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October 09, 2020
Pakistan to Produce Two Million Disease-Resistant Potato Tubers Using Tissue Culture Technology
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) will Produce Two Million Disease-Resistant Potato Potato Tubers Using Tissue Culture Technology
October 07, 2020
McCain Foods opens potato storage facility in Tasmania
A storage facility capable of storing 11,000 tonnes of potatoes has opened in Burnie, Tasmania. The facility, which can hold 9,000 tonnes in cold-storage long term as well as a further 2,000 tonnes in short term storage, is run by McCain.
October 07, 2020
Study Shows More US Households are Purchasing Potatoes
US Fresh potato sales increased significantly from July 2019 through June 2020, and so did the number of households buying potatoes. Eighty-eight percent of households purchased potatoes on an average of 10 times during the 52-week period.
October 06, 2020
HZPC organizes Potato Days Live
The Potato Days are a well-known event in the potato sector. Every year in November the event is organized by various companies, including potato breeder HZPC. Also this year.
October 06, 2020
HZPC closes eventful year with a healthy result
The 2019/2020 financial year has been eventful in many respects for seed potato supplier HZPC. Despite the consequences of COVID-19, the company has had an operationally successful season. The coming season, however, may well be more of a challenge.
October 06, 2020
Canadian Scientists Look for Ways to Grow Scab-Resistant Potato
Two research scientists on P.E.I. have spent their summer trying to grow a better potato, more resistant to scab and greening, which are both costly problems for potato growers.
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October 06, 2020
Fairfields Farm Set to Supply Leading Meal Kit Player, HelloFresh
Essex potato grower, Fairfields Farm, is excited to announce that it will be supplying HelloFresh with its low carbon footprint potatoes from October.
October 05, 2020
Exitoso desarrollo de la papa como nueva opción en Ñeembucú, Paraguay
La papa ya es una opción para la economía de los pequeños productores de Ñeembucú, Paraquay. Proyecto productivo respaldado por el Gobierno Nacional, a través de la Entidad Binacional Yacyretá (EBY), se desarrolla con éxito en este departamento.
October 05, 2020
Nueva plaga afecta los cultivos de papa en la provincia Ecuatoriana del Carchi
Nueva plaga afecta los cultivos de papa en la provincia Ecuatoriana del Carchi. El insecto detectado en laboratorios de agro- calidad, luego de varios análisis y tomas de muestras en cultivos de papa es combatido a través de un manejo integrado con escuelas de campo.
October 05, 2020
Papas Colombianas: ¡Papa pa’ ti! ¡Papa pa’ mí! ¿Y a ti cuál papa te gusta?
En esta conversación con Óscar Rene González, líder del proyecto 60 Nativas, conocerás papas que probablemente no sabías que existían y a un ser humano que le apuesta a lo nuestro.
October 05, 2020
Agricultores de la provincia Chilena de Arauco Cuadriplican sus Ingresos al Comercializar Semillas de Papa Certificadas
Como un hito para un grupo de productores de semillas certificadas de papa, fue calificada la primera venta en conjunto a la Municipalidad de Cañete, Chile, de más de 14 toneladas de semilla certificada de papa de la variedad Patagonia-INIA.
October 05, 2020
En Otuzco, provincia de Perú se Instalarán más de 50 Reservorios para Riego de Patata y otros cultivos
Ejecutarán el proyecto de mejoramiento del Servicio de Agua para Riego de Patata y otros cultivos Mediante Reservorios en el ámbito de los 10 distritos en la provincia de Otuzco, Perú, valorizado en más de 98 mil soles.
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October 01, 2020
World Potato and Europatat Congress, Ireland, 2021 – Postponed until 2022
World Potato Congress Inc., Europatat and the Irish Potato Federation have announced the postponement of the World Potato Congress (WPC) and the Europatat Congress planned for May/June in Dublin in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
September 29, 2020
Chinese researchers identify a new potato disease
Undescribed disease has been observed on potato plants during the growing season, and in tubers during the storage period, from Nileke County, Qitai County and other locations in Xinjiang, China.
September 29, 2020
Zimbabwe starts seed potato multiplication to reduce the need for imports
The government of Zimbabwe, in conjunction with Kutsaga Research Station has embarked on a seed potato multiplication programme from mini-tuber to commercial seed potato.
September 29, 2020
Carcross/Tagish First Nation Harvest Heirloom Potato Crop
The smallest potato from the Carcross/Tagish First Nation garden harvest this year was the size of a pea. The spud might be tiny, but its ancestors travelled a long way to get here. The Lingít K'úntsx', or Tlingit potato, has been grown in Alaska for over 200 years.
September 28, 2020
Dirk Garos y Paul O'Connor, de Restrain: 'Nosotros tenemos la mejor alternativa al CIPC, cuya fecha límite se acerca'
El 1 de enero de 2020 se prohibió el uso de CIPC en la Unión Europea. La fecha límite para, entre otras cosas, el almacenamiento de patatas con CIPC se ha fijado en el 8 de octubre de 2020.
September 28, 2020
Francia: 'Un inicio de campaña centrado en las exportaciones para el mercado de la patata de conservación'
La demanda de patatas en el mercado francés es actualmente moderada. De hecho, los operadores están cubiertos con contratos de entregas de cosechas y el consumo sigue siendo relativamente escaso en este inicio de mes de septiembre a nivel nacional.