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February 02, 2012
Potatoes may offer blood pressure benefits
Purple potatoes that contain high levels of antioxidants could help to lower blood pressure in people with obesity, according to new research.
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LEI: Nederlands aandeel in wereldhandel pootaardappelen 60%
January 29, 2012
LEI: Nederlands aandeel in wereldhandel pootaardappelen 60%
Nederlandse bedrijven in uitgangsmaterialen - zaden, pootgoed en jonge planten voor de land- en tuinbouw- behoren qua omzet, handel en innovatie tot de top van de wereld. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van het LEI. Veel van de grootste producenten in uitgang...
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January 27, 2012
Ensayan con éxito papas transgénicas resistentes a virus
La papa es el cuarto cultivo alimenticio más importante en el mundo, con una producción anual de 300 millones de toneladas. En Argentina se producen 2 a 2,5 millones, las que se comercializan principalmente en el mercado interno. Las infecciones viral...
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January 27, 2012
Innovación para el Desarrollo: La Experiencia Papa Andina
Innovación para el Desarrollo: La Experiencia Papa Andina, es un libro que recoge 25 artículos que tratan, a partir de la experiencia de Papa Andina y sus socios, diversos aspectos de una estrategia que los centros del CGIAR y sus socios nacionales est...
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January 26, 2012
Investigación sobre “alimentos funcionales”: buscan potenciar los compuestos antioxidantes de la papa
El Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas IIB de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, en colaboración con INTA Balcarce, estudia cómo aumentar los polifenoles saludables en la papa, a fin de prevenir enfermedades complejas como cáncer o diabetes.
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January 17, 2012
ConAgra Foods Agrees to Acquire Del Monte Canada
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Toronto-based Del Monte Canada Inc., a leading provider and marketer of packaged fruits, fruit snacks and vegetables in Canada, from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners. Th...
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January 16, 2012
BASF renuncia a desarrollar y comercializar transgénicos en Europa por el rechazo social
La empresa química alemana BASF ha anunciado este lunes que renuncia a desarrollar y comercializar en Europa organismos genéticamente modificados, entre ellos la polémica patata transgénica 'Amflora', debido al fuerte rechazo social en la mayoría de Es...
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January 16, 2012
Potatoes: The misunderstood vegetable
An image problem continues to trouble all sectors of the spud industry, according to the Alliance for Potato Research and Education
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US Potato industry focusing on acrylamide
January 15, 2012
US Potato industry focusing on acrylamide
The potato industry is behind a unified effort to learn more about acrylamide - which was discovered in food about ten years ago.
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December 12, 2011
Britse aardappelindustrie bezorgd over solvabiliteit telers
a hoge aardappelprijzen vorig jaar, wordt er door de Britse telers dit jaar financiële pijn geleden.
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December 12, 2011
Gran Bretaña: 'La producción de papa siempre ha sido fiesta o hambre'
Los productores de papa para industria británicos están preocupados por los bajos precios de la actual campaña.
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December 12, 2011
Researcher warns potato growers against overusing pesticides
An independent researcher in a presentation at a meeting in Oregon, Nov. 30 challenged potato growers to stop relying on neonicotinoid and pyrethroid insecticides.
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December 12, 2011
Potato Farmers reject freight subsidy offer in Punjab
The Punjab government on Sunday announced freight subsidy for transportation of potato crop in domestic as well as export markets, but potato growers turned down the offer saying it would not bail them out.
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December 12, 2011
Duitse aardappeloogst slechts deels verkoopbaar
Volgens actuele schattingen zijn er dit jaar in Duitsland zo’n 11,9 miljoen ton aardappels gerooid van een totaal aardappelareaal van 259.400 hectare.
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December 08, 2011
Achieving good-quality seed-beds
Many potato fields are being overworked in a bid to create the ‘perfect’ seed-bed, an expensive practice that does not increase yield and endangers the long-term health of soils. Thanks to Potato Council funding, researcher Dr Mark Stalham of Cambrid...
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Improving incomes and nutritional health in Bangladesh through potato, sweetpotato, and vegetables
December 06, 2011
Improving incomes and nutritional health in Bangladesh through potato, sweetpotato, and vegetables
Poverty affects 40 percent of people in Bangladesh, and malnutrition is among the highest in the world, with 56 percent of preschoolers underweight. In an effort to combat these alarming numbers, the International Potato Center (CIP) is launching a ne...
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Potato chips marketing exposed
December 01, 2011
Potato chips marketing exposed
I just came across a very interesting piece of research, that was also very nicely described in a blog post by one of the authors. A must read for marketers of potato chips - especially if you want to sell your chips expensive...
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November 30, 2011
PVMI board contributes $300,000 to potato breeding program
The PVMI Board has agreed to a $300,000 contribution to the Tri-State University Research and Breeding Program. The money comes from royalties collected this year. Combined with two returns of $100,000 each for the previous two years PVMI has generated...
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