News on The Potato Supply Chain from the Americas

Con el fin de crear un inventario de técnicas conocidas por los agricultores, se realizó entre 2006 y 2007 un diagnóstico sobre los sistemas de producción sostenible de papa en Perú, Ecuador y Bolivia. Son tecnologías que nunca pierden su vigencia.

Scientists with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service potato genetics program in Aberdeen, Idaho, were granted special permission to return to work during the US government shutdown, potentially preventing the loss of unique breeding material.

La empresa Ecuatoriana Inalproces SA fue elegida entre los diez finalistas del Changing Markets Award, competencia internacional organizada por la cooperación Alemana GIZ en nombre del Ministerio Federal de Cooperación Económica y Desarrollo (BMZ).

Ecuadorian chips company INALPROCES has been selected as one of the 10 finalists for the CHANGING MARKETS AWARD 2013, an initiative implemented on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Acaba de publicarse el último número de la Revista Papa, órgano informativo de la Federación Colombiana de Productores de Papa (Fedepapa).

If you had every kind of potato package allowed under Pennsylvania law, you could open a weight room. But you'd be missing 8-pound weights.

A delayed Red River Valley red potato crop was very late in revealing itself. But by Oct. 3, about 50 percent of the shipping district’s crop had been harvested, according to Ted Kreis, marketing director of the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association.

The potato harvest is nearing completion on Prince Edward Island, as growers have been blessed with favourable weather to harvest their valuable crop.

El Gobierno oficializa la compra de papa a los campesinos tal como lo pactaron en la ciudad de Tunja. El transporte ya se encuentra listo para llevar el tubérculo hacia el Cauca, Choco y San Andrés, zonas en emergencia de desabastecimiento.

Alsum Farms &Produce Inc., a grower-packer-shipper of potatoes, a repacker of onions and a wholesale distributor offruits and vegetables, based in Wisconsin, is nearing completion of its 15,000-square-foot specialty potato packaging facility.

Del 16 al 20 de octubre en la ciudad de La Paz, Bolivia, se realizará el II Encuentro Gastronómico TAMBO, feria nacional que muestra la diversidad culinaria y cultural boliviana.

Black Gold Farms recently introduced fresh potatoes with a seasoning packet included. After positive response from retailers and consumers, Industry recognizes Black Gold Farms with a nomination for the PMA’s Annual Marketing Impact Award.

It’s potato harvest time in northern Maine and thanks to one of the longest stretches of nice weather since midsummer, farmers from one end of Aroostook County to the other are looking to get as much of their crop in as they can while the the sun shines.

Biotech company Monsanto has bought Climate Corporation for approximately $1.1 billion.

Con la iniciativa, impulsada por el Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, se establece una cuota, de carácter parafiscal, que será equivalente al uno por ciento del valor de la venta.

Mientras que investigadores tienen en sus manos una variedad mexicana resistente a plagas, la mayoría de los cultivos del país usan semilla extranjera.

As part of bilateral effort to ease trade barriers, Mexican potatoes will gain access to the US market under a new US Department of Agriculture proposal.

Destinada a facilitadores y técnicos de campo para ser usada en prácticas con agricultores y estudiantes. Provee descripciones cortas y fotografías de las principales plagas que afectan al cultivo de papa.