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Potato cultivation at the national level is produced by 711,313 families distributed in 19 regions.
augustus 08, 2022
FAO supports Peru to establish an 'International Potato Day'
This initiative seeks to raise awareness about the importance of this Andean tuber in agricultural development and global food security.
INIA genera 25 nuevas variedades de cultivos con alto valor genético en los últimos 4 años.
juli 16, 2022
INIA genera 25 nuevas variedades de cultivos con alto valor genético en los últimos 4 años
Además, ha liberado una nueva raza de cuy, reconocido 5 zonas de agrobiodiversidad y el mejoramiento genético de ganado. Entidad técnica del MIDAGRI ha generado tecnología en favor de 2 millones de pequeños y medianos agricultores a nivel nacional.
A baker holds a loaf of orange-fleshed sweet potato bread in her bakery in Nnewi (Courtesy: Esomchi Foundation)
juli 14, 2022
Facing high wheat prices, Nigerian bakers turn to (sweet) potato puree
In the midst of a sunlit room in Nnewi, south-east Nigeria, a woman measures out four parts of sweet potato puree – the colour of apricot – into a large basin containing six parts wheat flour.
Johannes Vogt: Nerve cells of a mouse brain (green) and the protein PRG-1 (red). If the nerve cells contain PRG-1, the cells appear in yellow.
juli 09, 2022
Signal pathway in the brain that controls food intake discovered
The brain controls our body’s lysophospholipids, which in turn control a programme that activates nutritional intake / specific inhibitors of lipid synthesis could serve as new obesity therapies / publication in 'Nature Metabolism'
The newly launched platform may be a boon for both potato farmers and traders.
juni 29, 2022
New platform deemed a boon for potato farmers in East Africa
Commercialisation of potato, a common food crop largely consumed in East Africa, will receive a boost following the launching of a value-chain platform dedicated to it.
New nutrient profiling tools confirm starchy vegetables deliver comparable nutritional value as non-starchy vegetables and whole fruit
juni 16, 2022
Study: starchy vegetables deliver comparable nutritional value as non-starchy vegetables and whole fruit
A new study recently published in Frontiers in Nutrition has challenged the tendency in nutrition research to separate starchy vegetables from their non-starchy counterparts
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New processing technique could make potatoes healthier
juni 15, 2022
Nutrition 2022: New processing technique could make potatoes healthier
Researchers announced early tests of a new potato processing technique designed to make our bodies digest potato starch more slowly. Laboratory demonstrations show that the approach blocks certain digestive enzymes
Potato may emerge as the knight with shining armour having potential to ensure global food security in today's’ fragile agri-food system: Indian Perspective
juni 14, 2022
A hero role for potatoes in global food security? An Indian perspective
The global agri-food system has been struggling with a series of disruptions caused by various events including drastic climate variabilities, the global pandemic of Covid-19 outburst, and the recent among them is Russia-Ukraine war.
Potato Protein as Good as Animal Protein: Study
juni 14, 2022
Potato Protein as Good as Animal Protein: Study
While many plant proteins are deficient in one or more essential amino acids necessary for optimal muscle growth and repair, a new randomized controlled study published in shows that plant-derived proteins can still induce strong anabolic responses.
El arroz, la papa y el maíz amarillo duro, que representan el 25% de la producción agrícola, dependen de los fertilizantes nitrogenados. (Cortesía: Midagri)
juni 08, 2022
Perú: Cultivos se reducen en 13 regiones por falta de fertilizantes
Las mayores reducciones de siembras en la actual temporada agrícola se registran en Amazonas, Piura, Apurímac y Áncash, según información del Midagri.
FAO: Doubling global potato production in 10 years is possible
juni 06, 2022
FAO: Doubling global potato production in 10 years is possible
Potatoes could make a greater contribution to global food security, according to the director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN).
How the humble potato is already helping end world hunger.
juni 02, 2022
How the humble potato is already helping end world hunger
Consumed by more than a billion people worldwide, including many of the world’s poorest, potato has long been one of the most important crops to avert hunger.
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, at the official opening of the World Potato Congress in Dublin, Ireland. (Courtesy: Twitter)
mei 31, 2022
Minister McConalogue opens the 11th World Potato Congress in Ireland
The Irish Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, officially opened the 11th World Potato Congress at the RDS in Dublin.
Nuevas variedades de papa beneficiarán a los agricultores, consumidores y al medio ambiente.
april 27, 2022
Perú: Nuevas variedades de papa beneficiarán a los agricultores, consumidores y al medio ambiente
Perú es el primer productor de papa de América Latina, con una producción de más de 5 millones de toneladas al año. Sin embargo, el país importó cerca de 10 millones de kilos de papas pre fritas solo en los primeros cuatro meses del 2020.
New generation of potato varieties promising for more food security
april 22, 2022
HZPC: New generation of potato varieties promising for more food security
The new generation of potato varieties is performing better and better under extreme climate conditions such as drought, according to the recent sustainability report of potato breeder HZPC
CIP presenta futuras variedades de papa aptas para procesamiento industrial en bastones y horneado.
april 19, 2022
CIP presenta futuras variedades de papa aptas para procesamiento industrial en bastones y horneado
En este evento se presentarán las características de las papas que serán liberadas oficialmente como nuevas variedades en la segunda mitad del 2022, de acuerdo con la normatividad peruana vigente.
La crisis de la guerra aumenta la demanda de patatas en Italia.
april 13, 2022
La crisis de la guerra aumenta la demanda de patatas en Italia
El conflicto ruso-ucraniano, que ya lleva 40 días, parece estar cambiando los hábitos alimentarios de los consumidores italianos.
Lamb Weston Reports Fiscal Outlook
april 08, 2022
Lamb Weston Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2022 Results; Updates Fiscal Year 2022 Outlook
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