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januari 06, 2009
Former Kettle Foods executive joins popchips sales team to lead retail growth in east US
popchips inc., the pioneering all-natural popped chip company today announced plans to launch popchips in the eastern United States. Jim Marcum, a seasoned sales executive who recently joined popchips as director of natural channel sales in the eastern...From the archive

januari 04, 2009
Las posibilidades de exportacion de la papa y los efectos de la insercion en el mercado internacional sobre el nivel de vida de los pequenos productores peruanos
Presentación PowerPoint de Hildegardi Venero Farfán, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, durante el XIX Seminario Anual CIES 2008 realizado en la ciudad de Lima del 09 al 12 de diciembre de 2008.From the archive

januari 04, 2009
Irish Researchers at Teagasc think GM potatoes may provide answer to blight fears
A genetically modified variety of spud may have to be produced in Irish laboratories because of the growing threat from blight. The fungal disease that wiped out the potato crop in the mid-19th century, causing more than 1m deaths, is posing a renewed ...From the archive

januari 03, 2009
USDA's Western Regional Research Center offers Potato Research ideas to Washington Potato Commission
Members of the Washington State Potato Commission's research committee recently returned from a trip to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Western Regional Research Center.Commission Research Director Andy Jensen said the reason for the trip to the A...From the archive

januari 02, 2009
Pepsico takes measures to ensure potato supply in India.
Having faced sourcing issues for potato in 2008, food and beverage major PepsiCo is planning to ensure supply by introducing farming equipment and technology and new potato seed varieties to decrease chances of crop loss. It also aims to increase the...From the archive

januari 02, 2009
Bangladesh not likely to achieve potato production targets in northern region
Bangladesh's Potato cultivation targets may not be achieved in 16 northern districts, including Rangpur-Dinajpur region, due to abnormal price hike of fertilizer and other agri-inputs this season.Farmers said they achieved bumper production last season...From the archive
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januari 02, 2009
Canadian AAFC Scientists Consider Potato Starch for Nutritional and Industrial Applications
Most cooks are familiar with the thickening properties of corn starch, but potato starch is every bit as much up to the job, say scientists with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). They’re working on a project to further examine the structure and...From the archive

januari 02, 2009
Wet rot in potato storages poses threat to potato crop in the UK
After one of the most difficult harvest periods in recent memory in the UK, potato farmers are being advised to be on the lookout for any storage problems from wet stock.Following a delayed, damp and extended harvest season, problems are continuing to ...From the archive

januari 01, 2009
New York State Potato Production up 9 percent
New York production of fall potatoes for 2008 is estimated at 5.70 million hundredweight (cwt.), up 9 percent from a year ago. Harvested acreage at 17,800 was down 3 percent from last year. Yields averaged 320 cwt. per acre, breaking the previous rec...From the archive

december 31, 2008
North Dakota's potato production lower in 2008
Potato production in the state is expected to reach 22.7 million cwt in 2008 from 81,000 harvested acres, which is down 11 percent from last year. The average production per acre was higher, however, with the 2008 average yield pegged at a record high ...From the archive

december 26, 2008
Video: Israeli scientist David Levy breeding potato varieties for arid regions in the Middle East.
David Levy of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is breeding potato varieties suitable for semi arid climatic conditions as they exist in several countries in the middle east and elsewhere. He has bred varieties that are better suitable for cultivation...From the archive

december 24, 2008
India's potato output in 2008 may be 15% higher
India’s potato output is estimated to rise 15.38 per cent in 2008 owing to the favourable climatic conditions. The total output of the so far evergreen vegetable is likely to rise over 30 million tonnes in 2008 compared to over 26 million tonnes in 200...From the archive

december 24, 2008
Dutch Potato producer Agrico halts plans for Romanian, Bulgarian expansion
Dutch potato producer Agrico announced it has temporarily shelved plans to set up daughter companies in Bulgaria and Romania, citing the current economic crisis as the reason, Dutch daily Agrarisch Dagblad said. Agrico intends to develop daughter comp...From the archive

december 23, 2008
US Table potato demand should pick up in January
US Potato grower-shippers expect more of the same strong pricing in the New Year, which should keep retailers from running perilously low on spuds, as they did last summer. Year-to-date, as of Dec. 10, Rosholt, Wis.-based Bushmans’ Inc. had shipped a...From the archive

december 23, 2008
Agrico schort oprichting dochterbedrijven in Roemenie en Bulgarije op
Aardappelhandelshuis Agrico heeft de plannen voor de oprichting van dochterbedrijven in Roemenië en Bulgarije tijdelijk opgeschort. De reden is de huidige economische crisis, zegt algemeen directeur Ineke Mastenbroek van aardappelcoöperatie Agrico.D...From the archive
