Noticias sobre la Cadena de Suministro de Papas

Bintje, a classic amongst the potato varieties was chosen to be potato of the year by a panel of judges consisting of eight representatives of various environment, consumer and grower organisations. Gert Lindemann, the minister of Food, Agriculture, Co...

Soon every Arrowhead Potato Co. spud will be traceable not only to the farm on which it was grown, but to the very field from which it was pulled. Arrowhead, owned since 2007 by Moss Produce, has received a $300,000 Value-Added Producer Grant from the...

The 2011 potato growing season in Switzerland was a special one. "It was summer in the spring, it was fall in the summer and it was summer in the fall"is how the season was described by Ruedi Fischer, president of the Vereinigung der Schweize...

Assess store suitability before using CIPC, urges Adrian Cunnington, head of Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research (SBCSR), who will be offering tips on how to follow best practice at the Potato Council Storage Forum East on March 1 and the Storage F...

Teagasc are applying to the EPA for a licence to undertake a series of field studies using GM potatoes resistant to potato late blight disease to determine the potential impact this technology could have on our ecosystems. As part of the 22 partner ‘A...

SOME employees at the Simplot potato- processing plant in Portage la Prairie will see their hours cut in coming months due to a looming shortage of locally grown processing potatoes, industry officials say. Simplot spokesman David Cuoio said the Idaho...

Researchers have unveiled a potato scanner that uses artificial intelligence to improve the quality-control process. The team from Lincoln University used off-the-shelf hardware and new software to build a low-cost system that identifies defects, dise...

De ledenraad van aardappelcoöperatie Agrico heeft een definitieve regeling aangenomen voor de 120 telers die tot vorig jaar fritesaardappelen leverden. Agrico droeg per 1 december de handel in fritesaardappelen over aan Aviko Potato. Dit zette bij ee...

UK Potato firm Branston has bought a fleet of green forklift trucks to tackle emissions. Branston's nine hybrid vehicles will produce 60 per cent less carbon dioxide and use 20 per cent less fuel than alternatives. The RX 70 trucks are run on diesel ...

Het aardappelareaal heeft weinig invloed op de totale productie. De opbrengst per hectare heeft een veel grotere effect. Dat fluctueert meer door de jaren heen dan het areaal, zegt voorzitter Louis Beemsterboer van de Verenigde Telers Akkerbouw (VTA)....

Akkerbouwers zijn meer gebaat bij verticale ketensamenwerking dan bij vrije handel. Dat zei directeur Dick Zelhorst van aardappelverwerker Aviko tijdens een bijeenkomst van de Nederlandse Akkerbouw Vakbond (NAV). Het is voor de industrie belangrijk da...

De Verenigde Telers Akerboud (VTA) inventariseert jaarlijks in november, februari en april de aardappelvoorraad onder een vaste representatieve groep van haar leden. Onlangs is de tweede voorraadinventarisatie uitgevoerd voor de opgeslagen aardappelen ...

AGRIPRINS, een nieuw informatiesysteem voor de transactie prijzen van aardappelen in Nederland is van start. Vanaf februari 2012 test een groep van 250 consumptieaardappeltelers gedurende een heel jaar het online aardappelprijsinformatiesysteem.

The Norfolk potato industry now has its first British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Food Safety accredited potato packing facility. This is a unique achievement within the County and is a major step forward in putting more Norfolk grown ...

PepsiCo expects the number of Indian farmers, from whom it sources different produce, to reach 30,000 by the end of next year, up 25 per cent from the existing pool. The company works with farmers across nine states, including Punjab, Maharashtra and ...

Potato store operators must ensure they specify both airflow and air pressure when planning new stores, says Ray Andrews, from crop storage specialists Crop Systems Limited.

Asunta (Susie) Thompson is the winner of the 2012 NPPGA Meritorious Service Award. It was presented to her at NPPGA's annual banquet. This comes on the heals of winning a Meritorious Service Award from the National Potato Council in January. Dr. Thom...

President Obama's budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 proposes cutting $700 million in the USDA's spending levels.The amount represents a 3 percent cut from FY 2012 USDA spending levels.