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El INIA firmó un convenio con su símil de Brasil, EMBRAPA para fomentar el cultivo de la papa en ambos países. Una delegación integrada por productores de papa, ... , visitaron la región de Los Lagos, en Chile, INIA Remehue, Centro Nacional de la Papa.

La ministra de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Isabel García Tejerina, ha asegurado que espera concluir las negociaciones con la Unión Europea para que esta acepte el protocolo desarrollado en Canarias para la eliminación de la polilla guatemalteca y permita de nuevo la exportación de la patata canaria fuera de las islas, incluido el resto del territorio nacional.

Un estudio realizado por investigadores del Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) descarta que la enfermedad causada por la bacteria "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" (Lso) -que ya ha producido "importantes pérdidas económicas" en zanahoria y apio- pueda afectar a la papa.

The potatoes that will be used in the live demonstrations during the PotatoEurope trade show, which will take place on 13 and 14 September in Emmeloord, the Netherlands, have been planted.

The Potatoes USA international marketing committee met prior to the Annual Meeting in Denver March 15 & 16. The committee heard how U.S. potato exports have grown 183% in the past 20 years and now account for close to 20% of production.

The potato industry may be losing a mainstay in the battle against psyllids, according to a recent Texas A&M AgriLife Research study.

Potato manufacturers in the Netherlands are approaching the 4 million tons of processed potatoes mark annually.

Gary Secor, consultor internacional y reconocido experto en el cultivo de la papa, se presentó recientemente en el marco del PDT Papas apoyado por CORFO en la Región de Los Lagos, y ejecutado por el Consorcio Papa Chile.

The Potatoes USA grower membership elected new leadership during its Annual Meeting held in Denver earlier this month.

The Canadian Horticultural Council has received over $274,000 in Growing Forward 2 funding to help expand markets for Canadian potatoes.

Potato Storage specialist Mooij Agro presents its latest innovation for box storage: the Mooij Climbing Airbag

Potato Processing company M&F Ltd. - based in the United Kingdom - has closed after losing one of its main customers. M&F produced fresh cut and peeled potato products and supplied these to companies who further process these potatoes into ready meals for the UK’s major supermarkets.

From the HZPC Series 'Linking potato people': In conversation with Ms Amanda Ayres, KP Intersnack

The seed potato breeding company Interseed Potatoes GmbH located at Wittmund Germany, recently became the newest shareholder of Breeders Trust.

Since Monsanto took their genetically modified Newleaf /Naturemark potatoes of the market in 2001, no GM potatoes have been grown commercially in Canada. But Simplot's Innate potatoes are going to change that in 2017.

The Potatoes USA Board Members for 2017 were sworn in during its Annual Meeting in Denver Colorado.

The Big Idaho® Potato Truck is back on America's highways promoting Idaho's most famous agricultural product, the Idaho® potato.

According to the data of Belgapom, the Potato Processing Industry in Belgium last year not only set a record for the amount of potatoes processed, but also a record for investments in the sector, with over 300 million euro (325 million USD) invested.