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España: Tratamiento para la pulguilla de la papa y la polilla guatemalteca
May 25, 2016
España: Tratamiento para la pulguilla de la papa y la polilla guatemalteca
Artículo sobre los “Principales organismos nocivos de cuarentena en Galicia”, de Antón Vázquez Caamaño. Servicio de Explotaciones Agrarias de la Consellería do Medio Rural, delegación de Pontevedra.
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Entrevista a presidenta de la Interprofesional de la Patata de Castilla y León
May 09, 2016
Entrevista a presidenta de la Interprofesional de la Patata de Castilla y León
Yolanda Medina lleva veintidós años vinculada al sector de la patata. Ahora desde la Interprofesional, defiende este nuevo instrumento y aboga por adaptar la oferta a la demanda para regular el mercado.
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España: Siete consejos para realizar una buena siembra de papa
April 24, 2016
España: Siete consejos para realizar una buena siembra de papa
Desde el departamento agrario de Patatas Meléndez, una empresa española que basa su actividad en la innovación y en la calidad del producto, nos ofrecen diez consejos para realizar la siembra en las mejores condiciones:
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Un trabajador carga con un saco de patatas durante la recolecta en una finca de Brenes (Sevilla) en junio de 2015 / Paco Puentes
April 17, 2016
La patata francesa inunda el mercado español y tira los precios
Las patatas procedentes de Francia están desplazando en los mercados a las producidas en España de variedad temprana, justo cuando comienza la comercialización de este tubérculo, especialmente en las comunidades autónomas de Andalucía, Murcia y Valencia.
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España: La papa necesita un consumidor activo para evitar el fraude
April 08, 2016
España: La papa necesita un consumidor activo para evitar el fraude
La papa (o patata) española tiene entre sus principales retos el de “contar con un consumidor informado y activo”, conocedor de las bondades de la patata nueva, para poner coto al “engaño” que supone el fraude en la cartelería de algunas grandes superficies. Así lo ha advertido el presidente del sector de Patata de Asociafruit, Marco Román, durante el IV Congreso de la Patata Nueva de España, celebrado en Sevilla.
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Congreso español de papa tratará fraude de etiquetado en grandes superficies
March 30, 2016
Congreso español de papa tratará fraude de etiquetado en grandes superficies
Expertos, científicos e investigadores analizarán temas de especial importancia para el sector de la patata en el IV Congreso de Patata Nueva de España, que se desarrollará el 8 de abril en San José de la Rinconada (Sevilla), en los que destaca el fraude o publicidad engañosa en la identificación y etiquetado de la patata nueva en las grandes superficies y cadenas de distribución.
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[Video] Así se controla a la polilla guatemalteca en Canarias
March 25, 2016
[Video] Así se controla a la polilla guatemalteca en Canarias
La Universidad de la Laguna en las Islas Canarias (España) adelanta un proyecto con varios agricultores para controlar biológicamente a la polilla guatemalteca.
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España promueve la innovación de la cadena de la papa en África
February 18, 2016
España promueve la innovación de la cadena de la papa en África
NEIKER-Tecnalia, la empresa INKOA SISTEMAS S.L y un consorcio de cuatro países africanos participan actualmente en un proyecto para promover la innovación a lo largo de la cadena de valor de la papa (o patata) en África del Este.
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Equipos y materiales para producción y poscosecha de papa en España
February 15, 2016
Equipos y materiales para producción y poscosecha de papa en España
Se acaba de actualizar el documento 'Info Hortalizas Subterráneas' con información para productores de papa (o patata), cebolla, zanahoria, puerro y el resto de hortalizas subterráneas.
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Detectan en España la pulguilla de la papa (Epitrix similaris)
February 14, 2016
Detectan en España la pulguilla de la papa (Epitrix similaris)
La Consejería de Agua, Agricultura y Medio Ambiente alerta a los productores que se ha detectado en zonas de Galicia, Asturias y Andalucía la presencia de una plaga de cuarentena denominada 'epitrix similaris', conocida como pulguilla de la patata (o papa).
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Early potatoes from Spain will be available more than two weeks ahead of schedule (Courtesy: Southern Exporters)
January 31, 2016
Early Spanish potatoes available more than two weeks ahead of schedule due to warm winter
The first early potatoes from Spain (Seville and Cartagena) are expected to be harvested more than two weeks earlier than last season due to the warm winter.
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On Lanzarote - one of the Canary Islands - you can see a rarity in potato cultivation: potatoes are cultivated in black volcanic grit. Contrary to some of the other Canary Islands, Lanzarote is always very dry (14 cm/year - drier than some parts of the Sa
January 10, 2016
Lack of rainfall on the Canary Islands to affect potato cultivation
The drought on the Canary Islands will especially hurt the potato sub-sector, according to government sources.
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Milagros Marcos, Félix Eguía, y Teresa López observan la nueva maquinaria en la inauguración de las nuevas instalaciones.
November 21, 2015
España: Grupo Ibersnack producirá "la mejor papa frita del mundo"
El proveedor de aperitivos de Mercadona, Grupo Ibersnacks, presentó ayer en la localidad vallisoletana de Medina del Campo su nueva planta de elaboración de productos de maíz, Agromaíz, y su Centro de Desarrollo y Mejora.
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España: Llega a Galicia la polilla guatemalteca, una nueva plaga de la papa
November 03, 2015
España: Llega a Galicia la polilla guatemalteca, una nueva plaga de la papa
La Xunta de Galicia declara su presencia en los ayuntamientos coruñeses de Ferrol, Narón y Neda y establece una serie de medidas fitosanitarias para combatirla.
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España: Premian dos prototipos que permiten mejorar la competitividad de la papa
October 29, 2015
España: Premian dos prototipos que permiten mejorar la competitividad de la papa
El Cabildo de Tenerife (Islas Canarias) ha premiado dos prototipos que permiten mejorar la competitividad del subsector de la papa. El vicepresidente y consejero insular de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca entregó ayer [miércoles 28] los premios a los dos ganadores del concurso de ideas convocado para introducir la innovación en la maquinaria agrícola.
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Islas Canarias: Insectos, trampas y CO2 frente a la polilla
October 25, 2015
Islas Canarias: Insectos, trampas y CO2 frente a la polilla
El Cabildo de Tenerife ha emprendido desde 2000 una cruzada contra una de las plagas habituales del campo tinerfeño: la polilla de la papa.
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España: Producir leche y papa tendrá una rebaja fiscal
October 17, 2015
España: Producir leche y papa tendrá una rebaja fiscal
Asaja de Castilla y León valora la reducción de módulos para los sectores del vacuno de leche y de la patata anunciada por los ministerios de Hacienda y Agricultura, reducción que además tendrá carácter estructural y no puntual.
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La interprofesional de la papa, clave para el futuro del sector en España
October 05, 2015
La interprofesional de la papa, clave para el futuro del sector en España
Los productores plantean la creación de esta herramienta, bien a nivel nacional o sólo para CyL, con el fin de poder organizar la oferta y hacer frente a la competencia de Francia.
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