions Corp. announced the opening of a manufacturing & service center in Thailand, expanding its global presence to meet growing customer demand.

Signing ceremony between Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and Green System Pakistan Pvt Limited

October 09, 2020

Pakistan to Produce Two Million Disease-Resistant Potato Tubers Using Tissue Culture Technology

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) will Produce Two Million Disease-Resistant Potato Potato Tubers Using Tissue Culture Technology

September 29, 2020

Chinese researchers identify a new potato disease

Undescribed disease has been observed on potato plants during the growing season, and in tubers during the storage period, from Nileke County, Qitai County and other locations in Xinjiang, China.

September 28, 2020

Kurdistan's Potato Farmers Protest Cheap, Banned Imports

Farmers dumped their potatoes in front of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s agriculture ministry in Erbil on Thursday, protesting banned imports that have pushed their produce out of the market.

September 23, 2020

Researchers identify new resistance genes protecting potato against Phytophthora infestans

In a collaboration between the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the James Hutton institute, a study of a diploid wild potato with a high resistance to P. infestans led to the discovery of new resistance genes

September 23, 2020

India: Kurkure witnesses a jump in penetration and order frequency as in-home consumption rises

Dilen Gandhi, Sr. Director and Category Head - Foods, PepsiCo India tells us how difficult the lockdown period was for Pepsico's Kurkure and how the company plans to leverage on the current rise in-home consumption for snacks.

The planter was launched in the key potato markets of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. FES partnered with Dewulf to provide Indian potato farmers with best in global technology

September 10, 2020

Mahindra launches precision potato planter in India, the 'PlantingMaster Potato +'

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), a part of the USD 19.4 billion Mahindra Group, today announced the launch of its new advanced Precision Potato Planting machinery, the new ‘PlantingMaster Potato +’.

Banas Dairy, part of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) markets a potato product branded 'Amul Happy Treats'.

September 09, 2020

Banas Dairy has started construction of a potato processing plant in Gujarat, India for the production of French Fries

The Banas Dairy (part of GCMMF) potato plant will have an annual capacity to process 50,000 metric tonnes of potatoes. The company will produce French fries and 12 other potato products for local markets as well as export.

The West Bengal state government (India) has a plan in place to curb spike in prices of potatoes

September 04, 2020

West Bengal state government (India) to curb spike in prices of potatoes

The Kolkata state government (India) had given seven days time to potato traders to lower its wholesale price to Rs 22 per kg so that it can be sold at Rs 25 per kg.

August 28, 2020

Binegaaa! potato chips: Calbee educates Japan on salt & vinegar

Salt & vinegar may be a popular flavor in the United States (4th place) and even more so in the UK (2nd place), but it ranks nowhere in the top choices for Japanese consumers, who usually prefer plain salted, nori seaweed and salt, beef or chicken stock (consomme), sour cream or wasabi.

August 28, 2020

Mongolia fully self-sufficient for wheat and potato, says agriculture minister

The Agricultural Minister of Mongolia, Zagdjav Mendsaikhan said the Asian country is expected to harvest 487,600 tons of wheat and 237,000 tons of potato this autumn

August 24, 2020

World Potato Congress Inc. Recognizes Zaotong as 'Potato Plateau Seed Potato Capital of the World'

On August 18, 2020, a meeting was held in Zhaotong city, China. World Potato Congress (WPC) President Roman Cools, Dr. Peter VanderZaag, WPC Secretary and Brian Douglas, General Manager attended virtually.

August 19, 2020

Across China: Hi-tech Potato Industry Boosts Poverty Alleviation

The potato industry in Ulanqab, dubbed the 'potato city' of China, has become one of the main industries to help farmers shake off poverty.

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Fabcon Food Systems assigns SM Food Engineering as its agent for the Indian snacks market

Odisha government seeks renewal of agreement with International Potato Centre

IFF Opens New Dubai Taste Creative Center

Bangladesh Retailers still charge higher than govt-set price of potato

India resumes import of potatoes from Bhutan, export yet to pick up

Industrial freezer specialist FPS Opens Manufacturing & Service Centre in Thailand

Pakistan to Produce Two Million Disease-Resistant Potato Tubers Using Tissue Culture Technology

Chinese researchers identify a new potato disease

Kurdistan's Potato Farmers Protest Cheap, Banned Imports

Researchers identify new resistance genes protecting potato against Phytophthora infestans

India: Kurkure witnesses a jump in penetration and order frequency as in-home consumption rises

Mahindra launches precision potato planter in India, the 'PlantingMaster Potato +'

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Mongolia fully self-sufficient for wheat and potato, says agriculture minister

World Potato Congress Inc. Recognizes Zaotong as 'Potato Plateau Seed Potato Capital of the World'

Across China: Hi-tech Potato Industry Boosts Poverty Alleviation

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