According to the Canadian Healthy Eating Consumer Trend Report, consumers place an increasingly high priority on health, and more are seeking healthy options away-from-home, but their behaviour and attitudes towards healthy eating are evolving.
二月 24, 2015
Black Gold Farms Expands Potato Production and Packing Capabilities with Acquisition of George Wood Farms
Black Gold Farms, an industry leader in potato production, sales and marketing, recently acquired the legacy potato production operation, George Wood Farms located near Camden, NC.
二月 24, 2015
Insort Sherlock In-Line Food Analyser Anuga FoodTec Award 2015 Gold Medal Winner
Insort GmbH is one of the winners of the International FoodTec Awards in the category GOLD. Insort received the award for its Sherlock Food Analyser (Sherlock Analyst).
二月 24, 2015
Cuban Province Matanzas Expects to Double Potato Yields this Harvest
The Cuban western province of Matanzas, one of the largest producers of potatoes in the country, will almost double potato yields during the present harvest, according to Agriculture officials.
二月 23, 2015
Colombia: Alistan plan por US$28 millones para darle competitividad a la papicultura
En una reunión del Consejo Nacional de la Papa, que contó con la participación del Ministro de Agricultura, Aurelio Iragorri, se presentó el Plan para el Mejoramiento de la Competitividad de Pequeños y Medianos Productores de Papa.
二月 23, 2015
Chile: FIA recibió reconocimiento por su aporte al rescate de la papa nativa chilota
En el marco de la conmemoración del aniversario 245 de la comuna de Puqueldón (isla Lemuy), en Chiloé, el municipio local entregó un reconocimiento a la Fundación para la Innovación Agraria y a otras instituciones que han colaborado con los agricultores de la zona en la protección y rescate de las diversas variedades de papa nativa.
In the Indian State of Karnataka, the Department of Horticulture has decided to provide certified seed potatoes to 1,000 farmers for pre-monsoon cultivation on a pilot basis.
二月 23, 2015
Peru expects to produce 4.5 million tons of potatoes in 2015
Domestic potato production could amount to 4.5 million tons this year, said the president of the Peruvian National Potato Producers Coordinator (Corpapa), Edilberto Soto Tenorio.
二月 23, 2015
Colorado Potato Beetle insecticide resistance spreading west
It should come as no surprise to Prairie potato growers that Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) insecticide resistance is increasing.
二月 23, 2015
New Neiker Tecnalia potato varieties combine high nutritional value with suitability for processing
New Neiker Tecnalia potato varieties ‘Entzia’ (right) and ‘Miren’ (left) combine high nutrtional valiue with suitability for processing
二月 23, 2015
Tastes of Canada: Lay's® Do Us a Flavour™ potato chip contest returns
Lay's, Canada's favourite potato chip brand, announces the return of the Lay's Do Us a Flavour contest (#DoUsAFlavourCanada) and asks fans to embrace the Tastes of Canada.
二月 23, 2015
Aplicar agentes biológicos durante la siembra reduce la acción del nematodo del quiste de la papa
Resumen de la ponencia que sobre el tema se presentó en el último congreso de la ALAP celebrado en septiembre del 2014 en Bogotá.