News on The Potato Supply Chain

Ecuador censará a sus papicultores para proteger y fortalecer la producción nacional
April 01, 2014
Ecuador censará a sus papicultores para proteger y fortalecer la producción nacional
El registro de productores de papa permitirá el control de la producción y circulación del tubérculo en todo el país.
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Oportunidades y desafíos para la cadena de papa en Ecuador
April 01, 2014
Oportunidades y desafíos para la cadena de papa en Ecuador
Con este nombre se realizó el 11 de Marzo del 2014, en la ciudad de Quito, un evento en el cuál participaron más de 70 actores públicos y privados vinculados a la cadena de valor de la papa en el país.
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Shortage of potatoes in Cuba
March 31, 2014
Shortage of potatoes in Cuba
Potatoes are scarce in Cuba. Cuban weekly 'Trabajadores' reported last Monday, that the import prices for seed potatoes have risen sharply and as a result only half the area of last year has been planted.
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Potatoes with other vegetables
March 31, 2014
Sri Lanka Government introduces guaranteed price for potatoes
The Sri Lanka government introduces guaranteed price for potatoes, onions and dried chili to stimulate growth of the agricultural sector, achieving national food security.
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Greenvale AP for news
March 31, 2014
Greenvale AP considering closure of its Tern Hill potato packing plant
Greenvale AP, based in Tern Hill, Shropshire, has confirmed redundancies could be made following a review of its potato packing operations.
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USAID Agribusiness holds training on potato seed in Pakistan
March 30, 2014
USAID Agribusiness holds training on potato seed in Pakistan
The Agribusiness Project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organized a week-long training on Seed Potato Production Technologies in Pakistan.
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Australia: Extreme weather brings potato shortage and sends prices soaring
March 30, 2014
Australia: Extreme weather brings potato shortage and sends prices soaring
Australian Potato shoppers are spitting chips over the rising cost of washed potatoes amid reduced ­supplies.
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Llega a Panamá la papa ‘gourmet’ peruana
March 27, 2014
Llega a Panamá la papa ‘gourmet’ peruana
Es un tipo de papa que podría empezar a formar parte de la dieta balanceada de las poblaciones económicamente vulnerables de las tierras altas de Chiriquí, Veraguas, Coclé y Herrera.
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Almacenamiento de la papa (Audio)
March 27, 2014
Almacenamiento de la papa (Audio)
El Programa “Cosechando” de Agrobanco entrevistó al Ing. Rolando Egúsquiza Bayona, docente de la Universidad Nacional Agraria de La Molina (Perú), sobre el almacenamiento de la papa.
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Cavendish Farms suspends potato farming operations in Presque Isle
March 25, 2014
Cavendish Farms suspends potato farming operations in Presque Isle
Cavendish Farms potato farming operations in Presque Isle, Maine are being suspended indefinitely.
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Afghanistan could be self-sufficient in potatoes with proper storage facilities
March 25, 2014
Afghanistan could be self-sufficient in potatoes with proper storage facilities
Afghanistan would be self-sufficient in potato if proper cultivation and storage strategies were introduced in central Bamyan province, according to an official.
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United States Potato outlook isn't good
March 25, 2014
United States Potato outlook isn't good
There are two likely scenarios facing U.S. potato growers in the 2014-15 season, and neither of them is sunny, according to Jerry Wright, president and chief executive officer of the United Potato Growers of America, Salt Lake City.
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España: Recomiendan a productores de papa suscribirse a contratos para garantizar un nivel mínimo de ingresos
March 23, 2014
España: Recomiendan a productores de papa suscribirse a contratos para garantizar un nivel mínimo de ingresos
La Consejería de Agricultura y Ganadería de Castilla y León ha publicado el octavo Boletín de la Papa en el que se recomienda a los agricultores que cultivan más de una hectárea y media de este tubérculo suscribir los contratos con los operadores comerciales para garantizarse un nivel mínimo de ingresos.
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Plagas agrícolas son ‘muy subestimadas’, dice estudio
March 18, 2014
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Instalan en Chile estación experimental para producir semilla de papa certificada
March 18, 2014
Instalan en Chile estación experimental para producir semilla de papa certificada
Predio de Julio Fernández, actual presidente del Consorcio Papa Chile S.A, albergará el proyecto impulsado por el Consorcio e INIA, que busca aumentar el volumen del producto certificado en el mercado y, en definitiva, mejorar el rubro a partir de ...
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Argentina proveerá material genético de papas a Cuba
March 14, 2014
Argentina proveerá material genético de papas a Cuba
Un equipo técnico del INTA compartió información sobre tecnologías de cosecha y poscosecha para aumentar y mejorar la diversidad varietal de la producción en la isla.
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McCain Foods: Manitoba highest-cost processing potato producer in North America
March 09, 2014
McCain Foods: Manitoba highest-cost processing potato producer in North America
Manitoba potato farmers could face steeper cuts in contracted potato production unless they can become more cost competitive with other areas of North America, a senior official with McCain Foods says.
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Kenyan Potato Processor Midlands Limited adds value...also to the farmgate
March 09, 2014
Kenyan Potato Processor Midlands Limited adds value...also to the farmgate
Kenyan potato factory Midlands limited not only adds value at the processing level but also from the farm gate. It provides land in case one has none, cultivates and offers advisory services during planting, dressing and harvesting
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