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Microtuber potato cultivars used in research by the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program inside an environmentally-controlled growth room at the Biotron Laboratory at UW–Madison. (Courtesy: Bryce Richter)
May 09, 2017
From test tube to plate, UW–Madison program keeps potatoes clean
Years before that french fry landed on your plate, the plant that would eventually give rise to the spud your fry was cut from was sealed away deep in a secure-access building, growing slowly in a test tube inside a locked growth chamber.
program Manager Jenny Durrin in the lab of the Idaho University Nuclear Seed Program
February 24, 2017
University of Idaho expands its nuclear potato seed program
University of Idaho has hired a new director for its nuclear seed potato program and plans to build additional facilities to help her expand production.
Today, the new Mahindra HZPC aeroponics facility in Mohali was inaugurated by Alphonsus Stoelinga, the Honourable Ambassador of the Netherlands in the presence of Ashok Sharma, MD & CEO-MASL and Gerard Backx, CEO HZPC Holding B.V.
November 04, 2016
Mahindra HZPC Aeroponics Facility promises top quality seed potatoes for Indian farmers
MHZPC, a 60:40 JV of Mahindra Agri Solutions Limited (MASL) and HZPC, today inaugurated its modern and state-of-the-art Aeroponic facility in Mohali. The new facility will produce the best of its kind seed potatoes by using an innovative process and latest technology.
Un jardín de tubérculos para siempre
October 14, 2016
Un jardín de tubérculos para siempre
El clima cada vez más caliente conduce a sequías y plagas: en Perú, el banco de germoplasma in vitro más grande del mundo combate sus efectos.
A Potato Farmer in Musanze, Rwanda, taking care of his crop (Courtesy: Umuhinzi)
May 17, 2016
Rwanda demand for quality seed potatoes exceeds supply
Farmers of Irish potatoes in Rwanda are decrying not only the shortage of quality seeds but also the mounting prices.
Utkal Tubers India Pvt Ltd would set up a tissue culture laboratory. Shown here is a part of a tissue culture laboratory in Tanzania a.o. involved in micropropagation of potatoes (Courtesy: Tenguru Horticultue Research and Training Institute)
April 21, 2016
Odisha signs MOU with Utkal Tubers India for seed potato production
The Odisha State Government on Wednesday signed an MoU with Utkal Tubers India Pvt Ltd to produce quality potato seeds.
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Corea promueve producción de semilla de papa en El Salvador
April 18, 2016
Corea promueve producción de semilla de papa en El Salvador
El Gobierno de Corea, a través de KOICA, apoya a El Salvador para que produzca su propia papa, libre de enfermedades, ayudando así a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional.
Yupi, la marca colombiana de pasabocas, mejora la producción de papa con asesor de Israel
September 04, 2014
Yupi, la marca colombiana de pasabocas, mejora la producción de papa con asesor de Israel
Con agronómos locales, Avi Nachmias ha apoyado a los agricultores para sumar productividad.
Mahindra en HZPC beginnen gezamenlijke Indiase onderneming
April 23, 2014
Mahindra en HZPC beginnen gezamenlijke Indiase onderneming
HZPC Holland bv, wereldleider in aardappelveredeling, heeft vandaag in India met de Mahindra-groep (jaaromzet $16,7 miljard) in Chandigarh een overeenkomst getekend voor de oprichting van een gezamenlijke onderneming.
Aeroponics to boost New York State potato production
January 08, 2014
Aeroponics to boost New York State potato production
The mashed potatoes or latkes that enhance your holiday feast have taken a long path from tuber to table – in many cases, several years. A project at Cornell University could trim that time.
January 04, 2012
Seed potato multiplication receives new support in Uzbekistan
The International Potato Center's main partner in Uzbekistan, the National University of Uzbekistan in Tashkent received a US$2.8 million grant from the Government to implement a seed potato multiplication project using the three CIP clones released in the past two years.
The Finnish Seed Potato Centre Ltd boosts production with aeroponics
November 02, 2011
The Finnish Seed Potato Centre Ltd boosts production with aeroponics
The Finnish Seed Potato Centre Ltd has developed a new method for seed potato production. The method takes advantage of the aeroponic growing system. The method, created during a two and a half year project, is highly efficient, as it may increase the ...
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In Kenya, a Maasai woman becomes a potato seed production pioneer
October 24, 2011
In Kenya, a Maasai woman becomes a potato seed production pioneer
A CIP project in Kenya and other African nations is fostering private adoption of a three-generation seed multiplication strategy. Combined with improved knowledge and skills the project should lead to average yield increases of 20%.

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