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mei 05, 2008
Environmental groups urge EU to reject 3 new biotech crops
Environmental groups appealed to the European Union on Monday to reject applications from the biotech industry to approve one newly engineered potato variety and two corn crops. Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Europe also argued for rules to ensu...From the archive

mei 05, 2008
CêlaVíta stunt met Aardappelschilmes InleverPunt (AIP)
CêlaVíta heeft met haar zogenoemde aardappelschilmes-inleverpunt (AIP) gratis reclame gemaakt voor haar merk voorgeschilde aardappelprodukten. Vorig week zou het eerste AIP in Hardenberg officieel worden geopend. Supermarkten en winkelketens in wit- ...From the archive

mei 04, 2008
Potatoes: They're not just for side dishes anymore.
Among the most maligned and misunderstood of vegetables, the lowly potato may be poised to save the world. Or, at least, many of the world's hungry and poor, according to the United Nations, which has declared 2008 the International Year of the Potato....From the archive

mei 03, 2008
Supermarket in firing line as potato bosses pull plug on £32m contract
The announcement by Taypack Potatoes in Perthshire yesterday that it had cut its £32 million-a-year contract with Asda, Britain's third-largest supermarket group, was met with surprise by insiders. The company, which started up in 1986, supplies Asda w...From the archive

april 29, 2008
Tesco introduce el etiquetado de la “huella de carbono” en las patatas
La cadena de supermercados británica Tesco, ha introducido de forma piloto un etiquetado de la “huella de carbono” en las patatas con el fin de que los consumidores puedan elegir si lo desean aquellas en cuya producción haya menos emisiones de gases de...From the archive

april 29, 2008
PERU: Preserving the Potato in Its Birthplace
Peru is home to the world’s biggest germplasm bank of potatoes, containing seeds, tissue culture and plants from 5,000 varieties. The biologists, geneticists and agronomic engineers working with the non-profit International Potato Centre (CIP), which b...From the archive
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april 29, 2008
Idaho growers see role for spuds in food crisis
As food prices around the world climb, Idaho's potato growers are hoping a renewed push for their products brings a healthy return. But they're also pushing potatoes as a way to help hungry people abroad who can't afford much else. The World Bank estim...From the archive

april 27, 2008
Las nuevas tendencias de calidad en la producción de patata en España
Hasta hace unos años el término calidad no era un concepto considerado en la producción de patata, pues el objetivo del agricultor sólo se centraba en conseguir los mayores rendimientos posibles, mientras que el consumidor prácticamente se limitaba a ...From the archive

april 24, 2008
Potato rots in Chandpur cold storages as overloading raises temperature
A huge amount of potato is rotting at several cold storages in Chandpur Sadar, Matlab, Hajiganj, and Kochua upazilas, said affected potato growers, traders and middlemen.About 1,500 potato growers, traders and middlemen who stored their potatoes at Pa...From the archive

april 22, 2008
Nourishing Our Future at the World Potato Congress 2009
"Nourishing our future” is the theme for the World Potato Congress 2009 (WPC 2009), with a focus around the nutritional and sustainable aspects of the potato. Chairman of the Potato Product Group of Horticulture New Zealand, Terry Olsen said that ...From the archive

april 21, 2008
Crop and Food Lincoln researching superior potatoes with China
Scientists from Crop and Food Lincoln are cooperating with research organisations in Christchurch’s Friendship city of Wuhan, China, to develop potatoes with superior qualities including resistance to cold-induced sweetening. Professor Tony Conner, a...From the archive

april 21, 2008
Bangladeshi army is ordered to march on potatoes rather than rice
When the order came down from the top brass of Bangladesh's armed forces it sounded like a joke. Some of the soldiers and sailors who were told that from now on their daily rations would include increased servings of potatoes almost certainly did not ...From the archive

april 18, 2008
Innovations needed to boost spud sales, says new chief of US Potato Board
New varieties and packaging styles worked for apples, tomatoes and berries. The same kind of innovations could give spuds a boost at retail, too, according to the new head of the U.S. Potato Board. Shoppers are demanding more choice, and potato growers...From the archive

april 17, 2008
Bangladesh: CS Karim, Moeen recommend more potato intake
Agriculture adviser CS Karim and army chief Moeen U Ahmed Wednesday urged people to build a habit of eating more potato to cut pressure on rice as the core food.General Moeen said: "The country witnessed five natural calamities in the past five ye...From the archive

april 15, 2008
Australia celebrates the potato in the Year of the Spud
The soil is deep, red and rich in Gippsland's famous potato country. Despite the drought there's water in the dams and the creeks still flow. This region, in the hills above Warragul, is so famous for its potatoes that a coach load of tourists has trav...From the archive

april 14, 2008
India: 'Potato prices to stabilise at Rs 5-6 a kg'
"The prices of potatoes are not expected to come down further as farmers will not sell below cost of production,"said Satish Bhonde, Additional Director of Nashik-based National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation. The prices...From the archive

april 13, 2008
West Bengal Farmers hit by distress sale
At a time when inflation has touched a three year high of 7.41 per cent and prices of all foodgrains have gone up, potato growers here are a distressed lot as prices of potato have remained low.West Bengal Agriculture Marketing minister Mortaza Hossain...From the archive

april 11, 2008
Herbert Engineering improves UK's best selling vertical eject box tipper
Herbert Engineering’s latest product improvement can rotate their best selling Vertical Eject Box Tipper within 20 degrees of vertical inversion and thus making it ‘Super High Angle’. The already highly proven and well trusted box tipper offers reliab...From the archive