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April 13, 2020
La Comarca A Limia, de la Provicia Gallega Ourense, inicia la siembra del cereal y patata en pleno estado de alarma
Labradores antelanos activan estos días las labores en más de 15.000 hectáreas de terreno en la Comarca A Limia, de la Provicia Gallega Ourense.
April 09, 2020
Perthshire farmer wins £1m bank backing for new potato sorting machine
A PERTHSHIRE farming business which supplies table and seed potatoes to the UK, Europe, North Africa and Middle East will increase throughput by up to 100 percent by modernizing operating processes after securing £1 million in support from banking giant
April 06, 2020
De Holanda a Écija para lograr la mejor variedad de patata
Meijer Ibérica está detrás de las patatas más sembradas en España y más demandadas por la industria.
March 30, 2020
Irish Farm Opens Contactless Drive-thru Potato Service to Help Combat Coronavirus Lockdown
An Irish farm has found an innovative way to keep Ireland fed during the coronavirus pandemic: a contactless drive-through potato service.
March 27, 2020
Protecting Indigenous cultures is crucial for saving the world's biodiversity
Species are being lost at about a thousand times the natural rate of extinction. This is faster than at any other period in human history. Ecosystems—the vital systems on which all life depends—are being degraded across the globe.
March 24, 2020
Potato breeding center will be built in the Tomsk region, Russia
The plans for its creation were considered by an interdepartmental commission for the implementation of investment projects in the agricultural sector under the leadership of the Deputy Governor of the Tomsk Region for agro-industrial complex
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March 09, 2020
Las papas de Toto retan a la sequía
La mezcla del agua agrícola del CAAF con la procedente de la desaladora propia es la forma de ahuyentar tres años de sequía que practican Marisa Díaz Armas y Ramón Torres Martín, el matrimonio que desde hace doce años planta papas en Toto.
March 09, 2020
Biodiversidad genética: 223 variedades de papas nativas en MIL Centro
Uno de los primeros intercambios entre la población andina y la tierra, fue a través de la papa. Los primeros indicios de su cultivo datan los 8000 años de antigüedad. Desde entonces, generaciones de agricultores han domesticado miles de variedades.
February 29, 2020
El cálido invierno adelanta el inicio de la campaña de exportación de patata de sa Pobla
Las altas temperaturas desde diciembre a febrero han provocado un adelanto del inicio de la campaña de exportación de patata poblera. El portal Mateu Export arrancó este miércoles su campaña con la recolección de la variedad Lady Christl.
February 25, 2020
Kenya: 'high input' approach potato cultivation pays off
In Kenya, potatoes are a key staple food, second only to maize. Yet its potato value chain has been underdeveloped for decades also. This has been acknowledged by the Kenyan government.
February 25, 2020
EUROPLANT at the FRUIT LOGISTICA 2020: Focus on potato varieties with long dormancy and very early varieties
As the world's leading trade fair for the global fruit and vegetable sector, FRUITLOGISTICA, which took place from 5 to 7 February 2020 at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds, is a meeting
place for experts and companies in the branch.
February 11, 2020
INTA sows the first potatoes that do not oxidize
In a work published recently in Frontiers in Plant Science, scientists from Argentina and Sweden reported the results of the research that consisted in the edition of a polyphenol oxidase gene in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.).
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February 11, 2020
Europatat Congress 2020: Registrations open!
Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, is pleased to announce the opening of registrations for the upcoming annual Europatat Congress that will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 and 12 June 2020 at the beautiful Amigo Hotel.
February 10, 2020
Patatas sin trampa ni cartón
El único productor de Terra Chá que vende producción certificada dice que la calidad debe ser valorada por el consumidor.
February 06, 2020
ITC to begin red potato cultivation trials in Gujarat
Continuing its push to promote healthier variants of potatoes, FMCG major ITC is set to begin trial cultivation of red potatoes at Chandrala village of Gandhinagar district in Gujarat. Red potatoes are a variety recently launched by the company...
February 03, 2020
Una Papa más, Sí Importa
Celfia Obregón, quien lidera el CITE papa, acaba de publicar un importante estudio sobre el uso y destino de la papa importada en el Perú. El estudio menciona que importamos 50 mil TM de papa procesada, de ellas 33 mil TM corresponden a papa pre-cocida...
January 31, 2020
World Potato Congress Webinar: What's all this talk about Hybrid breeding and Hybrid True Potato Seeds (HTPS) revolutionizing the potato industry?
The World Potato Congress (WPC) is extremely pleased to be offering this second webinar in its 2020 series featuring Mr. Hein Kruyt, CEO of Solynta.
January 30, 2020
Agrico shows 'Next Generation' potato varieties at Fruit Logistica
Agrico will be exhibiting at Fruit Logistica in Berlin from Wednesday 5 to Friday 7 February 2020. At this leading international trade event, Agrico will demonstrate its contribution to sustainable potato cultivation for the ‘Next Generation’.