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Klamath Basin Fresh Direct have found a way with their packaging, which is developed by Fox Packaging, to stop 99% of damaging light from reaching their potatoes. Potatoes are very sensitive to light and will turn green when they are exposed to light for too long.

The National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA), a branch of Peru's Agriculture Ministry, presented today the INIA 309 potato -also known as Serranita Ecologica (Ecological Serranita)- which uses fewer pesticides during its cultivation

El Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA) presentó ante productores agrarios, comerciantes mayoristas y minoristas e industriales, la variedad mejorada de papa denominada “Serranita”, cultivar desarrollado por los especialistas de la instituci...

As of October 1, you can join a global campaign launched by the Roots for Life Foundation. This is a unique opportunity for 4,235 donors to become Heroes for Life and help to secure the future of humanity by contributing to the conservation of the 4,2...

Desde el 1 de octubre usted puede unirse a una campaña mundial lanzada por la Fundación Raíces para la Vida (Roots for Life). Es una oportunidad única para que 4.235 donantes se conviertan en héroes de por vida y ayuden a asegurar el futuro de la human...

El 8 de octubre se efectuará un día de campo con el fin de conocer las bondades técnicas y culinarias de la variedad Iniap- Natividad. Se trata de una variedad de papa mejorada por el Iniap. El evento se desarrollará en la finca La Valeria, ubicada en...

The Russet Burbank is still the reigning king of spuds, thanks largely to Americans' love of fries.The industry stalwart comprised 44.6 percent of total acreage this year in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin, Maine, North Dakota and Minnesota, acco...

Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP), visited Peru this week to announce that the company is investing USD $3 million over the next three years to create the Agricultural Development Center of Peru (CEDAP).  The Center, which i...

La multinacional PepsiCo, fabricante de refrescos y de otros productos alimentarios, invertirá en Perú más de 200 millones de dólares en los próximos cinco años, anunció hoy su presidenta ejecutiva, Indra Nooyi, tras reunirse con el gobernante de este ...

La Unidad de Producción de Semilla de Papa (CEPA) exporta tres variedades de semilla de papa a Brasil y prevé llegar a otros países sudamericanos, según datos de esa organización de productores. Las semillas de ágata, cupido y asterix son las tres var...

The Oregon Potato Commission has committed an extra $60,000 this year in funding for the potato variety development program at Oregon State University, said Bill Brewer, the commission’s executive director.Among those new varieties Brewer is most excit...

A recent study conducted by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and cooperators shows the potato germplasm Neo-Tuberosum

Un estudio reciente realizado por científicos del Servicio de Investigación Agrícola (ARS) y sus colaboradores mostró que el germoplasma de Neo-tuberosum de la papa.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in North Dakota are evaluating the storage properties of promising new potato varieties that could greatly improve potato quality for growers throughout the United States.

Last week the European Commission approved cultivation and processing of the genetically modified starch potato Amflora. The request for authorisation was submitted by Amflora's developer BASF in August 1996, more than 13 years ago!

In North America, currently no genetically modified potatoes are commercially grown. But the GM potato has already a colorful history in the US and Canada

Americans love potatoes, consuming about 130 pounds per person annually.

Researchers are developing new potato varieties that resist attacks by pests and diseases. There are even potatoes developed to resist pests in specific geographical areas. At the same time scientists are developing colored potatoes, which consumers pr...

On February 17, at the Potato Research Centre in Fredericton, experimental potato selections were unveiled, including a number of red skins. Red skinned potatoes are hot thanks in part to a consumer and restaurant industry trend toward potatoes that ca...