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Diciembre 15, 2008
Pepsico India to raise area under contract farming for potatoes
Pepsico is planning to increase its sourcing of raw materials in India from contract farming and venture into new states regarding this.The company's foods business unit, Frito-Lay, procures 50 per cent of potatoes, required for making chips and strips...From the archive

Diciembre 11, 2008
'India's share in global potato trade is 0.5 percent'
India may be the third largest potato producer in the world but its contribution to global potato trade is merely half a percent, industry officials and experts participating in the Global Potato Conference said here Thursday.From the archive

Diciembre 11, 2008
La patata mas grande del mundo
Un agricultor del Líbano ha recogido en uno de sus campos la patata más grande del mundo. Un tubérculo de algo más de once kilos de peso. La enorme patata, con la que a buen seguro se podrá cocinar más de un plato, ha aparecido en un campo del Líbano...From the archive

Diciembre 08, 2008
Lebanese harvests potato of 11.3 kilo
A farmer in southern Lebanon has dug up what might be the heaviest potato in the world. "This giant weighs 11.3 kilos (24.9 pounds),"Khalil Semhat told the AFP news agency at his farm near Tyre, 85 kilometres (50 miles) south of Beirut. The ...From the archive

Noviembre 17, 2008
Bangladesh looking for huge potato harvest
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a record target of producing 58,99,250 tonnes of potato from 3,37,100 hectares of land during the current season in all 16 northern districts of the country. The fixed target is much higher than that ...From the archive

Noviembre 17, 2008
Bhutan potato farmers face strong price fluctuations
As the potato season draws to an close, farmers from Trashigang, the largest potato cultivating dzongkhag in eastern Bhutan, are rushing off to trade their last remains of the season in a bid to obtain the best price.But fluctuations in the price of po...From the archive
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Noviembre 10, 2008
Kashmir may soon have its own brand potato chips to serve the local market
Despite availability of indigenous raw material – potatoes – for snacks production, Jammu and Kashmir imports potato chips worth 100 crores every year. The Valley produces more than 20,000 tons of potatoes annually.The trend of importing snacks from ou...From the archive

Noviembre 01, 2008
Bumper crop continues to crush potato prices in Uttar Pradesh
A bumper crop and rise in storage costs coupled with the suspension of futures trading, continue to crush potato prices in the country. Farmers across Uttar Pradesh’s potato belt, stretching from Kanpur to Agra, who were earlier euphoric about the reco...From the archive

Noviembre 01, 2008
Fertiliser shortage hits potato farmers in Uttar Pradesh
A severe fertiliser shortage is threatening the timely sowing of potato and allied crops such as mustard in the ‘potato belt’ of Uttar Pradesh. Thousands of farmers in the region are facing problems procuring the requisite quantity of Di-Ammonium Phosp...From the archive

Octubre 15, 2008
West Bengal Potato farmers block Kaltahar potato storage to demand compensation
The affected potato growers whose potatoes were damaged in Kaltahar Cold storage in Islampur in 2003 and did not receive any compensation yet today turned up in the premises of Kaltahar cold storage in Islampur and started agitation under the banner o...From the archive

Octubre 03, 2008
Punjab expected to cultivate 75,000 ha Potato
Punjab is expecting to bring 75,000 hectares of land under potato cultivation this rabi season with a total output of 16 lakh metric tonnes. "We have targeted to bring 75,000 hectares of land under potato cultivation this season and we are hoping ...From the archive

Octubre 02, 2008
Russian federation Oilseeds and products;October 2008 Monthly update
Post forecasts production of major oilseeds at 8.1 million metric tons (MMT), including 6.7 MMT of sunflowerseeds, 680,000 metric tons (MT) of soybeans, and 720,000 MT of rapeseeds. Russia's imports of these three oilseeds will be 450,000 MT, including...From the archive

Agosto 27, 2008
Bengal launches campaign to increase potato consumption
The West Bengal government, along with the West Bengal Cold Storage Association (WBCSA), has launched an awareness campaign with an aim to increase per capita consumption of potato as well as prevent losses made by farmers. The programme comes in line ...From the archive

Agosto 27, 2008
Indian Medical Society shows support for health benefits of potatoes
Seeking to debunk some of the misconceptions about consumption of potatoes, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said it was low in calories, cholesterol, naturally fat-free, nutritious and had cholesterol-lowering properties. Coming forward to support...From the archive

Agosto 26, 2008
Bengal launches campaign to increase potato consumption
The West Bengal government, along with the West Bengal Cold Storage Association (WBCSA), has launched an awareness campaign with an aim to increase per capita consumption of potato as well as prevent losses made by farmers. The programme comes in line ...From the archive

Agosto 22, 2008
Indonesia largest potato producer in SE Asia
Indonesia is the largest potato-producing nation in Southeast Asia with an annual production of 1.1 million tons, a minister said. "Indonesia is the largest potato-producing country in Southeast Asia. The prospects for potato production in the wor...From the archive


