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A potato grading and sorting machine has been set up in Bamyan, which is the main supplier of potatoes to Afghanistan’s population.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 199.1 points in September 2013, 2.3 points (1 percent) below its August value and down 11 points (or 5.4 percent) since the beginning of the year.

McCain Foods USA announced the launch of WISE FRIES™ with the new proprietary WISE FRIES™ batter recipe that keeps just enough oil on the outside for great taste and crispness while maintaining the great potato flavor inside.

It’s potato harvest time in northern Maine and thanks to one of the longest stretches of nice weather since midsummer, farmers from one end of Aroostook County to the other are looking to get as much of their crop in as they can while the the sun shines.

El Servicio Técnico de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural del Cabildo Insular de Tenerife (España) presenta en este documento los resultados del 2º año experimental del ensayo de alternativas al uso de metam sodio.

After all the attention that has been paid to cars' cupholders over the years, finally a fast-food chain has figured out that it can hold food, not just beverages.

Biotech company Monsanto has bought Climate Corporation for approximately $1.1 billion.

Con la iniciativa, impulsada por el Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, se establece una cuota, de carácter parafiscal, que será equivalente al uno por ciento del valor de la venta.

Bangladesh potato export in the first two quarters until June 2013 fell by 33 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year.

Mientras que investigadores tienen en sus manos una variedad mexicana resistente a plagas, la mayoría de los cultivos del país usan semilla extranjera.

A Kenyan investor based in the US wants to construct an ultra-modern sweet potato processing factory in Homa Bay. Consolata Bryant met Governor Cyprian Awiti yesterday and agreed to work with the county government to build the factory.

Potato in Kenya is an important food crop, second to maize. In 2011 the Dutch and Kenyan government agreed to support an initiative to support seed potato development in Kenya in order to increase yields and enhance food security.

As part of bilateral effort to ease trade barriers, Mexican potatoes will gain access to the US market under a new US Department of Agriculture proposal.

Potato farming and supply firm Produce Investments Plc (Greenvale AP) has reported a 26.6 per cent rise in annual pre-tax profits to £7.6 million.

Under pressure to provide healthier meals, McDonald’s announced on Thursday that it would no longer market some of its less nutritional options to children.

Destinada a facilitadores y técnicos de campo para ser usada en prácticas con agricultores y estudiantes. Provee descripciones cortas y fotografías de las principales plagas que afectan al cultivo de papa.

La zona de producción de semilla de papa fiscalizada en los departamentos de Calingasta e Iglesia fue declarada área protegida y de interés provincial por parte del Ministerio de Producción y Desarrollo Económico de San Juan.

La Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Aguas del Gobierno de Canarias en colaboración con el subsector de la papa, presentó hoy en Tenerife las producciones que se comercializarán bajo dicho sello de calidad europeo.