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Perú: El Día Nacional de la Papa ha rescatado las variedades nativas

Celfia Obregón Ramírez, directora del Centro de Innovación Tecnológica de la Papa y otros Cultivos Andinos [CITE Papa]. (Cortesía: Agraria Pe)

El Día Nacional de la Papa (que se celebra el 30 de mayo y se instauró a partir de 2005) ha servido para rescatar a nuestras papas nativas de la extinción, destacó la directora ejecutiva del CITE Papa, Celfia Obregón Ramírez.

Potato Supply chain

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Peru

'Nos estamos encontrando con mercados desabastecidos de patata al inicio de campaña'

Director General de Patatas Meléndez, Francisco Javier Meléndez (Cortesía: Agronews Castilla y León)

El director general de Patatas Meléndez, Francisco Javier Meléndez, habla de cómo se plantea el año para uno de los sectores tradicionalmente más 'agitado' de la agricultura española.

Potato Supply chain

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Spain

Productores de Barker cosecharon una papa gigante: mira las sorprendentes imágenes

Ocurrió en la pequeña localidad del partido de Benito Juárez. La papa gigante fue más sorpendente por su tamaño que por su peso, ya que gran parte del ejemplar era hueco. (Cortesía: Todo Provincial)

Las imágenes son sorprendentes. La súper papa tiene el tamaño de una bolsa de 20 kilos. Sin embargo, su peso fue de 3,8 kilos ya que gran parte de este ejemplar era totalmente hueco.

Potato Supply chain

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Argentina

Growth of the Global Potato Starch Market

Trends in the Global Potato Starch market

According to a recent Market Research Report, the global potato starch market reached a volume of 3.7 Million Tons in 2018 and is expected to grow to 4.4 Million tons by 2024.

Ingredients

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Ireland

Potato Blight Trends in Europe: EuroBlight 2018 Results

The potato late blight pathogen. (Courtesy: Jens Gronbech Hasen / EuroBlight)

EuroBlight is continuously examining the ongoing evolution of the European population of the potato late blight pathogen and now reports on the 2018 results. Approximately 1000 samples were genotyped from 22 countries.

Potato Supply chain

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Denmark

Industrial Freezer Specialist FPS Expands to the Netherlands

FPS Food Process Solutions Opens Manufacturing & Service Centre in the Netherlands (Courtesy: FPS Corp)

Industrial Freezer Specialist FPS Food Process Solutions Opens Manufacturing & Service Centre in the Netherlands.

Processing Equipment

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Netherlands

Potato industry Western Australia joins global campaign to raise the profile of the potato

Potatoes have typically been used in the home as a humble side to accompany a steak or roast chicken, but have you ever tried potato ice-cream? Chef Russell Blaikie says the texture of potatoes is like velvet.

Potato Supply chain

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Australia

Fraud with seed potato certificates in the Netherlands and Belgium shocks the sector

Fraude met NAK-pootgoedcertificaten heeft vergaande consequenties

Shortly after it became clear that falsified seed potatoes certificates were in circulation in the Netherlands and Belgium, Breeders Trust, in cooperation with NAK, identified the perpetrators and was able to enact a confession from the guilty parties.

Potato Supply chain

Monday, May 6, 2019

Netherlands