News on Potato Varieties and Seed

May 22, 2016

Innate Potatoes won't be grown in Canada this year.

Innate Potatoes, a newly-approved, genetically modified potato variety, will not be grown commercially in Canada this year, says Simplot.

May 22, 2016

Research suggests highland farmers in Panama could start growing potatoes

According to evaluations performed by the Agricultural Research Institute of Panama (IDIAP), the producers in the highland and medium regions of the province of Cocle could start producing potatoes.

Potato Company Agrico wins Dutch final of European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA)

May 19, 2016

Potato Company Agrico winner in Dutch final of European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA)

After winning the 2016 Ambassador Prize, potato cooperative Agrico from Emmeloord also won the Dutch final of the European Enterprise Promotion Award (EEPA).

May 17, 2016

Rwanda demand for quality seed potatoes exceeds supply

Farmers of Irish potatoes in Rwanda are decrying not only the shortage of quality seeds but also the mounting prices.

May 16, 2016

Capacitaron a científicos peruanos en derechos del obtentor y sistemas de protección de variedades vegetales

Más de 50 científicos de plantas del sector público y privado se reunieron en la sede del Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), en Lima, Perú, para aprender más sobre los Derechos del Obtentor y el sistema de protección de variedades vegetales establecido por el Convenio de la Unión Internacional para la Protección de las Obtenciones Vegetales (UPOV por su sigla en francés).

Market value potato breeder and seed potato trader HZPC exceeds € 100 million

May 15, 2016

Potato Breeder and Seed Potato Trader HZPC now worth over € 100 million

At the HZPC stock trading day May 2016, the value of certificate of share of HZPC Holland B.V., world leader in potato breeding and seed potato trade, has been set at € 136.90.

May 04, 2016

Potato experts link up to improve varieties for South Asia

The International Potato Center (CIP), global seed potato company HZPC and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) have announced a new partnership. Their joint aim is to develop better potatoes for tropical and subtropical conditions.

May 02, 2016

No private investors interested to start potato processing plant in West-Bengal

The West-Bengal government (India) has recently abandoned its proposed potato processing unit in Hooghly's Sheoraphuli after no private company showed interest in the project.

May 02, 2016

Potato Breeding at Cornell University: an update

Potatoes have been bred at Cornell for at least 50 years and 70% of the university’s breeding efforts are focused on developing new chip varieties. Walter De Jong reports.

[Paul Watts, mejorador del AFBI, con una muestra de las papas moradas Purple Magic

April 26, 2016

Irlanda del Norte desarrolla una potencial papa anticancer

El AFBI (Instituto de Agroalimentación y Biociencias) de Irlanda de Norte ha desarrollado una papa morada, conocida como Purple Magic. Los investigadores la desarrollaron con la esperanza de que tenga propiedades anticancerígenas debido a los efectos beneficiosos de las antocianinas (los pigmentos), que son un tipo de compuestos antioxidantes.

April 25, 2016

New technique accelerates isolation of late blight resistance genes from a wild potato relative

A team of scientists from The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) and The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) have developed a new method to accelerate isolation of plant disease resistance genes and - using their new method - a brand new source of blight resistance genes in Solanum americanum, a wild relative of the potato.

April 24, 2016

Fifty Years of Yukon Gold Potatoes

York has been working for three years to publicize the 50th anniversary of the invention of the Yukon Gold, a potato bred by Gary Johnston - researcher at the University of Guelph in 1966.

April 24, 2016

Salim Group signs R&D agreement with Dutch JV to boost Potato Production in Indonesia

The Salim Group, one of Indonesia's largest business groups, signed a R&D agreement worth $10 million with seed producer East West Seed Indonesia in The Hague last Friday to boost potato production in Indonesia.

April 21, 2016

Odisha signs MOU with Utkal Tubers India for seed potato production

The Odisha State Government on Wednesday signed an MoU with Utkal Tubers India Pvt Ltd to produce quality potato seeds.

Fingerling Potato Segment continues to grow in the United States

April 20, 2016

US Fingerling Potato Segment continues to grow

Colorado based Strohauer Farms are trying out a couple more fingerling varieties this season - adding to an already impressive line-up of specialty potatoes - as they continue to see growth in the fingerling potato segment.

El Salvador: Corea promueve producción de semilla de papa libre de virus

April 18, 2016

Corea promueve producción de semilla de papa en El Salvador

El Gobierno de Corea, a través de KOICA, apoya a El Salvador para que produzca su propia papa, libre de enfermedades, ayudando así a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional.

April 15, 2016

South Australian Farmers introduce the Gourmandine variety - exclusively at Coles

The Mitolo family will be the first Australian farmers to produce Europe’s popular potato variety, the Gourmandine.

April 13, 2016

Pakistani companies urged to launch a multiplication of Dutch seed potatoes

Private companies have been urged to launch a multiplication of Dutch potato seeds in Pakistan with a view to reducing input cost of farmers as well as establishing a vibrant seed industry in the country