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April 08, 2011

Wassen aardappelen voor export Rusland wellicht van de baan

De aardappeltermijnmarkt beleefde een zeer slechte handelsweek.

April 08, 2011

Breeders Trust commences legal proceedings against Belgian government

Breeders Trust, an organisation looking after the interest of potato breeders, is taking the Belgian Federaal Agentschap voor de Veiligheid van de Voedselketen (FAVV;Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain) to court.

April 04, 2011

Producing high quality potato starches with new genetic tools

Neiker-Tecnalia (the Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development) is realising a project for obtaining high quality starch in potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) using new molecular and genetic tools.

March 30, 2011

Scottish seed potato exports to Egypt soar despite turmoil

There may be political turmoil in the Middle East but Scottish seed potato exports to that part of the world have just risen to new heights.

March 30, 2011

Euro Potato: UK exports of fresh potatoes to Holland in January were 11 times higher than the 3 year average

A highlight from this report: UK exports of fresh potatoes to Holland in January were 11 times higher than the 3 year average

March 28, 2011

NFU calls for swift action on Epitrix Potato Flea Beetle threat

Food and Environmental Research Agency (FERA)

March 28, 2011

Norwegian potatoes tested in the United Kingdom

March 22, 2011

March 22 is World Water Day: Eat potatoes!

March 22 is 'world water day’ and a diversity of organisations are making use of this day to check the water use in the production of a wide variety of food stuffs.

March 09, 2011

World Potato Congress 2012 website launched

Hosts of the World Potato Congress 2012 have launched a website to promote the 2012 event. The World Potato Congress (WPC) will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from May 27th to May 30th 2012.

March 09, 2011

'Grow your own potatoes' now reaches 13000 schools

‘Grow Your Own Potatoes’ from Potato Council is flourishing. The educational project for primary school pupils continues to expand, with 13,000 schools registered for 2011 – the equivalent of 60 per cent of all primary schools in Great Britain taking ...

Kit del la iniciativa "Cultive su propias papas"

March 09, 2011

"Cultive su propias papas" es implementado por el 60% de escuelas primarias en el Reino Unido

"Cultive su propias papas", el proyecto educativo para alumnos de enseñanza primaria en el Reino Unido, sigue creciendo. Cuenta ya con 13.000 centros escolares inscritos para el 2011, el equivalente a 60 por ciento de todas las escuelas prima...

March 09, 2011

Disponible ya el sitio web del próximo Congreso Mundial de la Papa

Los anfitriones del Congreso Mundial de la Papa 2012 han puesto en marcha un sitio web para promover el evento, a celebrarse en Edimburgo, Escocia, del 27 al 30 de mayo 2012. Según Mark Prentice, quién maneja en el Consejo de la Papa lo relacionado co...

March 07, 2011

British seed potatoes in the spotlight at Fruit Logistica

The Potato Council stand at Fruit Logistica (Berlin, February) received more than 150 industry direct enquiries for seed and ware potatoes this year.

March 06, 2011

Belgie geeft toestemming voor veldproef met phytophthora resistente ggo-aardappelen

UGent, ILVO, VIB en HoGent hebben van de federale ministers Paul Magnette en Laurette Onkelinx (PS) toelating gekregen om een tweejarige veldproef uit te voeren met genetisch gemodificeerde aardappelen die bestand zijn tegen phytophthora.

March 02, 2011

Poor weather delays potato planting in the UK

The unsettled weather is hampering progress with potato planting in the United Kingdom, says the Potato Council.

February 24, 2011

VTA aardappelvoorraad inventarisatie 15 februari 2011

De Verenigde Telers Akkerbouw (VTA) inventariseert jaarlijks in november, februari en april de aardappelvoorraad onder een vaste representatieve groep van haar leden.

Andalusian Early Potatoes at Fruit Logistica 2011

February 21, 2011

Andalusia´s Early Potatoes on display at Fruit Logistica

Producers and exporters of Andalusia’s early potatoes, members of Asociafruit, participated again in Fruit Logistica 2011 to consolidate key export markets such as Germany, Holland, Belgium and UK.