News on Potato Varieties and Seed from the Americas

Pictured at the opening ceremony of the new Cavendish Farms Research Centre in New Annan, Prince Edward Island, from left to right are: Vernon Campbell, Mull Na Beinne Farms; Newton Yorinori, Director of Plan Breeding, Seed Development and Resea
September 19, 2020
Cavendish Farms opens Potato Research Centre in New Annan, PEI
Cavendish Farms’ new Potato Research Centre in New Annan, Prince Edward Island officially opened on September 17, 2020 with a ribbon cutting with Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island, and company officials.
Potatoes are offloaded at the Folson Farms washplant in East Grand Forks.
September 09, 2020
Potato Harvest is Underway in the Red River Valley as Red Potato Prices Tumble
The potato harvest is now underway in the Red River Valley. Yields are all over the board ranging from poor to excellent. Most of the fields with poor yields were damaged by heavy rain that fell on, and around June 30th.
The potential of the potato has only just begun to be realized.
September 08, 2020
Potato Potential - in all climates
The potential of the potato has only just begun to be realized. Some 368 million metric tons of potatoes were harvested globally in 2019, as people from Vietnam to Kenya, the Peruvian Andes to Rwanda produced a wide variety of the root vegetable, helping feed an estimated 1.3 billion people who rely on them as a staple food.
Ample supplies of medium and small size potatoes on the market in Idaho
September 04, 2020
Ample supplies of medium and small size potatoes on the market in Idaho
The Idaho potato harvest has started. For Eagle Eye Produce, the harvest kicked off in central Idaho during the first week of August with their russet potatoes.
Tim Huffcutt: “Compared to common red potatoes, these superior stunners have a vibrant red skin with a rich yellow interior and a sweet creamy taste.”
August 24, 2020
New potato variety, RPE Golden Red , will debut on store shelves this fall
This fall RPE launches a new red-skin potato variety, RPE Golden Red. They will be available in a three-pound, poly light-blocker, bilingual bag.
Variedad de papas nativas del Parque de la Papa en Perú
August 17, 2020
Machu Papa de Perú, la variedad de patata más resistente al cambio climático
El Parque de la Papa es un lugar único. Allí se cultivan 1.300 variedades de patatas, pero solo una de ellas puede dar respuesta a la crisis alimentaria.
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Perú (Cusco): Promueven cultivo de diversas variedades de papa nativa en el distrito de Lares
July 27, 2020
Perú (Cusco): Promueven cultivo de diversas variedades de papa nativa en el distrito de Lares
El Minam destacó que el proyecto se ejecuta con el financiamiento del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (GEF) y el apoyo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO).
Tasteful Selections' new campaign theme celebrates flavor and versatility of bite-size potatoes.
June 09, 2020
Tasteful Selections focuses on diverse flavor and recipes for next 10-year-anniversary celebration theme
Tasteful Selections' new campaign theme celebrates flavor and versatility of bite-size potatoes.
Perú: Líder de producción de papa en América Latina.
May 25, 2020
Perú: Líder de producción de papa en América Latina
De acuerdo al Sistema de Información de Cultivos del Ministerio de Agricultura la campaña 2019-2020 el área de papa corresponde a un poco más de 346,000 Has., con una producción de 4.5 millones de toneladas.
Indigenous young people take part in the first Hornbill Festival organized by the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) (Courtesy: Fazry Ismail/EPA-EFE)
March 27, 2020
Protecting Indigenous cultures is crucial for saving the world's biodiversity
Species are being lost at about a thousand times the natural rate of extinction. This is faster than at any other period in human history. Ecosystems—the vital systems on which all life depends—are being degraded across the globe.
Biodiversidad genética: 223 variedades de papas nativas en MIL Centro
March 09, 2020
Biodiversidad genética: 223 variedades de papas nativas en MIL Centro
Uno de los primeros intercambios entre la población andina y la tierra, fue a través de la papa. Los primeros indicios de su cultivo datan los 8000 años de antigüedad. Desde entonces, generaciones de agricultores han domesticado miles de variedades.
El INTA Balcarce siembra papas modificadas genéticamente que no se oxidan
February 11, 2020
INTA sows the first potatoes that do not oxidize
In a work published recently in Frontiers in Plant Science, scientists from Argentina and Sweden reported the results of the research that consisted in the edition of a polyphenol oxidase gene in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.).
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The Aymara people could lose their most dependable food source.
January 10, 2020
Bolivia's Potatoes are Vanishing
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