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April 16, 2013
Australian French fry ad: The Birds Eye hot chip cup
Simplot brand Birds Eye has channeled sports commentating in its latest television campaign for its Hot Chips range.From the archive
April 15, 2013
Tayto launches Chocolate bar with cheese and onion chips
Potato Chip manufacturer Tayto (Ireland) has managed to set taste buds tingling and tongues wagging with their alternative venture into the chocolate market.From the archive
April 15, 2013
USAID project provides seed potatoes to Georgia
On April 5, USAID Mission Director Stephen Haykin distributed emergency-funded seed potato in the villages of Ghulelebi and Simonaantkhevi– two of the six communities in Dusheti and Tianeti municipalities which sustained severe damage in a July 2012 ha...From the archive
April 15, 2013
Colombia: En marcha nuevas medidas de apoyo a los productores de papa
El Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural anunció hoy un paquete de nuevas medidas en favor de los productores de papa de Colombia y para fortalecer la cadena agroalimentaria del producto. Las decisiones tienen que ver con un programa nacional pa...From the archive
April 12, 2013
Tecnología provee nueva información sobre los tejidos de las plantas
Un científico del Servicio de Investigación Agrícola (ARS) en California ha descubierto nueva información sobre las redes vasculares de las plantas de varios cultivos adaptando la tecnología de la tomografía computadorizada (TC) al estudio de plantas.From the archive
April 12, 2013
Presentan primer recetario de papas nativas multicolores en Perú
Son 56 recetas registradas por alumnos de gastronomía del Instituto Continental de la ciudad de Huancayo, y forma parte del proyecto de recuperación y conservación de la biodiversidad de papas nativas.From the archive
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April 12, 2013
Why you can't stop after eating one potato chip: research
The scientific secrets underpinning that awful reality about potato chips — eat one and you're apt to scarf 'em all down — began coming out of the bag today in research presented at the 245th National Meeting &Exposition of the American Chemical So...From the archive
April 12, 2013
Herbert introduces Pyramid Grading Screen
Herbert has launched the brand new Pyramid Grading Screen, a ground breaking new technology designed specifically for elongated potato varieties.From the archive
April 12, 2013
Trinity Frozen foods to invest in Sweet Potato Factory
Trinity Frozen Foods, a new company that makes sweet potato products, announced Thursday that it will bring its operations to Robeson County, North Carolina and create 149 jobs.From the archive
April 11, 2013
The FAO World Food Price Index up slightly in March on higher dairy prices
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 212 points in March 2013, up 1 percent (1.7 points) from February, but 1.7 percent below March last year and nearly 11 percent below its peak in February 2011.From the archive
April 11, 2013
Food Processing Capital Spending Outlook: Processors Invest in Tools of Production, Not Brick & Mortar
"Cash rich and shovel shy"may best characterize food and beverage companies' current approach to capital projects.From the archive
April 10, 2013
Congreso defiende la papa nueva cultivada en España como vía de relanzamiento del sector
El Tercer Congreso de Papa ha supuesto un punto de inflexión en lo que se refiere al análisis del sector, congregando a agricultores de papa, empresas envasadoras y comercializadoras españolas y europeas, técnicos, proveedores de medios de producción e...From the archive
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April 10, 2013
Puré de papa listo para consumir, con una caducidad de 18 meses y conservación a temperatura ambiente
Innovación gastronómica e industrial. Son los objetivos que parecen haberse marcado en Indecove Export. Una empresa con sede en Marchamalo (Guadalajara) y que con apenas año y pico en el mercado de la alimentación ya puede contar experiencia y buenos r...From the archive
April 10, 2013
CePa's analysis of Italian and European potato market
The CePa - Potato Documentation Centre (Italy) reports that the weather is still unfavourable for potato cultivation in Europe, causing delays in sowing of the produce destined to industrial processing and fresh consumption on some of the main producti...From the archive
April 09, 2013
Proyecto del CIP desarrollará red de sitios de alta diversidad de papas nativas para su monitoreo in-situ
Iniciada bajo la facilitación del Programa de Recursos Genéticos del Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), la iniciativa es la primera que se realiza en el mundo para monitorear sistemáticamente la diversidad genética de un cultivo en lugares predefin...From the archive
April 09, 2013
CIP recibe premio en Washington por caso exitoso de innovación para la agricultura familiar en ALC
La ceremonia de premiación se llevará a cabo el día viernes 26 de abril de 2013 en la Sede del BID en Washington D.C., de 3:30 p.m. a 5 p.m., al igual que el lanzamiento oficial de la publicación en español. Durante el evento los galardonados tendrán l...From the archive
April 09, 2013
Simple mesh cover could stop potato psyllid
A simple mesh cover could be the answer to halting New Zealand's most devastating tomato and potato pests, the tomato potato psyllid.From the archive
April 09, 2013
Research Station promises Kufri (Northern India) low cost potato chips
In order to prepare various types of potato chips at lower costs, a potato processing plant and retail center has been opened at the Central Potato Research Station (CPRS) in Kufri, high in the mountains in Northern India.From the archive
