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DuPont is a diverse company with a wide range of activities, including activities in agriculture and food. Examples of DuPont's activities relevant for the potato (processing) industry: crop protection, healthier (oil)seeds (Pioneer), functional food ingredients (Danisco).

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Potato infested by Potato Cyst Nematodes (PCN)
February 27, 2013

DuPont nematicide update: Polish & French potato growers welcome help to improve crop yield & quality

With the threat posed to potato crops by nematodes, Polish growers are expected to welcome the announcement that Vydate®, a nematicide from DuPont that is already used to help maintain the quality and marketable yield of crops in the UK and the Netherlands.
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February 06, 2013

DuPont launches smart pest management tool

DuPont™ Evalio AgroSystems services is a free pest monitoring tool that helps detect insect pests. Growers using the system are provided with real-time in-season information that helps them choose the most appropriate product and spray timing to achiev...
November 07, 2012

No GM Food labeling in California: Proposition 37 voted down

California voters have decided they can live without labels on genetically modified food. This means the state will not be at odds with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s policy of not labelling GM foods, which goes back more than two decade...
DuPont supports EFSA call for Potato Cyst Nematodes survey in EU
September 18, 2012

DuPont supports EFSA call for Potato Cyst Nematodes survey in EU

Sustainable potato production across the EU could be under threat from potato cyst nematodes (PCN) and free living nematodes (FLN) without a comprehensive review of sampling and management options.