News on The Potato Supply Chain from Italy

From left to right: Dr. Maximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist, Dr. Qu Dongyu, Director-General FAO, Mr. Julio Eduardo Martinetti, Ambassador of Peru to Italy, Dr. André Devaux, WPC Director, and Mr. Christian Barrantes, Vice Minister of MIDAGRI, Peru.

August 16, 2023

World Potato Congress Receives Invitation to Deliver Address During the 43rd Session of the FAO Conference in Rome

Earlier in July, the World Potato Congress was honored to receive an invitation to deliver an address during the 43rd session of the FAO Conference in Rome, Italy.

May 03, 2023

Sicilian new potatoes - production deficit due to climate change

The Sicilian new potato season started a few weeks ago. Davide Prietto Batturi's company from Syracuse is among the businesses that specialize in this product.

A Farmer views xFarm and FieldView data from his cab

April 25, 2023

FieldView and xFarm Technologies partner up to help farmers make better use of their farm data

FieldView and xFarm Technologies announced a new partnership to connect their respective platforms.

August 23, 2022

After Millennia of Agricultural Expansion, the World Has Passed Peak Agricultural Land

Humans have been reshaping the planet’s land for millennia by clearing wildlands to grow crops and raise livestock. As a result, humans have cleared one-third of the world’s forests and two-thirds of wild grasslands

August 08, 2022

La FAO impulsará el mapeo de nutrientes del suelo en Centroamérica y África subsahariana

Una contribución de USD 20 millones de parte de los Estados Unidos de América catalizará un uso más eficiente de los fertilizantes. Los fondos se utilizarán principalmente para realizar mapas específicos de nutrientes del suelo para sistematizar y mejorar los mapas de suelos existentes.

July 11, 2022

Harvesting early and yields below average for La Patata dal Cuore Veneto in Italy

The main obstacle in this area is drought, as it rained very little in the winter making the potato harvest particularly difficult and costly, further affecting production costs that are already 30% higher than they used to be.

April 13, 2022

La crisis de la guerra aumenta la demanda de patatas en Italia

El conflicto ruso-ucraniano, que ya lleva 40 días, parece estar cambiando los hábitos alimentarios de los consumidores italianos.

December 02, 2021

November marked a further increase in the value of the FAO Food Price Index

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 134.4 points in November 2021, up 1.6 points (1.2 percent) from October and 28.8 points (27.3 percent) from November 2020.

November 10, 2021

The FAO Food Price Index at its highest since July 2011

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 133.2 points in October 2021, up 3.9 points (3.0 percent) from September and 31.8 points (31.3 percent) from October 2020. After rising for three consecutive months, the FFPI in October stood at its highest level since July 2011.

September 19, 2021

Macfrut: Romagnoli F.lli and McCain present the new CelaVita ready-to-eat potatoes

Romagnoli F.lli and McCain, a worldwide leader in the production of frozen potatoes, unveiled two new premium products for the retail channel at Macfrut – Spicchi al naturale and Mini patate bio – by the CêlaVíta brand

FAO Conference, 42nd Session - Closing of the Conference.

June 21, 2021

FAO Conference endorses new Strategic Framework to drive agri-food systems transformation

Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today endorsed the new Strategic Framework that will drive the Organization's efforts to transform agri-food systems and address hunger, poverty, and inequality over the next decade.

June 17, 2021

Italy: High temperatures and continuous irrigation for the Potato of Bologna PDO

This year the cultivation area of the Bologna PDO grew by 17 percent, from 419 to 489 hectares, also thanks to the good prices obtained in the last two years.

April 20, 2021

Mimmo Bellipario: 'Nuestras patatas tardías del sur de Italia son un producto de nicho apreciado en el exterior'

La patata tardía italiana es un producto de nicho, con volúmenes limitados de unas 40 toneladas, que sin embargo encuentra admiradores en el extranjero, y en particular en Francia y Bélgica, donde reside una clientela fiel.

Call on governments to support the adoption of ePhyto to facilitate international agricultural trade

September 09, 2020

ePhyto: Electronic phytosanitary certification can facilitate international agricultural trade

The Industry Advisory Group (IAG) of the IPPC ePhyto Solution calls on governments to support the adoption of ePhyto to facilitate international agricultural trade, which would be crucial in safeguarding global food security beyond the Covid-19 recovery period.

October 08, 2019

Sardinian mountain potatoes now served in chocolate

Mp Sardinia produces potatoes in a territory that is not exactly ideal, as there are great temperature changes between night and day (15-40°C) and an unusual height for the cultivation of this tuber.

July 19, 2019

Green mint oil as a natural alternative for the post-harvesting storage of potatoes

The Italian potato season has had a problematic start due to the lack of some post-harvest treatments.

July 02, 2019

CIP Trustee Elected Head Of Un Agriculture Agency

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced on 23 June 2019 that Qu Dongyu has been elected its new Director-General.

June 04, 2019

Demand for new potatoes is high

The potato campaign continues to be quite surprising as demand for new potatoes is also very lively and prices are good.

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