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One of the scourges of the potato crop – blight – has now been found in all the major growing areas of Scotland, with infestation levels running well ahead of average.

A new brand campaign for Potatoes South Africa (PSA), the official representative of potato producers in South Africa, wishes to change South Africans into a Potato Nation that maintains balanced diets and make potatoes the everyday, fat-free heart of ...

Crujientes, al jamón, en su punto de sal… Las patatas fritas se convierten en el aperitivo perfecto para acompañar cualquier tipo de alimento o de bebida. La variedad de patatas fritas es muy amplia: pueden ser lisas, onduladas, artesanas, extrafinas, ...

Potato growers have cut production by as much as 27pc in the past two years in an effort to curb losses on the crop.

Russia has discovered brown rot in a shipment of potatoes imported from Egypt, threatening to halt trade of the crop between the two countries, an Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture official said Wednesday

Carlos Eduardo Ñustez L., Profesor Asociado de la Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Sede Bogotá) publicó un catálogo sobre variedades colombianas de papa. Dicho catálogo reune las variedades nativas y mejoradas (antiguas y ...

Potato growers are facing many weather-related challenges and recent warm, wet weather has led to a massive increase in the number of Smith Periods this year so far, says Potato Council executive and blight specialist Gary Collins.

The horticulture department and Krishi Vignana Kendra had organised a demonstration of spraying pesticides in Narasipura in the wake of spread of blight disease for potato crop under Salagame hobli in the taluk recently.

In the blazing African heat, enterprising Malawian women are helping to spearhead a 'potato revolution' which aims to beat the scourge of hunger and poverty.

Bayer CropScience recently announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase AgraQuest, Inc. for a purchase price of US$ 425 million (approximately EUR 340 million) plus milestone payments. AgraQuest, headquartered in Davis, California, USA, is a g...

With summer BBQ season underway, and the ultimate BBQ holiday just days away, Americans across the country have pronounced potato salad their No. 1 pick among healthy BBQ side dishes. According to a poll on CookingLight.com, potato salad is the favorit...

On July 2nd, 2012, the Agrico Group acquired all the shares of the Finnish Perunaseppä OY through its subsidiary Agrico Nordic AB, Sweden.

With the prices of potato soaring, the West Bengalgovernment Saturday started selling the tuber from ration shops in the city and satellite town of Salt Lake.

Potatoes New Zealand has welcomed an Australian Government draft report which is expected to open the door to the export of fresh potatoes for processing from New Zealand to Australia.

Australia's national vegetable grower group Ausveg says import controls being recommended by Biosecurity Australia fail to protect Australia's potato industry from the threat of disease.

Hace aproximadamente un mes, el Gobierno emitió un decreto por el cual se prohibía la importación de papa de forma irrestricta tratárase de papa en estado natural o con valor agregado. La medida, cuyo propósito es correcto: promover el cultivo local d...

El Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, SAG Región de Los Lagos, detectó en la provincia de Llanquihue un foco del nemátodo dorado (Globodera rostochiensis), plaga cuarentenaria que afecta el cultivo de papas. “Durante acciones de vigilancia sanitaria de rut...

Potato is not only a staple, it is also an important cash crop which is expanding year after year in Uzbekistan, and there is an obvious need for quality seeds necessary for local farmers to cultivate this crop.