News on The Potato Supply Chain from Algeria

Algeria: Analysis of the potato value chain in the province of El-Oued.
July 18, 2022

The potato value chain in the province of El-Oued, Algeria

The potato sector in Algeria is considered to be a strategic crop for the economic development, many levers have been put in place in recent years to increase yield levels , which have been quadrupled to 5 million tons.
Algeria will again import potatoes
March 18, 2022

Algeria will again import potatoes

After several years of self-sufficiency, Algeria will start importing potatoes again. The reason is that the prices of this basic product have soared on the market, in some areas exceeding 140 dinars (about USD 0.096) per kilogram.
Researchers identified and characterized potato dry rot and potato wilt pathogens in Algeria
January 15, 2021

Researchers identified and characterized potato dry rot and potato wilt pathogens in Algeria

Among the 152 isolates collected from symptomatic potato plants and tubers in different provinces in Algeria, 13 species of Fusarium and Neocosmospora were identified.
Stop of seed potato import in 2021, says Algerian Minister of Agriculture
December 11, 2018

Algeria will stop seed potato import in 2021, says Minister of Agriculture

The Algerian Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Abdelkader Bouazghi said that Algeria would stop the import of seed potatoes in 2021
Dutch Ambassador inaugurates Mooij Agro Potato Storage in Algeria
October 19, 2018

Dutch Ambassador inaugurates Mooij Agro Potato Storage in Algeria

Recently, a new box storage system installed by Mooij Agro in Algeria at Agrico Algérie was inaugurated in the presence of the Dutch Ambassador in Algeria, Mr. Robert van Embden and the local governor.
Algeria aims to make potato export "structural"
April 14, 2016

Algeria aims to make potato export 'structural'

Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fishing Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi stressed Thursday in Algiers that potato exports will continue during the three upcoming years to reach 70,000 tons.
Potato Cultivation in Algeria
March 22, 2015

Algeria announces new strategy to tackle rising potato prices

The Algerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abdelouahab Nouri, has announced a programme to tackle the problem of soaring potato prices, consisting in the adoption of a new marketing strategy to connect producers and consumers directly.
September 11, 2012

Algeria considers importing potatoes

Algeria is considering to import potatoes in face of a possible shortage in the market, Agriculture Minister Rachid Benaissa said Sunday.
April 24, 2012

Algeria: Potato prices to normalise in May

Over the past two weeks, the price of potatoes in Algeria tripled from 40 to 120 dinars as snow coverage has affected crops and speculators have exploited the situation.
 Ringrot
May 07, 2011

New Brunswick farmer detained in Lebanon arrested on international criminal warrant

A New Brunswick potato farmer who has been detained in Lebanon for more than 40 days is being improperly held on an international criminal warrant at the request of the Algerian government, according to his lawyer Rodney Gillis.
January 13, 2011

Algerije: aardappeloogst 20% gestegen

De aardappeloogst in Algerije in 2010 groeide met 20% t.o.v. 2009. Rachid Benaissa, minister van landbouw geeft aan dat men in 2010 een volume van 3,2 miljoen bereikte.
December 22, 2009

Algerijnse aardappelteelt groeit met 30%

Het afgelopen jaar is de Algerijnse aardappelteelt met 30% gegroeid ten opzichte van 2008. Er wordt momenteel op 40.000 hectare geteeld, dat is 6.000 hectare meer dan 2008. De verwachte oogst is 300.000 ton aardappelen
 Prince Edward Island Potato Board
October 24, 2009

P.E.I. aims to grow seed potato market in Algeria

A delegation of people representing P.E.I.'s potato industry returned this week from a trade mission to Algeria, hopeful about re-establishing markets for their products in that African country. Greg Donald, general manager of the P.E.I. Potato Board,...
April 20, 2009

Crackdown on terrorists hits Algeria's potato crop

Algeria is suffering a potato shortage because officials have imposed strict controls on the use of fertiliser to stop al Qaeda militants using it as a bomb-making ingredient, farmers said.Security experts say ammonia, used by farmers to improve crop y...
November 20, 2007

Algerians rejected potatoes unfairly, PEI exporter says

Concerns about bacteria-infested potatoes from Quebec have prompted lurid fears in Algeria and forced a cargo vessel to leave port without unloading its shipment. The exporter is desperately trying to find another country willing to accept the shipmen...
November 12, 2007

Canadian Potatoes for Algeria turned back

The Algerian Agriculture ministry ordered to turn back the potato loads imported from Canada. Agriculture ministry order the immediate turn back of the Canadian potatoes quantities blocked in Algiers harbour for twenty days. An official source within ...
Logo of The Potato Company
October 29, 2007

TPC exporteert ruim 15.000 ton consumptieaardappelen naar Algerije

Woensdagmiddag 24 oktober is de vijfde koelboot met 3600 ton consumptieaardappelen vertrokken van Vlissingen naar Mostaganem in Algerije.
August 21, 2007

Algerije: Maffia legt beslag op aardappelimport

De prijzen van aardappelen in Algerije zijn hoog. Hoewel het Afrikaanse land tonnen aardappelen importeert, ziet men hiervan niets op de markt. Dit komt doordat de maffia de aardappelen opslaat nadat deze in de havens zijn gearriveerd.

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