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Solynta: Sowing a More Collaborative Seed Industry
June 27, 2023
You may think of a seed as tiny and insignificant. Don’t be fooled: its impact on global agriculture is immense. The seed industry is constantly balancing innovation with bringing value to growers.
Seed potato import Morocco reaches five-year high
June 25, 2023
Imports of seed potatoes had been growing in Morocco and reached their at least five-year high of 60,000 tonnes in the MY 2022/23
Potato growers can’t keep up with 'red hot' global demand
June 22, 2023
Washington potato farmers can’t keep pace with worldwide cravings for french fries, hash browns, tots, potato chips and other processed potato products.
Major shortages and unprecedented high prices in the European potato market
June 15, 2023
Robert Voskamp of the Dutch company Rola Fresh said that he has never seen the potato market this hot.
Government of Ireland supports investments in the Seed Potato and Chipping Potato Sector
June 07, 2023
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, announced the commencement of the issuing of grant approvals under the 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Seed Potato Sector and Chipping Potato Sector.
Government of Peru wants Peruvian native potatoes to conquer new markets
June 05, 2023
As part of the National Potato Day in Peru, Agrarian Development and Irrigation Minister Nelly Paredes affirmed that her sector has been boosting exports of native potato processed products
BEPPCO participates in potato field day organized by its parent company Nahar Al Awrad Group
June 04, 2023
Nahar Al Awrad Group, along with its subsidiaries Nahar Al Awrad, Shorouq Al Nahar, and Beirut Erbil Company, recently organized a potato field day.
España: La patata local gana adeptos en Cataluña
May 31, 2023
Aunque en Barcelona (Mercabarna) se encuentra el hub de envasadores más importantes de nuestro país, lo cierto es que la comunidad no cuenta con una tradición de producción local de envergadura.
Bolivia: ¿Cómo combaten el contrabando y luchan por conservar variedades de papa investigadores de la UMSS?
May 31, 2023
Investigadores de la Universidad Mayor de San Simón y de la Universidad Javeriana de Colombia prevén conservar múltiples variedades de este producto bajo estándares de alta calidad genética y sanitaria, debido a bacterias y otro tipo de afectaciones que, con los años, causaron que muchas 'especies' de papas queden prácticamente al borde de la extinción.
Egipto e Israel, los amos de la ‘temprana’ en Europa
May 30, 2023
El declive productivo de Europa deja hueco para que las importaciones extracomunitarias se abran paso, especialmente en el segmento de patata temprana.