Potato News from Cuba

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Flooding in the streets of Havana, Cuba (January 2016) due to excessive rainfall associated with El Niño (Courtesy: Yusnaby Post)
February 10, 2016
Cuban Potato crops troubled by rains
The rainfall in November, December, and January in the western and central parts of Cuba made it impossible for Cuban farmers to achieve a crop yield similar to the one they got last year, when they harvested 120,000 tons of potatoes.
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Cuba: Con semilla nacional comenzará siembra de papa en Matanzas
November 20, 2015
Cuba: Con semilla nacional comenzará siembra de papa en Matanzas
Con el empleo de semilla nacional comenzará este jueves la siembra de papa en la provincia de Matanzas. El proceso abarcará unas mil 150 hectáreas y producirá 25 mil 500 toneladas del tubérculo al cierre de la campaña 2015-2016.
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Cuba: Largas colas en La Habana por llegada de la papa a los mercados
March 09, 2015
Cuba: Largas colas en La Habana por llegada de la papa a los mercados
El pasado fin de semana, la llegada de la papa a varios mercados agrícolas de La Habana provocó reyertas que recordaron el desespero de los años más difíciles del Período Especial. Horas después de finalizadas las trifulcas, era posible comprar papa en aquellos mismos lugares, pero de mano de los avispados que especulaban con el producto.
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Cuban Province Matanzas Expects to Double Potato Yields this Harvest
February 24, 2015
Cuban Province Matanzas Expects to Double Potato Yields this Harvest
The Cuban western province of Matanzas, one of the largest producers of potatoes in the country, will almost double potato yields during the present harvest, according to Agriculture officials.
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Cuba tiene interés en papas provenientes del norte del Ecuador
February 03, 2015
Cuba tiene interés en papas provenientes del norte del Ecuador
El gobierno quiere importar papas cultivadas en el norte ecuatoriano donde existe gran producción y alta calidad del tubérculo. Para lograrlo buscará establecer acuerdos y determinar las necesidades de consumo de la isla.
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Desarrollan en Cuba bioestimulante para el cultivo de la papa
November 12, 2014
Desarrollan en Cuba bioestimulante para el cultivo de la papa
El Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas (INCA) ha desarrollado un bioestimulante que favorece el rendimiento productivo por hectárea.
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Cuba busca semillas de papa en Escocia
November 03, 2014
Cuba busca semillas de papa en Escocia
Tras una cosecha deficitaria en 2014, enviados del Ministerio de Agricultura intentan negociar precios con funcionarios del sector y el Gobierno de ese país del Reino Unido.
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Potato tubers in the field
May 15, 2014
Cuba: Experimentan con cultivo de papa en las montañas
La Empresa Agroindustrial Eladio Machín viene sembrando papa en la parte cienfueguera del macizo de Guamuhaya, con un rendimiento todavía incipiente de 4 mil quintales por caballería (9 toneladas por hectárea) y una calidad óptima del tubérculo aun tratándose de una cosecha fuera de estación.
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Shortage of potatoes in Cuba
March 31, 2014
Shortage of potatoes in Cuba
Potatoes are scarce in Cuba. Cuban weekly 'Trabajadores' reported last Monday, that the import prices for seed potatoes have risen sharply and as a result only half the area of last year has been planted.
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Argentina proveerá material genético de papas a Cuba
March 14, 2014
Argentina proveerá material genético de papas a Cuba
Un equipo técnico del INTA compartió información sobre tecnologías de cosecha y poscosecha para aumentar y mejorar la diversidad varietal de la producción en la isla.
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March 14, 2014
Cuba empezaría a sustituir importaciones de papa prefrita
El combinado industrial de cítricos y frutales de Ceballos, en Ciego de Ávila, cubre de nuevo la demanda de papa prefrita para el mercado especializado de frontera, un alimento que sustituye importaciones.
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November 03, 2010
Cuba emplea medios biológicos en la regulación de plagas en el cultivo de la papa
Los campesinos y cooperativista de la provincia de Ciego de Ávila, aplican la regulación de plagas en el cultivo de la papa, con medios biológicos a través del sistema del fertirriego, experimento utilizado en las Empresas de Cultivos varios el Mambí y...
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February 17, 2010
Cuba Seeks Local Potato Seed to save on imports
Cuban scientists hope to successfully produce in around three years a potato seed created in the country, with which it would save some 15 million dollars in imports, reported IPS.Several research centers are working towards this aim, among them the Na...
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November 07, 2009
Buying potatoes and peas no longer restricted for Cubans
In Cuba, potatoes and peas were removed from a list of rationed foods, permitting Cubans to buy as much of the products as they want. Previously, Cubans were entitled to buy up to four pounds of potatoes and 10 ounces of peas a month, with prices set v...
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June 29, 2009
Cuba procesa papa para el mercado de divisas
El Combinado Industrial de Cítricos de Ciego de Avila, provincia del oriente cubano, asumió la producción de papa prefrita congelada con destino al consumo del turismo y el mercado en divisas. La entidad dispone de una línea procesadora que busca sust...
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May 03, 2009
Cuban Potato Harvest in central-eastern Province with a record yield
With a record yield of produce like potato and tomato, agricultural workers in the central-eastern of Ciego de Avila support Cuba's national food plans amidst the current world economic crisis. Reports say that private and state-owned farms in the terr...
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March 11, 2009
New Brunswick Potato delegation visits Cuba
A small group of New Brunswick potato industry experts led by provincial Agriculture and Aquaculture Minister Ronald Ouellette is in Cuba this week for a follow-up on seed potato exports and to evaluate trials of different varieties of seed potatoes s...
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March 06, 2009
Comenzo produccion de papa prefrita en Cuba
Los trabajadores del combinado industrial de cítricos de Ciego de Ávila iniciaron la elaboración de papa prefrita, alimento de significativo ahorro en la disminución de importaciones. El propósito es obtener unas dos mil 100 toneladas del producto dor...
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