News on The Potato Supply Chain

Red Emma, Blue Elise, Pink fir apple and Sieglinde: The Austrian association "Arche Noah"together with supermarket chain Spar are working towards providing selections of rare potato varieties.

Owners of an old carpet factory in Devonport (Tasmania) have held informal talks with the Devonport City Council about a conversion to a potato processing factory.

Even though farmers in Koraput district have decided to take up potato farming in wake of the recent potato crisis, there are not enough stock of potato seeds in the district.

Russia is a huge producer of potatoes and is the third largest potato producer in the world. In 2012, Russia produced 29.5 million metric tons of potatoes. Only 13% is produced by agricultural enterprises: 79% is produced by private households.

Grimme has introduced its flagship Varitron 470 four-row self-propelled potato harvester to the UK. One machine has been undergoing testing in East Anglia, while another has already been sold for red beet harvesting.

A revolutionarised way of growing potatoes in sacks is set to significantly transform the lives of women and the youth from Harare South in Zimbabwe who have embraced this method in a big way.

Under a bilateral deal with lead potato seed producer the Netherlands, the government has cleared four new potato seed varieties for use by local farmers.

A new University of Idaho economic report shows potato procution costs have held steady.

El Ministro de Agricultura junto al director regional de INIA entregaron a productores de Chiloé y al alcalde de Puqueldón, material genético de la más alta calidad, con el que es posible producir más de 120 toneladas de papas nativas.

In Bangladesh, hoarders and wholesalers have started lifting huge quantities of potatoes from cold storages in the district Dinajpur as prices of the vegetable are rising fast in the local markets.

La Federación Agraria Argentina (FAA) filial Córdoba presentará en los próximos días un proyecto que incluye la instalación de una planta de fabricación de puré con capacidad para elaborar 500 kilogramos del producto por hora.

HZPC Holland B.V. announces that the quotation of HZPC-certificates is determined at € 85.00. This is an increase of 9% of the quotation since the last stock trading day in last May.

A través de estos cinco documentos, el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) le explica cómo implementar esta importante innovación tecnológica.

Agritechnica 2013 has impressively demonstrated the growing global significance of agriculture and agricultural machinery and equipment. With 2,898 exhibitors and some 450,000 visitors, including 112,000 from outside Germany, the fair has grown yet again.

Una página web recientemente presentada (15 de octubre) busca ofrecer noticias y recursos sobre semillas de cultivos y amenazas a la biodiversidad para investigadores, políticos, educadores y agricultores.

The potato harvest in Prince Edward Island is complete and world-famous Prince Edward Island Potatoes are appearing on supermarket shelves and restaurant menus across Canada and the northeastern United States.

The National Potato Council argues potatoes shouldn't' be subject to the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements, since they're typically eaten cooked.

Fedepapa reveló que la polilla guatemalteca está perjudicando cerca del 30% de los cultivos del tubérculo en Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Antioquia y Nariño. Esta enfermedad podría poner en riesgo las cosechas del próximo año.