Climate Change

September 04, 2022

Campaña de la patata: se prevé una reducción de la cosecha por las olas de calor

Las altas temperaturas afectan a la producción de patata de A Limia, con menor cantidad de tubérculos y de menor tamaño. Variedades como la Agria son de las más afectadas. Conocemos las previsiones cuando comienzan a arrancarse las plantaciones de temprano.

August 31, 2022

French potato producers describe the 2022 campaign as 'catastrophic'

Faced with a historic collapse of potato yield potential due to extreme heat and drought extreme heat and drought, the French Potato Producers Group, UNPT, calls for an immediate reaction from economic agents and public authorities to support the French production.

CIP’s Annual Report 2021 ‘From lab to field to scale’ now available online

August 21, 2022

CIP Annual Report 2021 From lab to field to scale now available online

The Lima-based International Potato Center’s (CIP) work to reduce hunger and malnutrition, boost farmer resilience, and catalyze income improvements generated benefits for men and women in more than 30 countries last year.

August 12, 2022

España: El calor reduce la cosecha de la patata de Álava

Las intensas olas de calor que están teniendo lugar a lo largo de los últimos meses están ocasionando que en los cultivos alaveses de patata el número de tubérculos por planta sea menor de lo esperado.

August 02, 2022

Ecuador: Se reduce la producción de papa en Tungurahua

La producción de papa de Tungurahua dejó de abastecer a mercados de otras ciudades desde hace tres años de manera definitiva. La paratrioza fue una de las causas para interrumpir el proceso.

August 01, 2022

Norte de Castilla: Las altas temperaturas castigan la producción de patatas, cuyos arranques son generalizados

Los arranques de patatas en las variedades tempranas ya se han generalizado en Castilla y León. Colombas, ágatas o algunas rojas son los pintorescos nombres de la mercancía que, a día de hoy, está en el mercado.

July 17, 2022

Pronóstico agroclimático para el cultivo de papas en Perú en el periodo julio-septiembre 2022

El Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Senamhi) presentó el riesgo agroclimático para el cultivo de papa para el período julio-setiembre 2022. La situación cambiaria en agosto.

July 15, 2022

McCain Foods building Aroostook Solar Projects to power Major Potato Processing Plant

Potato processor McCain Foods is building five solar facilities in Maine, that it says will help power the production of french fries in Easton, one of its largest plants.

McCain Foods Farm of the Future Canada attracts the attention of the entire supply chain

June 20, 2022

McCain Foods announces its second Farm of the Future. Location: South Africa

McCain Foods Limited has unveiled plans for a second Farms of the Future in South Africa, as part of its drive to cut carbon emissions and tackle the impacts of climate change.

McCain Foods (NZ) - Timaru is switching from coal to wood chips for its frozen french fries

June 14, 2022

McCain Foods (NZ) - Timaru is switching from coal to wood chips for its french fries

A NZD 5.6 million (about USD 3.5 million) project to eliminate CO2 emissions and reduce demand for heating fuel at McCain’s Timaru factory will soon use woodchips to make their frozen french fries.

How do different potatoes respond to heat, drought, and waterlogging stresses?

May 15, 2022

On the path to stress-tolerant potatoes

How do different potatoes respond to heat, drought, and waterlogging stresses? EU-backed scientists are investigating the changes that make potatoes resilient or susceptible.

May 12, 2022

Potato Production in key production areas of India affected by Unseasonal Rains and Heat Wave

Potato production in the current crop year is estimated to be 53.60 mt, down from 56.17 mt last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture's first estimate of horticulture production.

N-Drip’s gravity-powered micro-irrigation system applied for potato cultivation (Courtesy: N-Drip)

March 20, 2022

PepsiCo and N-Drip partner to provide water-saving, crop-enhancing benefits to farmers around the world

Around the world, a countless number of farmers make use of flood or trench, irrigation to bring water to their crops, which floods the field at regular intervals, losing up to 70 percent of the water used.

February 02, 2022

En busca de un control de heladas para el cultivo de papas en Magallanes, Chile

Estudios preliminares confirman que la aplicación de tecnologías para el control de heladas en el cultivo de papas, que eviten el congelamiento de los tejidos protegiendo
el follaje de la planta, podrían disminuir las pérdidas de rendimiento.

Südstärke GmbH have concluded their 2021 potato starch production campaign this week.

January 21, 2022

Südstärke GmbH has concluded its 2021 potato starch production campaign

Sudstarke GmbH has concluded its 2021 potato starch production campaign. The 2021 production campaign was the most difficult in decades, even team members 40+ years with the company cannot remember anything close.

January 19, 2022

INIA implementará uso de drones y cámaras termales para ayudar a generar nuevas variedades de papa de alto rendimiento y mejor adaptadas al cambio climático

Los trabajos, que aportarán al Programa de Mejoramiento Genético de Papa del INIA, serán desarrollados por la investigadora de INIA Remehue, Ana María Méndez.

December 23, 2021

Only small fries for McDonald's customers in Japan, as floods in Western Canada disrupt supply

Fans of McDonald's Fries in Japan are out of luck next week. The restaurant chain will only offers its small size portions, as flooding in Western Canada and COVID-19 disrupts the global supply chain for 'McDonald's potato'.

November 08, 2021

Yara joins Biden's climate coalition

Some of the largest companies in the world launched a shared initiative to reach the climate goals through ground-breaking technology, Joe Biden’s 'First Movers Coalition'. Fertilizer manufacturer Yara International is one of them.

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