News on The Potato Supply Chain from the Americas

La Fundación PepsiCo Guatemala firmó un convenio con la Fundación para el Desarrollo Integral de Programas Socioeconómicos (Fundap), para invertir $495 mil durante los próximos tres años y promover el crecimiento sustentable de familias dedicadas el cultivo de la papa en el departamento de Quetzaltenango.

Los arqueólogos han descubierto cuatro momias dentro de unas cuevas y junto a ellas, los restos de un vegetal, probablemente papa de unos diez mil años de antigüedad.

From February 17-24, Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI) participants traveled from potato growing regions across the United States to attend eight days of industry training and professional development.

Two potato farmers from Prince Edward Island (Canada) that were convicted of planting potatoes on a slope that was too steep were granted a partial victory from the P.E.I. Court of Appeal.

El Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural y la Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria, UPRA, están identificándo las zonas con mayor aptitud para el establecimiento del cultivo de la papa, teniendo en cuenta las características del suelo y las condiciones socioeconómicas y ambientales de cada territorio.

El director ejecutivo de la Institución Pública Desconcentrada Soberanía Alimentaria, del Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural y Tierras, Hilario Callisaya, informó en La Paz, que el Gobierno destinó 124 millones de bolivianos para ejecutar un programa que permita cosechar papa todo el año.

Fresh Solutions Network announced its packaging design award from Graphic Design USA, American Packaging Design Awards.

A new variety of yellow flesh potatoes could soon become a staple on the tables of West Prince (PEI, Canada) residents.

Researchers discovered that in a wild variety of potato (Solanum Microdontum) Calcium levels are about seven times higher than in a regular potato. They developed a molecular marker to facilitate the transfer of the high Calcium trait to newly bred potato varieties.

Acaban de colocar en la web de Euroblight las conferencias del último taller realizado en Brazov (Rumania) entre el 13-15 de mayo de 2015.

BCfresh, a British Columbia-based provider of locally-grown vegetables, announced the introduction of Farmer’s Keepers™ Potatoes. Farmer’s Keepers™ Potatoes come in a variety of non-uniform shapes and sizes with minor blemishes or minor mechanical damage.

Sources say the 2016 Southern Idaho Potato Cooperative contract will include new langcode mandating a minimum of two years of alternate crops between potatoes.

World Potato Congress Inc. announced today appointments to the WPC Board of Directors and International Advisory Committee.

U.S. children are not consuming enough vegetables, resulting in an inadequate intake of key nutrients, including potassium and dietary fiber, which are important for growth, development and overall health.

Los cultivos de papa, cebolla larga, arveja y la cría de ganado son los que más afectan los páramos de Colombia. De 2.9 millones de hectáreas, 20% del territorio ha sido intervenido por actividades agropecuarias.

Idaho® potatoes are a significant source of potassium - an essential nutrient that many Americans do not get enough of on a daily basis.

February is Potato Lovers Month in Canada, and Prince Edward Island potato growers are celebrating by offering consumers a chance to win a potato-packed trip to Prince Edward Island!

Ron Offutt, founder and Chairman Emeritus of the R. D. Offutt Company, the United States’ largest producer of potatoes, spoke about his business success on the final day of Manitoba Potato Production Days in Brandon on January 28.