Potato News

June 01, 2015

Disponible el último número de la Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa

Con trabajos de investigación sobre mosca minadora de las hojas (Liriomyza huidobrensis), tizón tardío (Phytophthora infestans), sarna negra (Rhizoctonia solani), marchitamiento y punta (Fusarium solani), bioinsumos y producción de papa.

Anding District, Dingxi, Gansu Province of China

May 31, 2015

Potatoes pull people out of poverty in Gansu

Potato cultivation and Potato Processing is making a key difference for people in the Anding District of Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu Province.

May 28, 2015

Irrigation Best Practice Guide for potatoes published

To support UK Potato Growers in decisions regarding irrigation and water use, AHDB Potatoes (Potato Council) has published a best practice guide 'Irrigation and water use'.

TOMRA's Nimbus free-fall sorter with Biometric Signature Identification (BSI) technology

May 28, 2015

Visit TOMRA at Snackex and learn how to boost your sorting efficiency

Visitors to SNACKEX 2015 will have the chance to question the experts from TOMRA Sorting Food about their portfolio of cutting-edge sorting equipment.

Ningxia Yujing Food Co buys turn-key potato processing lines and potato storage from Kiremko and Tolsma-Grisnich

May 27, 2015

Ningxia Yujing Food Co buys turn-key potato processing lines & potato storage from Kiremko and Tolsma-Grisnich

Strategic partners Tolsma-Grisnich and Kiremko recently supplied a turnkey project at Ningxia Yujing Food Co. in China. The project existed out of a complete French fries and hash brown production line including potato storage and grading system.

Wim Van Doren, Sales Application Manager at TOMRA Sorting Solutions in the new Cold Room

May 27, 2015

TOMRA Sorting Solutions expands its Belgian Test Center with a Cold Room

TOMRA Sorting Solutions has installed a brand new 56 square meter cold room in its test and demonstration center in Leuven, Belgium to facilitate sorting tests and demonstrations of frozen products.

System boundaries life cycle assessment starch industry: cradle to gate

May 27, 2015

New Life Cycle Assessment study on Starch Products published

Starch Europe published today the summary report of an updated Life Cycle Assessment study of the European Starch industry

May 26, 2015

Nuevo sitio web sobre cadenas de valor en agricultura

La Cadena de Valor del Conocimiento Clearinghouse es una iniciativa liderada por el Programa de Investigación del CGIAR en Política, Instituciones y Mercado, con la colaboración del IFPRI, CIAT, ILRI, IITA, ICRISAT, Bioversity y el CIP.

Euroblight - a potato late blight network for Europe

May 26, 2015

Están disponibles las presentaciones del último taller de Euroblight

El evento se realizó en Brazov, Rumania, entre el 10 y 13 de mayo.

May 26, 2015

VI Congreso Ecuatoriano de la Papa

Además del congreso habrá una feria de innovación y tecnología, una feria gastronómica y una rueda de negocios.

May 25, 2015

Colombia: El ICA y la Universidad Nacional aliados por la sanidad de la papa

Con el objetivo de entregar soluciones a los productores de papa en el país y como respuesta a la emergencia fitosanitaria por la presencia del virus del amarillamiento de venas de la papa, analistas del ICA recibieron entrenamiento para la implementación de técnicas para la detección temprana del virus y así aplicar las medidas preventivas en los cultivos del tubérculo.

May 24, 2015

Pepsico to start production of Cheetos in the Philippines in joint venture

PepsiCo, Inc. and Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI) the company's beverage bottling partner in the Philippines, have announced an agreement for PCPPI to also manufacture one of PepsiCo' s world-famous snacks brands locally in the Philippines.