India to store potatoes and onions to avoid abnormal price increase
The Government of India has stepped up taking measures, well in advance, to avoid any situation of abnormal increase prices of onion and potato.
March 17, 2015
JE Grote Company names Thomas Mathues as first Chief Development Officer
Thomas P. Mathues is named to the position of Chief Development Officer of the JE Grote Company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, effective immediately.
March 17, 2015
Tolsma-Grisnich acquires rights of Samro clod and stone separators
Tolsma-Grisnich recently acquired the rights for Samro clod and stone separators. The Swiss company has a long and successful history in this market. With this takeover, Tolsma-Grisnich is securing an important extension of their product range.
March 16, 2015
ARN de interferencia para combatir al escarabajo de la papa
Investigadores del Instituto Max Planck desarrollan papas resistentes al escarabajo de la papa usando la tecnología de ARN de interferencia.
March 16, 2015
Pepsico to invest USD 500 Million in Egypt in 2015
PepsiCo , Inc., affirmed its commitment to Egypt announcing plans for the company and its partners to invest U.S. $500 million in the country at the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) in Sharm El-Sheikh.
March 15, 2015
China - Netherlands cooperation on improvement of China potato production
Raising China potato production is of utmost importance. In the coming years a great effort is to be made to meet the increasing demand of potatoes for fresh consumption and for industry.
March 15, 2015
Neiker Tecnalia detects Blue13 genotype of Phytophthora infestans in Spain
Scientists at the NEIKER-Tecnalia Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development have studied the genetic structure of Phytophthora infestans —responsible for potato blight—.
March 15, 2015
McCain Foods launches frozen mashed potato in UK retail
According to the Grocer, McCain Foods GB has introduced frozen mashed potato (650g) in the United Kingdom for its retail customers.
March 14, 2015
Drones: Su aplicación para monitoreo de cultivos y contar el ganado
Son la novedad del momento y tienen muchísimas aplicaciones, una empresa cree que en 2020 cada productor tendrá un drone que vigilará su cosecha.
March 13, 2015
Call for tenders: feasibility study potato processing in Cameroon
The Cameroonian Ministry of Industry has just issued a call for tenders to hire a research firm to conduct a technical, institutional and financial study on behalf of the government to create a potato-processing project for Kumbo in the North-West region.
March 13, 2015
New Potato Variety - Caribou Russet - released by Maine Potato Board and the University of Maine
The University of Maine and the Maine Potato Board have released a new potato variety, Caribou Russet.
This season's potato processing operation at starch manufacturer AVEBE has reached its conclusion. The final potatoes for the 2014-2015 campaign have been delivered in Ter Apelkanaal.