News on Potato Varieties and Seed from the Americas

Comerciando papa en la central de abastos de Bogotá
July 15, 2013
El Gobierno colombiano no sabe a quién darle el subsidio de los paperos
Como no hubo una propuesta clara para entregar los dineros, estos financiarán otros programas.
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Universidad peruana aprueba producto que retrasa envejecimiento de planta de papa
June 09, 2013
Universidad peruana aprueba producto que retrasa envejecimiento de planta de papa
Especialistas de la Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM) aprobaron un producto que retarda el envejecimiento de la planta de papa y aumenta la producción y la calidad de este tubérculo, informaron voceros de esa casa superior de estudios.
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Simplot hopes to avoid Monsanto's mistakes with biotech potato
May 21, 2013
Simplot hopes to avoid Monsanto's mistakes with biotech potato
A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds.
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Finaliza el primer curso de aeroponía para obtención de semillas de papa de calidad en Ecuador
May 17, 2013
Finaliza el primer curso de aeroponía para obtención de semillas de papa de calidad en Ecuador
El INIAP y CIP realizarán la clausura del primer curso de aeroponia para la obtención de semillas de papa de calidad en el Ecuador. El evento se realizará el miércoles 22 de mayo, en la Estación Santa Catalina del INIAP, al sur de Quito.
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Simplot asks USDA for deregulation of their GM Innate potatoes
May 08, 2013
Simplot asks USDA for deregulation of their GM Innate potatoes
The J.R Simplot Company has petitioned the USDA to deregulate their new genetically engineered Innate™ Potatoes and the public comment period has just been opened up on that petition.
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Presentan primer recetario de papas nativas multicolores en Perú
April 12, 2013
Presentan primer recetario de papas nativas multicolores en Perú
Son 56 recetas registradas por alumnos de gastronomía del Instituto Continental de la ciudad de Huancayo, y forma parte del proyecto de recuperación y conservación de la biodiversidad de papas nativas.
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The case of the poison potato
March 25, 2013
The case of the poison potato
In the late 1960s, researchers from the US Department of Agriculture, Penn State University, and the Wise Potato Chip Company teamed up breed a very special potato, which they named the Lenape.
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Red Potatoes
March 23, 2013
Papa de origen argentino será introducida en Nicaragua
A fin de garantizar la seguridad alimentaria del pueblo, el Instituto Nicaragüense de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), está en proceso de validación y estudio de nuevas variedades de semilla para la siembra de papa.
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Invitan a Chile a alianza para monitoreo de la diversidad genética de las papas nativas
March 15, 2013
Invitan a Chile a alianza para monitoreo de la diversidad genética de las papas nativas
Una invitación a participar en una alianza para el monitoreo de la diversidad genética de las papas nativas, denominada “Iniciativa Chirapaq La Ruta del Arcoiris”, que está encabezando el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), formuló Stef De Haan, inv...
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Whole Foods Market makes GMO labeling mandatory as of 2018
March 08, 2013
Whole Foods Market makes GMO labeling mandatory as of 2018
Whole Foods Market announced today at Natural Products Expo West that, by 2018, all products in its U.S. and Canadian stores must be labeled to indicate if they contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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Boulder Canyon Natural Foods Receives Non-GMO Project Verified Seal For Its Kettle-Cooked Chip
March 04, 2013
Boulder Canyon Natural Foods Receives Non-GMO Project Verified Seal For Its Kettle-Cooked Chips
Boulder Canyon Natural Foods®, a leading natural snack food manufacturer is proud to announce that it has successfully enrolled its kettle-cooked potato chips in the Non-GMO Project
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February 20, 2013
GMO Labeling Bill Introduced in US Congress
Today Colorado’s Jared Polis will announce, outside a reborn organic retail store in Boulder, that he is introducing a federal bill in Congress to mandate the labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms in all 50 states.
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February 19, 2013
University of Maine looking for blight-resistant potatoes
Potato breeding developments being researched by graduate students in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences of the University of Maine look to save the future of Maine’s iconic crop.
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Genetic modification likely for potatoes, researcher says
February 07, 2013
Genetic modification likely for potatoes, researcher says
A University of Idaho researcher says he's optimistic efforts to develop genetically modified potatoes will resurface.
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Analizan metodologías para restar efectos del cambio climático en la papa
February 04, 2013
Analizan metodologías para restar efectos del cambio climático en la papa
El Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (Inia) inauguró esta mañana una importante reunión de científicos internacionales, que vienen desarrollando metodologías y herramientas moleculares eficientes, para contrarrestar los efectos que está producie...
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Bolivia: Nueva variedad de papa triplica rendimiento e ingresa al mercado con gran éxito (Cortesía: Agraria.pe)
January 21, 2013
Bolivia: Nueva variedad de papa triplica rendimiento e ingresa al mercado con gran éxito
La papa denominada "Marcela"es una nueva variedad que ya se encuentra en los centros de abasto bolivianos y que puede producir entre 30 y 40 toneladas por hectárea en condiciones óptimas del suelo y humedad cuando otras variedades producen de...
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New Potato Breeder hired at the Hermiston Agricultural Research & Extension Center
December 12, 2012
New Potato Breeder hired at the Hermiston Agricultural Research & Extension Center
Oregon State University once again has a plant breeder leading its potato development efforts after filling a position that was vacant for nearly two years: Sagar Sathuvalli.
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November 07, 2012
No GM Food labeling in California: Proposition 37 voted down
California voters have decided they can live without labels on genetically modified food. This means the state will not be at odds with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s policy of not labelling GM foods, which goes back more than two decade...
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