News on The Potato Supply Chain

January 28, 2012
El primer "Banco de papas" de España: habitantes del campo ceden tierras a "nuevos agricultores"
El Banco de Huertas de Salamanca es diferente a cualquier banco.
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January 27, 2012
España: El ICIA diseña un tratamiento que elimina en un 96% la Polilla Guatemalteca de la papa
Investigadores del Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA)-organismo autónomo adscrito a la Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Aguas del Gobierno de Canarias-, en colaboración con la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) y el Cabildo d...
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January 27, 2012
Domestic potato demand stagnant, says CEO of McCain Foods USA
The North American potato industry continues to battle a misperception about the nutritional value of potatoes, according to the CEO of McCain Foods USA.
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January 27, 2012
Preocupa introducción de papa americana a México
En los Estados Unidos existe una serie de presiones ante el Gobierno de México, para introducir el cultivo de la papa en mal estado y enferma proveniente de ese país, lo que pone en riesgo la sanidad de ese cultivo y otras sonalaceas en nuestro país y en Sonora.
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Nutritionist: kids like potatoes
January 27, 2012
Nutritionist: kids like potatoes
Potatoes can be presented in kid-friendly ways and are nutritious to boot. Montana nutritionist and author Dayle Hayes showed a variety of potato dishes being served in U.S. schools to growers Wednesday at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.Kids l...
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January 27, 2012
Canarias diseña un tratamiento que elimina en un 96% la Polilla Guatemalteca de la papa
Investigadores del Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA)-organismo autónomo adscrito a la Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Aguas del Gobierno de Canarias-, en colaboración con la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) y el Cabildo d...
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January 27, 2012
Ensayan con éxito papas transgénicas resistentes a virus
La papa es el cuarto cultivo alimenticio más importante en el mundo, con una producción anual de 300 millones de toneladas. En Argentina se producen 2 a 2,5 millones, las que se comercializan principalmente en el mercado interno. Las infecciones viral...
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January 27, 2012
Innovación para el Desarrollo: La Experiencia Papa Andina
Innovación para el Desarrollo: La Experiencia Papa Andina, es un libro que recoge 25 artículos que tratan, a partir de la experiencia de Papa Andina y sus socios, diversos aspectos de una estrategia que los centros del CGIAR y sus socios nacionales est...
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January 26, 2012
North American potato production up 4%
Fall potato production in the United States and Canada is estimated at 481 million hundredweight, up 4 percent from 2010. United States fall potato production increased 6 percent to 389 million cwt while Canadian production was 5 percent lower at 91.9 million cwt.
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January 26, 2012
High cost of production: Pakistani potato export comes to a halt
Due to a bumper Indian crop available at comparatively low cost in the international market, Pakistani export of the vegetable during the current year has come to a virtual halt causing millions of dollars worth of monthly loss
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January 26, 2012
PepsiCo to step up potato procurement in West Bengal
Potato farmers in West Bengal can look forward to some respite from market volatility next year.
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Lanzan en Colombia dos variedades de papa resistentes al tizón tardío
January 26, 2012
Lanzan en Colombia dos variedades de papa resistentes al tizón tardío
Con la v de victoria, presentaron el lunes las nuevas variedades de papas para Antioquia, con la ventaja de que vienen a prueba del tizón tardío o gota, que produce la destrucción o quemazón del follaje y la pudrición seca de la papa.
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January 26, 2012
USDA issues new guidelines for school meals - potatoes remain unrestricted
Northwest potato growers meeting in the Tri-Cities this week at the Washington State Potato Conference will continue to see their produce on school lunch menus.
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University of Idaho potato scientists tackle Zebra chip disease threat
January 26, 2012
University of Idaho potato scientists tackle Zebra chip disease threat
In October, the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences confirmed that Idaho’s potato growers faced a new challenge to the state’s most famous crop with the arrival of Zebra chip.
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January 26, 2012
Comber spuds get European protected status
Comber early potatoes have been granted protected geographical indication(PGI) status under European law.
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January 26, 2012
Investigación sobre “alimentos funcionales”: buscan potenciar los compuestos antioxidantes de la papa
El Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas IIB de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, en colaboración con INTA Balcarce, estudia cómo aumentar los polifenoles saludables en la papa, a fin de prevenir enfermedades complejas como cáncer o diabetes.
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January 26, 2012
Water not the only factor in reducing size of British potato crops
Andrew Williams of root crop specialists Home Farm, Nacton, near Ipswich, reckons the business will be reducing its potato planted acreage this season by about 10 per cent.
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January 22, 2012
Bayer CropScience Files Third Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Dow AgroSciences
Bayer CropScience announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Dow AgroSciences (DAS) based upon DAS's unauthorized use of Bayer patents related to gluf...
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