News on Climate Change from Europe

España: perdidas importantes por lluvias y el huracán Kirk
November 12, 2024
España: perdidas importantes por lluvias y el huracán Kirk
El alcalde, Fernando Fernández, ha solicitado al Gobierno de Cantabria una ayuda de 200.000 euros para mitigar las pérdidas y asegurar la continuidad de la producción local.
A Helping Gene for Healthier Plants
November 01, 2024
New Gene Discovery Offers Method to Boost Potato Plant Resilience to Fungi, Drought, and Climate Stress
Researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) have discovered a new gene that controls plants' sensitivity to threats like fungi and drought. The working of this gene was confirmed in potatoes and tobacco.
Group picture of the entire consortium at the last project’s meeting held in Bonn on 29-30 May 2024
October 28, 2024
ADAPT project comes to an end after four important and productive years of potato research
The ADAPT project, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program, has concluded with significant advancements in developing climate-resilient potatoes, bringing together a multidisciplinary team to enhance stress resilience and breeding strategies for future potato crops.
España: desastre en el norte de Burgos
October 16, 2024
España: desastre en el norte de Burgos
Perdidas millonarias debido a las lluvias y retrasos operativos que comprometen la cosecha.
Mundo: el clima y las patatas
July 25, 2024
Mundo: el clima y las patatas
Factores climáticos signan la performance de los cultivos alrededor de Europa y por consiguiente los precios de las patatas.
Potato tubers in the field
July 02, 2024
North-western European potato growers: Never such a difficult planting season, never so much uncertainties about the harvest!
Very late and difficult planting conditions and emergence problems on a large scale are cause of concern in some of the main production regions in North-western Europe.
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Consecha de patatas
May 15, 2024
Mundo: cambio climático y cultivo de patatas
Nuevos estudios evalúan el impacto del calentamiento global y otros fenómenos climáticos sobre la producción de alimentos.
Potato Bush
May 06, 2024
Europa: producción de semilla en el norte se ve comprometida
Las restricciones al uso de fertilizantes dificultan la producción de semilla, haciendo a la incertidumbre europea con respecto al suministro.
William Gilmore, un productor de patatas de quinta generación, dice que el mes de marzo ha sido "una pérdida"
April 16, 2024
Europa: preocupación por el clima y la producción
El clima sigue siendo atípico en Europa y productores de todas partes se preocupan por el futuro. Irlanda no es la excepción.
Sandrine Dixson-Declève, co-president of The Club of Rome
March 09, 2024
Sandrine Dixson-Declève, co-president of The Club of Rome, to give opening speech Anuga FoodTec 2024
Sandrine Dixson-Declève is going to open Anuga FoodTec in Cologne on 19 March 2024 at 9.15 a.m. with a keynote speech on the Main Stage Responsibility (Hall 9, B080/C081).
Dutch processing potatoes reach their highest-ever February price as availability continues to tighten
March 08, 2024
The Netherlands: supply problems for potato processors and historically high prices
Demand for EU potato supplies remains strong, but supplies are tightening.
Dutch Farmers Struggle
January 29, 2024
Weather in the Netherlands made the potato harvest very difficult
In the Netherlands, the weather affected the potato harvest and raises many questions about the future of production in the country.
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Aumentan los precios en el norte de España debido a una reducción en la oferta producto de los problemas meteorológicos en Europa.
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December 20, 2023
El cambio climático y la producción de papa en Europa
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November 27, 2023
Excessive rain delays potato harvest in North-western Europe, creating new uncertainties about the total production
Due to abundant rainfall, a lot of potatoes in North-western Europe (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France) have not yet been harvested. The lifting period was too short to get the potatoes to the stores in good conditions.
UK farmers warn of rotting crops after Storm Babet flooding
October 26, 2023
UK farmers warn of rotting crops after Storm Babet flooding
Potato and cereal crops are likely to have been heavily damaged by the recent devastating floods across the United Kingdom, farmers have warned.
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October 10, 2023
Temporada difícil para los productores de semilla en Europa afectará la disponibilidad para los mercados de exportación
La temporada de cultivo de 2023 trajo desafíos sin precedentes para los productores de semilla de papa en Europa. Condiciones climáticas desfavorables y una reducción en la superficie sembrada han provocado retrasos en la siembra, disminución de los rendimientos y una importante escasez de semilla.
‘Climate breakdown’: 2023 likely to be hottest year humanity has experienced in EU Countries
September 10, 2023
‘Climate breakdown’: 2023 expected to be hottest year humanity has experienced
Scientists confirmed this week that summer 2023 was the hottest season the world has ever seen by a large margin. Europe is warming almost twice as fast as the global average, at about 2.2C above pre-industrial times.

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