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In 2016 a number of new crop protection products for use in potato cultivation are available in Canada

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 150.2 points in February 2016, nearly unchanged from January, but 25.6 points (14.5 percent) below February 2015.

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.

Heat and Control has helped a snack manufacturer take processing capabilities to a new level with another delivery of the
company’s innovative vacuum fryer technology, the Unitized Vacuum Fryer (UVF)

Australian Researchers are working closely with the country's potato industry to investigate the potential for the highly destructive Tomato-potato psyllid (TPP) to enter Australia using natural pathways.

Miedema, specialist in planting, storage and sorting technology, is introducing a new generation of the MC (Miedema Conveyor) series, single and duo belt conveyors.

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.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNCE) announced today the completion of its acquisition of Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) ('Diamond Foods' or 'Diamond').

Researchers from the University of Nairobi, the International Potato Centre (CIP) and others ave started a pilot project in Tanzania, where a drone was able to pinpoint 14 different varieties of sweet potatoes in Ukiriguru Research Institute in Mwanza.

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.

Potato prices in West Bengal may shoot up as much as 50-65% by April-May to Rs 18-20 per kg owing to an expected fall in production in West Bengal, which is said to have brought in speculators into play

An unidentified agricultural company from the Netherlands will support farmers in large scale potato production in the irrigated area of ​​Matala, in Angola’s Huila province.

McDonald’s Corporation today announced that the first McDonald’s restaurant in Kazakhstan will open in Astana on March 8, 2016. Kazakhstan will mark the 120th country where McDonald’s restaurants are located.

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.