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INTA impulsa el desarrollo de nuevas variedades de papa, yuca y camote en Costa Rica.
May 27, 2021

INTA impulsa el desarrollo de nuevas variedades de papa, yuca y camote en Costa Rica

Cerca de 170 variedades nuevas de papa, 15 de yuca dulce, cinco de yuca amarga y 45 de camotes: blancos, morados, naranja y amarillos se enseñaron a Carlos Alvarado, presidente de la República, en el marco de la celebración del Día del Agricultor, ubicado en Oreamuno de Cartago.
May 26, 2021

Reconnecting the potato chain: Interpom 2021 is a go!

We can now confirm that INTERPOM will go ahead! From 28 to 30 November 2021, the global potato sector will be able to gather in Kortrijk Xpo, as it used to do in the past.
Ukrainian Potato Day will be held on August 26-27, 2021, co-located with the 1st Irrigation Show and Conference
May 26, 2021

Ukrainian Potato Day will be held on August 26-27, 2021, co-located with the 1st Irrigation Show and Conference

Ukrainian Potato Day, with a catchy subtitle 'Potato Blockchain', goes ahead on August 26-27, 2021 in Chulakivka, Kherson Region. It is the only specialized event for potato production in Ukraine organized in close cooperation between the Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers and DLG Ukraine LLC.
Bernadette Madarieta, new senior vice president and chief financial officer of Lamb Weston.
May 25, 2021

Lamb Weston Announces Chief Financial Officer Succession

Robert McNutt, Senior Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer, to Retire and Bernadette Madarieta, Vice President and Controller, Promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Effective August 6, 2021.
Ruffles® Encourages Fans to Own Their Ridges with the Release of the Ultra-Custom Armored Ridge Tops Sneaker.
May 25, 2021

Pepsico promotes its Ruffles® Ridged potato chips ... with shoes???

Inspired by the defining characteristics of the signature chip, the sneakers are the edgy embodiment of what it means to own one's style, story - and your ridges.
Lambayeque, Perú: capacitan a pobladores andinos en buenas prácticas de producción agrícola.
May 24, 2021

Lambayeque, Perú: capacitan a pobladores andinos en buenas prácticas de producción agrícola

A fin de contribuir con la obtención de alimentos inocuos y fortalecer la agricultura familiar de la zona andina de la región Lambayeque, especialistas del Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (Senasa) instalaron tres escuelas de campo de agricultores (ECA).
¿Amas la papa? Un restorán peruano tiene 223 tipos del tubérculo en su jardín
May 24, 2021

¿Amas la papa? Un restorán peruano tiene 223 tipos del tubérculo en su jardín

A un chef peruano se le ocurrió abrir un restaurante y plantar a su alrededor 223 variedades de papas, a 3.568 metros sobre el nivel del mar, en la ciudad cusqueña de Moray, centro-sur del país.
AVR Ceres 440 gathers planting data from Potato Europe demo fields
May 24, 2021

AVR Ceres 440 potato planter gathers data from Potato Europe demo fields

In April '21, AVR, manufacturer of a full range of machinery for the cultivation of potatoes, lent the services of its newest, cloud connected Ceres 440 planter to the Potato Europe fair organisation.
Peruvian potato cultivation stands for 34 million daily wages for producers
May 24, 2021

Peruvian potato cultivation stands for 34 million daily wages for producers

Potato cultivation has become an important driver of Peru’s regional and local economy in the producing areas.
Crop4Sight Releases Innovative Irrigation Scheduling Tool
May 24, 2021

Crop4Sight adds irrigation scheduling tool to their potato crop toolkit

Crop4Sight’s online and mobile digital toolkit is designed to help growers maximise saleable potato yields and was launched as a commercial service in 2020. Crop4Sight now adds a potato irrigation scheduling tool.
Weight loss and compression damage in potato storage
May 23, 2021

UK: High levels of weight loss and compression damage in potato storage

This season AHDB (United Kingdom) is receiving a lot of reports of high levels of softening, dehydration and compression damage from potato store managers.
Tyrrells Crisps set to reduce carbon emissions by over 14% with switch to LNG
May 23, 2021

Tyrrells Crisps set to reduce carbon emissions by over 14% with switch to LNG

One of the UK’s largest potato crisp manufacturers, Tyrrells, has taken its latest step in a continued sustainability drive by converting its energy supply to liquefied natural gas (LNG) which will reduce its carbon emissions by over 14% per year.

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