News on Potato Cultivation

Honduras introdujo dos nuevas variedades de papa para su comercialización, Farida y Quintera, de la compañía HZPC.

The UK’s leading farm machinery manufacturer has started the new year by launching several new money-saving promotions.

Zero tillage not only boosts soil fertility and raises carbon stocks but also prolongs the potato growing season by harnessing the residual moisture after the rice harvest.

La universidad de Granada, España, rescata a una variedad llamada Copo de Nieve de su desaparición por haber sido abandonado su cultivo.

Comenzó en el sur de españa la siembra de papa temprana, con optimismo a pesar de la sequía.

In a full-blown attack by the disease late blight, more than 50% potato crop in the fields has suffered extensive damage, leading to heavy losses for the farmers who had opted for diversification instead of growing wheat after paddy.

En Argentina se implementa el sistema de riego por goteo enterrado con muy buenos resultados.

Grimme UK is to introduce a new German-made three-bed folding haulm topper in time for 2024's potato harvest.

La sostenibilidad de las variedades de papa es el nuevo horizonte para los obtentores como HZPC.

Hear from National Farmers' Union (NFU) Potato Policy Group chair Tim Rooke in the aftermath of one of the most challenging lifting seasons he has faced.

Marcos Rogério Boschini, veterano de la producción de papa en Brasil, cuenta su historia y las turbulencias competitivas del mercado brasileño de los últimos años.

Comienza la cosecha de papa en la zona central de la provincia de Buenos Aires.

En la zona norte de México la siembra de papa esta por concluir.

High-altitude areas of district Ramban like Gool, Mahu Mangit and Sanasar could become major potato seed producer areas and make the local farmers self-sufficient.

Yassen Abdelhay, export advisor at Arafa Group, reports on the crucial period for European factories from February to May 2023, and how Egyptian producers played a key role during this phase.

By signing the distribution agreement with Fraxen Consult Ltd, Agrico seed potatoes will be exported to small-scale farmers in Tanzania later this year.

Dos grandes granizadas afectan los cultivos de papa en varias regiones de Bolivia.

Due to abundant rainfall, a lot of potatoes in North-western Europe (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France) have not yet been harvested. The lifting period was too short to get the potatoes to the stores in good conditions.