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Marzo 24, 2008
A new blight-resistant potato variety has been named after Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
A new blight-resistant potato variety that has a high solid content, plus an expected high return on investment (ROI), has been named after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The potato variety – whose original planting material was sourced from the C...From the archive

Marzo 24, 2008
Indian Food processing sector registers 13.7% growth
The growth of food processing sector has nearly doubled to 13.7 per cent during the last four years, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahai said. "The food processing sector growth has reached the double digit at 13.7...From the archive

Marzo 24, 2008
Farmer's son develops disease-free potato seed
Jang Bahadur Singh Sangha, a local farmer who has done his MSc in plant physiology and pathology from Cornell University in the United States, with a specialisation in potato seed, has set up a laboratory in the farms owned by his father, and has bee...From the archive

Marzo 19, 2008
Bangladesh: Farmers at a fix with bumper potato yield
A bumper potato production in eight northern districts of Bangladesh has compelled farmers to preserve the item in their indigenous methods as the total output far surpassed the capacity of cold storages. Officials of Agriculture Extension Department...From the archive

Marzo 14, 2008
Kyrgyzstan: Indian entrepreneurs intend to construct potato processing plant in Talas
Beyshenbek Bolotbekov, the Governor of Talasskaya region, met with the entrepreneurs from India in Talas, CA-NEWS informs. The intention of the Indian entrepreneurs to construct the potato processing plant in Talas was discussed during this meeting.Th...From the archive

Marzo 08, 2008
Gujarat potato is McDonald's Indian French fry
Millions of consumers in India munch McDonald's French fry, also called Mac Fry, every day. But many of them might not know that the potato they relish comes from Gujarat, thanks to an initiative by the Indian subsidiary of US multinational McCain Food...From the archive
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Marzo 03, 2008
Potato farmers in North Dinajpur face cold storage unit crisis
Potato cultivators in north Dinajpur district are facing a crisis to preserve their crops due to absence of adequate number of cold storages in the district. Having found no space to preserve they are being compelled to sell their crops in the market a...From the archive

Febrero 22, 2008
Pepsico to procure 30,000 tonne potato from West Bengal farmers
Pepsico India Holdings Pvt Ltd plans to procure at least 30,000 tonne of potato from West Bengal by 2010 for Fritolay, the food division of the company. At present, the company procures 12,000 tonne potato from the stateFrom the archive

Febrero 20, 2008
Gujarat set to reap bumper potato crop
Gujarat, once known for its huge production of banana, is expected to have a bumper potato yield this year. While the crop is expected to have poor harvest in eastern part of the country, the situation is opposite in Gujarat. Potato production is incre...From the archive

Febrero 19, 2008
Thailand 2008 potato import quota allocations
On February 6, 2008, the Royal Gazette officially published a notification by the Department ofForeign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, December 26 which detailed import quota allocations for seed and table potatoes. The amount of the import quota totaled ...From the archive

Febrero 14, 2008
India: Potato futures up on concern output will fall
Potato futures rose on Thursday on speculation a persistent cold wave in the northern region could hurt output, analysts said. On the Multi Commodity Exchange of India, potato futures rose more than 1 per cent, with the most active March contract at Rs...From the archive

Febrero 12, 2008
McDonald’s plans food processing unit in Punjab
McDonald’s will set up a food processing unit in Haryana or Punjab with an investment of Rs 100 crore to complement its sourcing activities in the local markets. “We are in discussion with both Punjab and Haryana for opening a food processing plant, wh...From the archive

Febrero 07, 2008
USPB Improves Market Access With Japan Chip Manufacturers
The United States Potato Board (USPB) organized a chip-stock trade mission to Japan, November 5-9, 2007 for US chip-stock growers to meet with Japanese snack manufacturers. The US delegation was made up of Virgil Slagell and Lon Baley, USPB Internation...From the archive

Febrero 07, 2008
Cold weather takes toll on potato harvest in India
India’s potato production in 2007-08 is likely to grow by half its earlier estimate on account of crop damage due to a cold wave in the north, home to the biggest producing regions, a senior official said. “Area has increased in almost all major produc...From the archive

Enero 15, 2008
Bengal all set to gain from potato
West Bengal farmers are now on a track to tap profit from potato cultivation and even started several organised potato processing unit in the state. It seemed to them very profitable compared to any other crop within their limit. According to a recent ...From the archive

Enero 08, 2008
Bengal plans to export surplus potatoes to Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand
To get rid of surplus potato production in the state, the West Bengal government is getting its act in place to explore possibilities of exporting table potatoes to Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand which are deficient in meeting their internal demands...From the archive

Enero 05, 2008
Indian potato farmers strengthen export opportunities with GAP certification
Indian potato is all set to reach out to 80 countries, mostly in Europe, thanks to Indian farmers getting their produce certified by a global agency. Export prospects of potato are looking up with farmers taking Global GAP Certification for the product...From the archive

Enero 04, 2008
Frost hits potato crop in Punjab
Frost, triggered by intense cold wave conditions in the northern region, have hit the potato crop in Punjab damaging mainly the late sown crop. Experts fear that almost 15 to 20 per cent of the crop at several potato fields in Jalandhar, Kapurthala an...From the archive