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November 27, 2010
Audio libro sobre papas nativas de Colombia, basado en un estudio realizado a sesenta variedades
Audiolibro producido por la Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Corpoica). Autores: José Dilmer Moreno y María del Socorro Cerón.From the archive
November 24, 2010
Gobierno peruano entregará 19 módulos demostrativos para procesamiento de cultivos andinos, incluida entre ellos la papa
Productores se beneficiarán con mayor valor agregado. El Gobierno Regional Puno, mediante la Dirección Regional de Agricultura y el Proyecto Cultivos Andinos, entregará 19 módulos demostrativos para darle mayor valor agregado en el procesamiento de cul...From the archive
November 23, 2010
PEI Potato Board: 'We've had and excellent growing season'
Greg Donald, general manager of the Prince Edward Island potato board, is looking back on a good year:From the archive
November 22, 2010
Aluminum packaging foil and its alternatives
In flexible packaging, aluminum foil (hereafter foil) is the benchmark for barrier substrates when the requirements are protection against gases, moisture, and light.From the archive
November 22, 2010
Idaho potato processing down
Potato Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon used 6.99 million cwt of raw potatoes during October, down 1 percent from October 2009, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.From the archive
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November 21, 2010
IFPRI Study Challenges Conventional Wisdom on Causes of Global Food Crisis, Recommends Reforms
A new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) challenges previous analyses of the food price crisis of 2007-08.From the archive
November 21, 2010
RDO-Calbee employees win top productivity award from Calbee
Calbee Foods Co. of Japan has awarded its top productivity prize to employees at its United States joint-venture RDO-Calbee Foods.From the archive
November 20, 2010
Krunchers! Inc. Recalls 18 Cases of Jays Original Potato Chips Because of Undeclared Milk Allergen
Krunchers! Inc. is recalling Jays Original Potato Chips because of Undeclared Milk AllergenFrom the archive
November 19, 2010
Potato Production Canada harvest 2010 down 4%
The preliminary production estimate for the 2010 Canadian potato crop is 97,279,000 hundredweights (4 412 575 tonnes).From the archive
November 18, 2010
11 Restaurant trends for 2011 by Technomic
As the US begins to emerge from recession, restaurants are seeing lapsed customers return.From the archive
November 17, 2010
Snyder's of Hanover begins construction of largest ground-based solar farm in Pennsylvania
Snyder's of Hanover will begin construction on a solar farm that will be the largest ground-based solar energy system in PennsylvaniaFrom the archive
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November 17, 2010
New Brunswick introduces mandatory PVY testing of seed potatoes as part of a commitment to improve quality
In consultation with the New Brunswick Potato Industry, the New Brunswick Regulation 82-70 of the Potato Disease Eradication Act has been amended to include Mandatory Post-Harvest Laboratory Testing for Potato Virus Y (PVY)From the archive
November 17, 2010
Canada to develop tool to reduce disease threats in the potato sector
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has established a Potato Sector Biosecurity Advisory Group (PSBAG), which will guide the development of a voluntary National Farm-Level Biosecurity Standard for the Potato Sector.From the archive
November 17, 2010
Potatoes account for 44% of all carbs on independent restaurant menu's
On independent restaurant menus, potatoes of all kinds account for 44% of all carbs, according to MenuMine.From the archive
November 16, 2010
Estudio boliviano muestra cómo el chuño (papa deshidratada) tiene cinco antioxidantes que previenen enfermedades cardiovasculares
El chuño, el alimento andino heredado de nuestros ancestros, contiene al menos cinco compuestos antioxidantes que pueden prevenir las enfermedades cardiovasculares. Así lo demuestra un estudio realizado por el químico de alimentos Mauricio Peñarrieta y...From the archive
November 16, 2010
La planta d McCain en Argentina está paralizada debido a mejoras en las condiciones de trabajo reclamadas por sus empleados
La planta industrial de papas prefritas congeladas que McCain Argentina posee en Balcarce, se mantiene paralizada desde el domingo a raíz de mejoras en las condiciones de trabajo reclamadas por sus empleados. Solicitan buenos tratos y denuncian “discri...From the archive
November 15, 2010
Consorcio de la Papa de Chile ha permitido ahorrar US$2 millones en dos años
Carlos Sierra, ingeniero agrónomo M. Sc., investigador de INIA Intihuasi y experto en fertilidad y nutrición de plantas afirmó en INIA Remehue, Centro Nacional de la Papa, que “en los últimos años, gracias al trabajo que se ha desarrollado en el marco ...From the archive
