News on Potato Varieties and Seed from Europe

 Amflora potato tubers
March 02, 2010

European Commission approves Amflora starch potato

Today the European Commission approved Amflora, BASF's genetically optimized starch potato, for commercial application in Europe. The potato can now be used for the production of industrial starch."After waiting for more than 13 years, we are de...
 Papa Amflora aprovada en la Unión Europea
March 02, 2010

Europa aprueba cultivo de papa transgénica

La Comisión Europea (CE) aprobó hoy el cultivo en la Unión Europea (UE) de una variedad de patata genéticamente modificada, fabricada por la empresa alemana BASF, la primera autorización del tipo concedida en los últimos 12 años. La patata Amflora pod...
February 19, 2010

Avebe schort aanvraag voor veldproef genaardappel op

Avebe dient geen nieuwe aanvragen in voor veldproeven met het genetisch veranderde aardappelras Modena.De reden is dat de bestaande aanvragen nog steeds niet zijn gehonoreerd.Avebe voert een aantal jaren veldproeven uit met het genetisch veranderde aar...
 Late blight - Phytophthora Infestans
February 11, 2010

Blight resistant GM potato testing planned in the UK

Scientists in Norfolk hope to start field trials in May of a genetically modified potato resistant to blight if they can get government approval.The disease, which can wipe out whole harvests, costs the worldwide potato industry £3.5bn a year. Scientis...
 Rudolph (Agrico)
January 21, 2010

Spuds we like: Why potatoes are flavour of the month

Something special is going on in London tonight, with a buzz already building around a new designer product to be  unveiled in the witching hour. Restaurateurs, chefs and fashion-conscious foodies will be among those jostling for sizzling fare prepare...
Minister en Pieperpad winnaars dopen bio-ras Agrico Carolus
January 21, 2010

Carolus: het nieuwste biologische aardappelras van Agrico

Op het Veredelingsplein van de biologische vakbeurs BioVak heeft minister Gerda Verburg van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (LNV) het jongste biologische ras van aardappelcoöperatie Agrico gedoopt tot Carolus. De naam van het ras was gekozen in ee...
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 Red Duke of York
January 13, 2010

Sainsbury's launches British Heritage Potato varieties for 'roasties'

Roast potatoes are one of the most traditional of British side dishes. But really great roast potatoes, ones that are crisp on the outside and soft and fluffy in the middle, need really great potatoes. You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear and...
Fraunhofer
December 08, 2009

Emsland Stärke processed 100 tonnes amylopectin potatoes this fall

The skin is light brown, the meat luscious and yellow: from the outside alone, this new potato looks like any other. But on the inside, it is different. Its cells produce pure amylopectin, a starch used in the paper, textile and food industries. The ne...
 Food Standards Agency
November 27, 2009

Attitudes to GM Foods explored in new Food Standards Agency report

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is today publishing findings of a qualitative research project commissioned to explore public attitudes to genetic modification (GM). This report is timely and will be considered by the independent steering group that ha...
 Amflora GMO starch potato
November 02, 2009

German government endorses growing of GM starch potato Amflora

The new German government has endorsed the growing of genetically modified Amflora starch potatoes in its policy on the use of plant biotechonology. A report on the website, www.gmo-safety.eu, says the new coalition government will promote a policy of ...
Grote aardappeloogst voorspeld in Belgie
October 21, 2009

Grote aardappeloogst voorspeld in Belgie

Het FOD (Federale Overheidsdienst) economie heeft onverwacht een oogstprognose voor 2009 bekendgemaakt. Het door het Vlaams Ministerie van Landbouw gepubliceerde oogstcijfer komt uit op 3,33 miljoen ton, 13,5% meer dan in oogstjaar 2008 toen het defini...
Agrico research nieuwbouw feestelijk geopend
September 17, 2009

Agrico research nieuwbouw feestelijk geopend

Agrico Research heeft de gedeeltelijke nieuwbouw van het research centrum aan de Burchtweg in Bant feestelijk geopend. De uitbreiding geeft het kweek- en researchbedrijf van aardappelcoöperatie Agrico de ruimte om blijvend in te kunnen spelen op de wer...
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BASF halts GM potato research in UK
July 09, 2009

BASF halts GM potato research in UK

Prospects for growing blight-resistant potatoes created by genetic modification have received a setback in the UK after BASF's decision to suspend research into such varieties.BASF's blight-resistant potato Fortuna was five to six years away from comme...
Aviko Potato poolprijs (oogst 2008) met voorverkoop 109 euro per ton
July 01, 2009

Aviko Potato poolprijs (oogst 2008) met voorverkoop 109 euro per ton

Als gevolg van extra deelname door aardappeltelers én de gunstige oogstresultaten, groeide de aardappelpool van Aviko Potato afgelopen seizoen 30% in omvang. De gemiddelde opbrengst bedroeg 55 ton netto aardappelen per hectare. De markt was het hele ja...
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June 11, 2009

Safety Amflora GMO potato reconfirmed by EFSA

German chemical maker BASF (BASF.DE) said on Thursday its genetically modified potato, Amflora, designed to yield industrial starch, has again been described as safe for humans in a recommendation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). "T...
Create your own 'Bonnotte' and charge the Potato Price you want
May 28, 2009

Create your own 'Bonnotte' and charge the Potato Price you want

In France, on the Island of Noirmoutier, they figured it out: they created a niche market for a specifically grown premier potato so exclusive that the potato ended up on this obscure list of the most expensive foods in the world: Voila, La Bonnotte.
 Greenvale AP
April 21, 2009

Eco-friendly potato variety Vales Sovereign available to caterers

Greenvale AP’s environmentally friendly Vales Sovereign potatoes, which have a lower carbon footprint than traditional varieties, are now available to the catering sector via wholesalers. Vales Sovereigns are ideal for caterers seeking to lower their...
McCain picks up Danish potato variety 'Royal'
January 14, 2009

McCain picks up Danish potato variety 'Royal'

A new variety of Danish potato, the 'Royal', will be used to make French fries worldwide after being picked up by a Canadian company. The Agriculture Potato Association (LKF) developed the new variety.

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