News on The Potato Supply Chain

Net als een aantal weken geleden in België zijn er nu ook aaltjes gevonden in partijen aardappelen afkomstig uit Frankrijk.

BASF Plant Science has concluded its Amflora cultivation plans for the 2011 season. Amflora, the genetically enhanced potato for use in the starch industry, will this year be cultivated on two hectares of land in Üplingen (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany).

Emsland Group has developed a new range of clean label potato and pea starches that can be used in a range of food applications in place of modified starch.

iant Agro Processing Limited plans to produce some 1000 tonnes of virus- free potato seeds this year, which include breeder seeds, foundation-grade seeds and mini tubers, a top official said.

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has released its 2011 Shippers &Processors Directory. The directory provides updated contact information for all licensed Idaho shippers, exporters and suppliers;brand listings and shed numbers are also included. ...

The government of Bangladesh has planned to give 20 per cent cash incentive to potato shipment for the next five years in an effort to boost production and make it a top export item, officials said Thursday.

Yesterday Europatat’s Seed Potato Commission held its first official meeting since the adoption of the new structure of the association.

The Potato Council has published another issue of its monthly Euro-potato report. Northwest European potato markets firmed during the end of 2010 and prices have continued to rise in early 2011

About 75 growers at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference learned more about new potato clones and cultivars Tuesday afternoon from researchers based in both states.

he Washington-Oregon Potato Conference is in Kennewick again this year, and organizers say it's bigger than ever.

LAMMA got off to a flying start on its first day last Wednesday 19th January, as farmers from around the country travelled to Newark Showground to view the latest innovations in farm and agricultural machinery.

El maíz es la comida favorita en Kenia. A sus habitantes les encanta. Sin embargo, los investigadores están buscando la forma de cambiar ese hábito. Por eso el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) y el Instituto de Investigación Agrícola de Kenia (KAR...

In January 2011, the prices of vegetables in Latvia increased rapidly, and due to the activity of Russian buyers the supply of local potatoes is dwindling, experts inform the business information portal Nozare.lv.

The future sustainability of the potato supply chain is at risk from increasing threats from new organisms that can potentially devastate a crop.

Victor Otazu, a aeroponic specialist with the International Potato Center, tends to some aeroponic potato plants in Nairobi, Kenya. Kenyans love to eat maize. It's the country's favorite food. But researchers at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institu...

Niche varieties and customer service are the keys to making a profit.

Planting of early potatoes is under way in Cornwall, although rain is likely to have halted further progress this week, says the Potato Council.