Noticias sobre la Historia de la Patata

Sweet potatoes have a long and meaningful history in the United States. Originating in Central and South America, the crop reached North America centuries ago and quickly became valued for its resilience, nutritional density, and natural sweetness.

A study reveals that potatoes originated from a hybridisation event 9 million years ago in the Andes, when tomato ancestors crossed with Etuberosum plants. This allowed potatoes to form tubers, leading to the diverse species we rely on today.

Un grupo de jóvenes crearon el 'Tour Chiquirichapa' para promover los atractivos turísticos y el 'Tour de la papa' para que el visitante conozca la producción y su degustación en distintos platillos.

Ha ocurrido en varias ocasiones a lo largo de la historia de los alimentos que productos de la tierra con mala fama, sin tradición culinaria, que se consumen primero por los pobres debido a las hambrunas extremas para luego subir a la categoría de producto gourmet.

Este tubérculo es el protagonista de platos tan reconocidos como la tortilla de Betanzos o el pulpo. Te explicamos por qué es tan valorada y cómo podemos sacarle todo el provecho.

La papa o patata, uno de los alimentos vegetales más populares, es hoy aún puntal de la producción agrícola en muchos países de casi todas las regiones del orbe.

Evidentemente, la patata es una excusa, aunque una poco inocente. Por muy insignificante que nos pueda parecer, la patata ocupa un lugar significativo en el mundo culinario y es, además, un alimento de gran importancia histórica.

The smallest potato from the Carcross/Tagish First Nation garden harvest this year was the size of a pea. The spud might be tiny, but its ancestors travelled a long way to get here. The Lingít K'úntsx', or Tlingit potato, has been grown in Alaska for over 200 years.

Farmers all across Idaho will be in their fields from now through most of October collecting the state's signature crop.

Side Delights® announced it will launch the 'Journey of a Potato' video in Tampa February 27-29, during Southern Exposure 2020: Produce on Parade!. Under the 'Grown Where it Matters' campaign, this video is an educational piece for both consumers ...

Potatoes are quite popular in Poland. The potato has found its way into the hearts, minds, and onto the plates of Poles everywhere.

La planta Solanum tuberosum es originaria del Alto Perú y nordeste de Bolivia. Allí, bajo condiciones adversas los incas domesticaron la planta y prepararon el terreno con grandes terrazas como las que se ven en Machu Pichu, para cultivarla.

Resumen y enlace al texto completo del artículo escrito por J. W. Bentley y publicado (inglés) en el último número de la Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa.

Prince Edward Island potato growers are proud of the trail blazers and industry builders who have established PEI as a world leader in potato production and expertise.

Los kasajos han adaptado como suyo el tubérculo andino y hoy ocupan el noveno lugar en consumo

This week saw the Potato Council division of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of its Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research (SBCSR) facility, near Spalding in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

The Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) began tracking the potato industry in 1866, a year before statehood. Then, acreage was 5,000;yield was 36 cwt/a (cwt = hundredweight = 100 lb), and the crop value was $500,000.

Last week the European Commission approved cultivation and processing of the genetically modified starch potato Amflora. The request for authorisation was submitted by Amflora's developer BASF in August 1996, more than 13 years ago!

In North America, currently no genetically modified potatoes are commercially grown. But the GM potato has already a colorful history in the US and Canada