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World Potato Congress Inc. Webinar - 'Potato Variety Development in Ireland, Historical Perspectives and Future Challenges' presented by Dr. Denis Griffin
January 28, 2022
The World Potato Congress is very pleased to present its second 2022 webinar on February 25 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard time (USA/Canada). Potato is often considered synonymous with Ireland due to the great Irish Famine and still remains the most important food crop in Ireland.
Venezuela: Productores de papa solicitan reunión urgente con Maduro para rescatar cultivo
January 26, 2022
Autorización para importar semillas certificadas; garantías para el abastecimiento de diésel, gasolina; luchar contra el contrabando de Colombia y además, solicitar una reunión con Nicolás Maduro.
Puno, Peru: INIA incrementará producción de semillas de calidad de papa Imilla Negra
January 26, 2022
El Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA) del Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego (Midagri) desarrolló trabajos técnicos de control de maleza y aporque en el cultivo de papa, variedad Imilla Negra, en los campos experimentales ubicados en la región Puno, Peru.
Growing potatoes in rice paddies is a sustainable intensification in Southern China
January 25, 2022
With approximately 19% of the global population and just 9% of the world’s arable land, China has long sought to improve food production and, in recent decades, potatoes have played an increasingly important role in that quest.
MountainKing Introduces Tajin Roaster Promo
January 25, 2022
MountainKing is spicing up several of its gourmet varieties by partnering with Tajín Clásico Seasoning to offer shoppers a free sample of the top-selling dry seasoning in 1.5 lb. bags
McCain Foods agrees to pay 20 percent more to French potato growers
January 25, 2022
Potato Processor McCain Foods has reached an agreement with the French group of potato producers for industry (Groupement d'agriculteurs producteurs de pommes de terre pour l'industrie, Gappi) on the new potato contracts.
Smart soil bugs offer farmers an ecofriendly route to controlling crop diseases
January 21, 2022
An innovative method of controlling a range of damaging crop diseases using native, beneficial soil bacteria has emerged from a research-industry collaboration.
Canopy temperature provides novel insights into potato yields and efficient water use
January 21, 2022
A new potato or sweet potato variety represents only the "tip of the iceberg," concealing hundreds, if not thousands, of hours invested in testing and developing that variety.
España: Agricultores de la Asociación de Cosecheros La Papa Bonita realizan tradicional preparación para la siembra de patata
January 20, 2022
Desgrelar o sacarle el brote a este cultivo es un trabajo manual sencillo que lleva mucho tiempo, pero según los agricultores de Icod el Alto, garantiza un crecimiento parejo.
Cultivo de papa en Venezuela en riesgo de desaparecer por falta de semilla certificada de alta calidad
January 20, 2022
Más de 13 asociaciones y federaciones en Venezuela alzaron su voz de protesta para denunciar que el cultivo de papas en el país está a punto de desaparecer por falta de semillas certificadas de alta de calidad que se dejaron de importar.
