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Febrero 16, 2011
Peru to send 1500 native potato varieties to arctic seed vault
As climate change and disease threaten potato farming in the tuber’s ancestral home in the Peruvian Andes, potato preservationists today launched a major effort to safeguard more than 1,500 varieties by sending them to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV) in the Arctic Circle.From the archive
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Febrero 14, 2011
Agrico UK in Knowledge transfer partnership with Glasgow Caledonian University
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships help businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity by accessing the knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK’s Universities. From the archive

Febrero 14, 2011
Food Industry Whistleblowers Promised Protection Under New Safety Law
The new (US) federal food safety law has gotten plenty of attention for provisions that aim to protect the public from foodborne illnesses. But a little-noticed section of the law that is supposed to protect workers at food companies who blow the whistle on their employers may — if it is effectively enforced — also prove to be significant for consumers.From the archive

Febrero 14, 2011
Potato starch manufacturer China Essence reports double digit growth for 3Q FY2011
China Essence Group Ltd. ('China Essence'or the 'Group'), one of the largest, leading integrated producers of potato starch products in the People’s Republic of China ('PRC'), today announced its financial results for the third quarter ('3Q FY2011') and nine months ('9M FY2011') ended 31 December 2010.From the archive

Febrero 14, 2011
US Seed Potatoes Gain Increased Access to Thailand
The National Potato Council (NPC) and the United States Potato Board (USPB) are pleased to announce the Government of Thailand has approved the states of Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming to ship seed potatoes to Thailand.From the archive

Febrero 12, 2011
Washington Potato Farmers, processors plead innocent to insurance fraud charges
Four Eastern Washington potato farmers and processors pleaded innocent Feb. 7 to federal conspiracy charges alleging that they illegally received nearly $9.6 million in crop insurance payments.From the archive





