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The FAO Food Price Index dropped almost 19% since the start of 2015. In December 2015 the FAO Food Price Index averaged 154.1 points, down 1.5 points (1.0 percent) from its revised November value.

In the United Kingdom Kettle Foods ltd is launching KETTLE® Bites - a new healthier product aimed at female consumers looking for lighter, ‘better-for-you’ snacks.

In 2011, the Chinese company Ever-Great decided to establish a branch with a 20,000 tons chips potato storage facility in Chifeng city (Northern China)

TOMRA Sorting Food is set to demonstrate one of its innovative potato sorting systems at this year’s Potato Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 12-14.

Los científicos sostienen que la producción indiscriminada de cultivos (como la papa) están deteriorando las cuencas hídricas que nacen en los páramos. Sin embargo, si estos son conservados y protegidos para garantizar que el recurso siga llegando a las ciudades, ¿qué pasará con los pobladores para quienes el páramo más que un ecosistema es su hogar?

As farmers in Pakistan are getting ready for the harvest, false rumors are spread that the Pakistani government has imposed duty on the export of potatoes.

Unionized employees at Covered Bridge Potato Chips near Hartland have walked out and are now on strike to back demands for a first contract with the company.

La agencia espacial estadounidense, NASA, junto con el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), con sede en Perú, están haciendo experimentos para probar qué tal se darían los tubérculos peruanos en suelo marciano.

Local and Federal Government (Manitoba, Canada) have announced an investment of nearly $380,000 for the McCain Foods potato processing plant in Carberry to increase efficiency, reduce waste and support the sustainable growth of Manitoba’s potato industry. The governments’ investment represents half of the total equipment cost.

Potato wholesaler Jac van den Oord in Ammerzoden, the Netherlands has placed some new potato products on the market specifically for the Christmas period

Potato Cooperative Agrico held its central members’ meeting last week. At this meeting the 2014/2015 annual report was discussed.

In December 14, 2015 Dutch Food Processing equipment manufacturer Kiremko celebrated its 50th anniversary. Kiremko also announced the start of the construction of their new facilities

Avebe reported that the Members' Council of Avebe have appointed Johan Emmens as a member of the cooperative's Supervisory Board.

Incontables flores moradas sobre los campos no solo revelan que la tierra esconde una buena producción de papa sino también que no habrá granizadas, dice un meteorólogo andino que usa bioindicadores para ayudar a municipios a planificar sus cultivos.

The potato specialties factory of Serya Alimentos in Araxá, Brazil started operations in May 2015 and promises to shake up the South American frozen par-fried potato specialties market.

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is pleased to announce a new plan for potato disinfection on Prince Edward Island.

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board has a new executive as a result of its December 16th Board of Directors meeting.

El 14 de diciembre de 2015 se realizó la declaración de la papa nativa como Bien de Interés Cultural del país, en una actividad integrada por los guardianes de esta semilla y el ministro del Poder Popular para la Cultura, quien calificó este acto como un hecho sin precedentes en la historia del país.