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BASF SE (BAS), the world’s biggest chemical maker, may withdraw genetically modified crop research from Germany in response to growing political opposition, three people familiar with discussions said. The maker of the Amflora starch potato is consider...

CKE Restaurants, Inc., today announced the opening of two Hardee’s® restaurants in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This marks the first of at least 12 Hardee’s restaurants to be opened in Kazakhstan over the next five years. Hardee’s is the first major western qui...

Cavendish Farms has made changes to its potato frying equipment after a worker was badly burned there a few weeks ago. The employee suffered second and third-degree burns after being doused in hot grease while draining the oil from the fryer. He was ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes Dionisio Arturo Pèrez-Jàcome Friscione joined July 6 in Mexico City to sign agreements resolving the dispute over long-haul, cross-border trucking services between ...

The Canadian Potato Council (CPC) is challenging the conclusions of a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on potatoes and potato consumption, which wrongly depicts potatoes as a hindrance to weight loss and maintaining a healt...

The NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) has calculated that the consumption potato area in the 5 NEPG countries has grown slightly (1.8%) compared to 2010.

Researchers in South Africa have completed a classification system for potatoes based on the textural attributes of the most popular varieties grown and consumed in that country.

Over the past 30 years U.S. adults have been eating larger portions and eating more often, according to a new study.

The Sri Lankan government has decided to increase the import tax on potatoes from Rs 20 to 30, International Monetary Cooperation Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama has said. The price of potatoes has gone down in local markets and the farmers complain tha...

In Nederland is in 2011 het beteelde areaal consumptieaardappelen met 1 procent licht gedaald tot 72 duizend hectare. De oppervlakte pootaardappelen nam met 3 procent af tot 37 duizend hectare. Daarentegen is de oppervlakte zetmeelaardappelen met 5 pro...

McCain Foods India Pvt. Ltd, the Indian subsidiary of McCain Foods Limited - the world’s largest producer of frozen French fries and potato specialty products, has launched new product for the Indian market.

David Tay abre la puerta metálica que lo lleva a una sala a prueba de terremotos y que se encuentra bajo una temperatura de 5ºC. Allí, bajo el resplandor de luces con un tinte azuloso, hay miles de tubos de ensayo, cada uno con pequeños brotes verdes ...

La Iniciativa Papa Andina ha incluido en su sección de publicaciones, trece trabajos presentados en el IV Congreso Ecuatoriano de la Papa, realizado entre el 28-30 de junio de 2011. Pueden consultarse en esta página.

Tal van Duitse boeren hebben afgelopen maanden hun aandelen voor het telen van aardappelen voor AVEBE overgedragen aan Nederlandse collega’s. Het gevolg hiervan is dat in Nederland dit jaar 2000 hectare meer voor AVEBE is uitgepoot dan in 2010. Het are...

Miguel Ordinola es el coordinador de INCOPA, un proyecto apoyado por la Iniciativa Papa Andina. Su trabajo en el proyecto se relaciona con la incidencia pública y política, la responsabilidad social empresarial y el enfoque participativo de cadenas pro...

Het draagvlak onder consumptieaardappeltelers voor het Aardappel Prijs Informatiesysteem (API) dat het Productschap Akkerbouw voorbereidt, laat zeer te wensen over. Dat blijkt uit de quick scan van de Nederlandse Akkerbouw Vakbond (NAV) onder haar lede...

La Asociación de Producción de Papa FIWAP informó recientemente que durante el período comprendido entre febrero 2010 hasta enero 2011 (12 meses), Bélgica fue el mayor exportador mundial de productos procesados ??de papa, alcanzando 1.441.925 tn, segui...