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Meijer Potato

Agrico, Leo de Kock and Nedato join forces for ware potatoes.

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Meijer has been in the potato business since 1920. Their story starts with Kees Meijer Sr when he became a potato trader, more than 100 years ago.

Nowadays Meijer Potato develops and markets its own potato varieties. They anticipate changing circumstances and focus on greater availability and enjoyment. Meijer Potato works together with customers and partners worldwide and sell propagating material and licences of their varieties in 60 countries.
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May 07, 2021

Europatat provides an update about potato research project 'ADAPT'

Europatat is part of an international consortium involved in the research project ADAPT which aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growing conditions of the future.
La patata nueva andaluza parte este año con ventaja respecto a la de conservación
May 03, 2021

La patata nueva andaluza parte este año con ventaja respecto a la de conservación

Bruselas prohíbe el uso de Clorprofam (CIPC), lo que acorta el almacenamiento de la patata en cámaras y favorece al producto fresco de Andalucía.
Meijer Potato celebrates its 100th anniversary
September 23, 2020

Meijer Potato celebrates its 100th anniversary

This year Meijer Potato celebrates its 100-year anniversary with staff, customers and seed potato growers.
The potato is used to cooler climate and vulnerabe to environmental stresses; particularly to combinations of heat and drought.
September 01, 2020

Major European project to develop heat- and drought-stress tolerant potatoes

The Faculty of Life Sciences of the University of Vienna coordinates a consortium of 17 European leading academic research institutions, potato breeders, a non-profit EU association, a government agency and a screening technology developer.