News on The Potato Supply Chain from Asia

January 11, 2022

Drones in Agriculture: How agriculture drones are changing how farmers work

Agriculture drones can be used to do anything from precision agriculture, to efficiently dispersing weed control or fertilizers, to optimizing field management. Drone manufacturer DJI shares its insights.

January 11, 2022

Minituber specialist Technico is now certified as a Great Place to Work

Technico Agri Sciences Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Limited is now a Great Place to Work-Certified™ organization by the Great Place to Work Institute.

January 10, 2022

AgroScout Acquires the Assets of TerrAvion to Broaden its Imagery Data Management for Agriculture

AgroScout, the agro analytics platform has announced that it acquired the assets of TerrAvion, a market leader in imagery data management for agriculture.

South Korean Agritech E Green Global Secures Investment from ADB Ventures to Enhance Asia-Pacific Food Security

December 13, 2021

South Korean 'Microtuber' company E Green Global (EGG) Secures USD 15 million Investment from ADB Ventures

Advanced crop technology company E Green Global Co. Ltd. (EGG) announced that it has raised additional equity funding from ADB Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

December 09, 2021

Big victory for farmers: India revokes patent for PepsiCo's Lay's potatoes

India has revoked a patent for a potato variety grown exclusively for PepsiCo Inc's popular Lay's potato chips, according to an order issued on Friday by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights (PPVFR) Authority.

December 08, 2021

Uzbekistan may become one of the five largest potato importers in the world by the end of 2021

According to EastFruit analysts, Uzbekistan may become one of the five largest potato importers in the world by the end of 2021. Following the results of 11 months, Uzbekistan has already set a new record of potato imports.

December 03, 2021

Target potato processing and cold storage technology, Manohar Lal Khattar to foreign cooperation department

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal directed the Foreign Cooperation Department to target potato processing and cold storage technology in Haryana in collaboration with Dutch investors.

Historic display of U.S. chipping potatoes at a tradeshow in China

November 27, 2021

Historic display of US chipping potatoes at tradeshow in Shanghai, China

This historic event, which is helping to pave the way for commercial shipments of U.S. chip-stock to China, was marked with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and speeches by U.S. government officials and representatives from Potatoes USA.

November 19, 2021

Potato harvest in Tajikistan increased by more than 100 thousand tonnes in 2021

Around 740 thousand tonnes of potatoes were harvested by farmers in Tajikistan in the current season as of the end of the last work week, Eastfruit analysts report.

November 01, 2021

China: Positive demand for potatoes could raise prices

At this stage, the sales volume of warehousing potatoes in the northern first cropping area of potato is not large, and the price is mainly stable.

The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) seeks BDT 9 (USD 0.11) subsidy per kg of potato stored

October 04, 2021

The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) suggests a subsidy per kg of potato stored

The annual demand for potatoes in Bangladesh is about 9 million tons. The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) urged the government to provide a BDT 9 (USD 0.11) subsidy per kilogram of potato stored in various cold storages in the country.

October 04, 2021

Frozen French Fries Production in China Expands

In a recent report USDA-FAS forecasts a fresh potato production in China of 94 million tons for marketing year 2021/22. This is a 5% decrease from the estimated 99 million tons in the previous year, a result of decreased acreage.

September 20, 2021

Pakistan university: Dried Potato Can Be Cheaper Energy Source In Animal Feed

The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) scientists found that dried potato can successfully be used as a cheaper energy source in animal feed formulation and can be added up to 30 percent in ruminant concentrate without any negative effect

Local potato dealers at a market in Khulna, Bangladesh in 2016 (Courtesy: Mathess)

September 06, 2021

Facing excess potatoes, Govt of Bangladesh plans to support both export and potato processing

Facing excess potatoes, the government of Bangladesh has decided to provide all sorts of support for both export and processing

August 22, 2021

KOPIA Pakistan Centre and Aeroponic Potato Seed Production System inaugurated at NARC

Opening ceremonies of KOPIA Pakistan Centre and Aeroponic Potato Seed Production System was held at NARC Islamabad.

Red Candy - a new early maturing potato variety by Technico Agri Sciences Limited

August 20, 2021

Technico introduces a new early maturing red skin potato variety: Red Candy

Red Candy, a new potato variety launched by Technico Agri Sciences Ltd, combines early bulking with better storability. This addresses the key concerns of potato growers in e.g. in Bihar and Northern parts of West Bengal.

August 10, 2021

The India-based Seed Potato Company Utkal Tubers has Ambitious Plans

India based seed potato company Utkal Tubers is focused on the development of high yielding disease resistant varieties.

August 09, 2021

Potato Chips manufacturer BEPPCO opens state-of-the-art storage facilities in Iraq

B.E.P.P CO is a potato chip manufacturer from Iraq that offers natural potato chip products under the following brands: Mr.Krisper and Mito. To optimize potato quality, B.E.P.P CO opened this season a new state-of-the-art potato storage facility that can provide optimal conditions for potatoes for processing at all times.

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