Aardappelrassen en pootaardappelen

Julio Kalazich will be the speaker at the first World Potato Congress webinar of 2023 on January 24, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. He will address Potato Breeding in the South American Countries Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay in English followed by the presentation in Spanish at 10:00 am ET.

Neiker technology center, member of the Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), and the Alava cooperative UDAPA have signed a transfer agreement until 2032 for the potato varieties Beltza and Edurn.

Over the past few days, a large number of people involved in the potato sector attended this record-breaking edition of Interpom held in Kortrijk Xpo (B).

El calor y la sequía de este año han provocado la merma en los rendimientos pero han favorecido la sanidad del cultivo.

The Zimbabwe Potato Micro-propagation Association (ZPMA) has spearheaded the resuscitation of seed potato production since this stalled around 2008. The current mandate is to substitute imported seed potato.

Incluso el sabor de una sabrosa variedad de patata viene determinado en gran medida por el hecho de dar a la planta la cantidad adecuada de agua y nutrientes. Tapio Knuuttila, copropietario de Skabam, en Finlandia, decidió ver cómo sabrían las patatas si se devolviera su cultivo a sus raíces.

In the Netherlands, 31 parties in the table potato chain sign a covenant in which they commit to switch completely to organic robust potato varieties, including 7 supermarkets.

Princesa Amandine une su marca a la de Paradores de Turismo para que los consumidores de esta patata puedan disfrutar de las 10.000 plazas que ofrecen los 97 establecimientos de esta red líder de turismo cultural.

In the classic children’s game, nobody wants to be the one left holding the 'hot potato'. This also rings true for farmers, as rising global temperatures are bringing new meaning to the term.

On 10 and 11 November, Agrico held its annual variety and seedling show at Agrico Research in Bant. During the show no fewer than nine new varieties were presented.

A capacity-building initiative that started in Kenya to fill gaps in the supply of high-quality early generation seed (EGS) is now spreading across Asia and many African countries

The ADAPT project aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future. Within this project, potato varieties trials are conducted in Austria.

In this new position, Joost will be responsible for the downstream part of Solynta, leading product management, commercial and go to market strategies.

North Carolina is welcoming a good sweet potato crop. However, exporting this crop to Europe is a challenge due to the dollar and the Euro and the Spanish and French crops.

South African seed potato producer RegenZ and European hybrid potato seed innovator Solynta announced a partnership to bring hybrid true potatoes to the South African farming community.

El año 2022 no ha sido uno más en la larga historia de esta empresa que hoy lidera el mercado español de la patata convertida en uno de los paradigmas europeos de la evolución y la proyección empresarial.

On 9, 10 and 11 November, HZPC will open its doors in Joure – and online – to anyone with a passion for potatoes. During Potato Days 2022, they will discuss the challenges of food security and sustainability, now and in the future.

Richard Mbaria makes a point at his potato in Kapsita village of Nakuru County, Kenya. The farmer has increased his production per acre thanks to training by a CARP+ project implemented in the area by Egerton University.