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四月 11, 2012

Diversifying diets to improve nutrition and incomes in Bangladesh

Working in partnership with the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC), Worldfish, and Bangladeshi partners, CIP recently launched a bold program to raise incomes and improve nutritional health through greater use of potato, sweetpotat...

四月 08, 2012

McCain Foods to launch more items to double business in India

McCain Foods India recently said it will increase its product offerings in India and enhance manufacturing capacity accordingly as it looks to double business every year.

四月 01, 2012

West Bengal potato growers see better prices at last

After witnessing record low prices for the new crop in the beginning of harvest season this year, a majority of potato farmers in West Bengal now have a reason to cheer. Wholesale prices of the new crop (Jyoti variety), which were ruling at around Rs ...

三月 28, 2012

Tyrrell's Potato Crisps plans to double in India next year

The UK-based Tyrrells Potato Crisps is embarking on an expansion drive in India with plans to partner with hotel chains and increase its presence in modern retail trade outlets.

三月 28, 2012

World Potato Congress welcomes International Advisor representing India

Allan Parker, President and CEO of World Potato Congress, Inc., announced the appointment of Dr. Bir Pal Singh, Director of the Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, India, to the organization’s International Advisory Committee.

三月 26, 2012

Lebanon can start exporting potatoes to Europe

Lebanon is to export potatoes to the European Union after a decades-old import ban was lifted, Agriculture Minister Hussein Hajj Hasan said Friday, but the Farmers Association doubts the step will bear any fruit.

三月 19, 2012

Inter-state potato marketing system inaugurated in Assam (India)

In Assam, a state in north east of India, an Inter State Potato Marketing System was successfully inaugurated by Assam Agriculture, Horticulture &Food Processing Minister Mr. Nilamoni Sen Deka at Gingia, Biswanath Chariali for the benefit of its potato growers.

三月 12, 2012

Calbee plans major expansions outside Japan

Calbee Inc. said it plans to increase its overseas sales to account for at least 30% of the Japanese snack maker's total by 2020 from roughly 3%, seeking to offset a dim outlook at home. To help lay a groundwork for its push into markets outside Japan...

三月 07, 2012

Sri Lanka imposes special levy on imported potatoes

The Sri Lankan government has decided to impose a special tax on imported potatoes.

三月 05, 2012

Farmers preferring sugarcane production to potatoes in Meerut this year

Potato production numbers may fall this year in Meerut. Experts blame degrading congenial weather conditions and more farmers opting for cane plantation instead of potato as reasons behind the drop. At present, Uttar Pradesh accounts for approximately...

二月 28, 2012

Sojitz, Hitachi Zosen to Create Bioethanol from Potato Starch Residue in China

Sojitz Corp. and Hitachi Zosen Corp. have launched a model project for production of bioethanol from potato starch residue in the Keshan State Farm in Harbin City, in China's Heilongjiang Province. The project is being conducted jointly with Harbin-bas...

二月 27, 2012

30.000 Indian farmers farming for Pepsico next year.

PepsiCo expects the number of Indian farmers, from whom it sources different produce, to reach 30,000 by the end of next year, up 25 per cent from the existing pool. The company works with farmers across nine states, including Punjab, Maharashtra and ...

二月 24, 2012

India may top China as hottest restaurant growth market

India may be ready to supplant China as the top growth market for Western quick-service brands, according to a new research note from Sara Senatore, securities analyst for Bernstein Research. Based on projections that India’s economy could soon outpac...

二月 23, 2012

France aiming to reestablish seed potato export to Iraq

Bernard Quere, the Middle East envoy for the French agricultural agency France Obtention- whose slogan is L'Univers de la pomme de terre - had flown from Paris in November to sell seedlings cultivated by French farmers to Kurdish agriculturalists. By ...

二月 20, 2012

BEST expands in China

Last year BEST (Belgian Electronic Sorting Technology) opened an office in China. Now, BEST has hired extra staff to optimize local support and service. BEST Sorting Hangzhou also has an operational BEST Sorting Solution Center where demonstrations ...

二月 14, 2012

Punjab potato crop yield suffer due to rain

The Potato industry in the Punjab region of India are expecting a sharp reduction in production output.

二月 09, 2012

BMA Nederland to install a second potato flake line for Merino Industries

BMA Nederland BV will install a second potato flake line for Merino. Merino Industries Ltd. is one of the most successful potato flake producers in India. The company is situated in Hapur near New Delhi.

二月 07, 2012

China revisa medidas antidumping a almidón de papa importado de UE

China ha decidido empezar la revisión de las actuales medidas antidumping sobre el almidón de patata importado desde la Unión Europea (UE) y extender los impuestos antidumping al mismo producto por un año más a partir de hoy lunes, de acuerdo con el Mi...