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八月 27, 2008
Crean consorcio tecnológico de la papa en Chile
Tras varios meses de trabajo y luego de haberse conocido los resultados del estudio de mercado que solicitó la Fundación para la Innovación Agraria (FIA), el 20 de mayo se constituyó oficialmente el Consorcio Tecnológico de la Papa, el cual está integr...From the archive

八月 22, 2008
Periodistas chilenos encantados con la papa peruana
Una delegación de periodistas gastronómicos de los más importantes medios de comunicación de Chile que visita el Perú destacó hoy la campaña de promoción y de revaloración de la papa que se realiza en el país y reconoció la calidad de los platos elabor...From the archive

八月 21, 2008
Hail puts dent in San Luis Valley potato volumes
Demand for potatoes from Colorado’s San Luis Valley could be even stronger than first anticipated, following hailstorms Aug. 16-17 expected to reduce volumes from the region. The storms, which cut a mile-wide swathe near the towns of Center and Mosca, ...From the archive

八月 21, 2008
Se implementa una caracterizacion de 100 variedades de papas nativas en Peru
El INIA viene trabajando en las caracterización de 100 variedades de papas nativas de las 500 que existen en la actualidad. Es un trabajo conjunto con los agricultores pues ellos las siembran y el INIA se encarga de los estudios para la elaboración de ...From the archive

八月 19, 2008
Nutritional benefits of potatoes focus of new US Potato Board advertising campaign
The U.S. Potato Board launched a national print advertising campaign today as part of its continued effort to educate consumers about the nutritional benefits of potatoes. "Peel Back the Truth"inquisitively tackles potato nutrition myths and ...From the archive

八月 18, 2008
Potatoes help with Alzheimer's study
A virus that commonly infects potatoes bears a striking resemblance to one of the key proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and researchers have used that to develop antibodies that may slow or prevent the onset of AD. In the August 15 Jour...From the archive
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八月 14, 2008
Seed potatoes now part of Canada's Dispute Resolution Corporation
The Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) can now handle disputes involving seed potatoes. The by-law change approved by members at the 2008 Annual Meeting took effect once approved by the Canadian Government which happened recently. Seed potatoes are...From the archive

八月 13, 2008
A head, and heart, for the lowly potato
David Tay puts on a lab coat and pushes through a door labeled with a black-and-white sign that reads simply, “Potato.” This room, where thousands of “plantlets” sit in test tubes under bright lights, is his domain, his turf – his potato patch. Here at...From the archive

八月 13, 2008
Construirán museo de la papa en el año internacional de este tubérculo
El ministro de Agricultura informó que primera piedra será colocada antes de fin de año. La Directora de Centro Internacional de la Papa destacó la obra. En el marco del Año Internacional de la papa, el ministro de Agricultura, Ismael Benavides, anunci...From the archive

八月 12, 2008
New online trading portal for the international potato industry coming soon
Global E-Trading NV (GET) announced today that it will launch a potato specific portal as part of its portfolio of trading portals for the fresh and frozen produce industry. The portal will be launched on the eFresh trading site, recognized as the lead...From the archive

八月 07, 2008
GAIN report: Export frozen potato products drives up potato production in Argentina.
Argentine potato production is expected to increase to 2.5 million metric tons (MT) as exports of processed (frozen French fries) potatoes are pulling total production up. Domestic consumption of fresh potatoes has been stable for the last ten years at...From the archive

八月 06, 2008
UNICA: variedad Peruana para mercado fresco y papa frita
Las nuevas variedades de papa que se ofrecen a los agricultores deben tener ventajas intrínsecas, las mismas que deben ser superiores a las variedades existentes de uso tradicional. Esta variedad fue desarrollada por la División de Mejoramiento y Utili...From the archive

八月 06, 2008
CHILE-PERÚ: La papa vale mas que un conflicto
"La papa (Solarum tuberosum) es originaria de América", dice a IPS Juan Izquierdo, oficial de producción vegetal de la oficina regional de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), tratando de imprimi...From the archive

八月 04, 2008
Preserving Potatoes More Important than Age-Old Dispute
Policies to get small farmers involved in saving, preserving, producing, marketing and genetically improving potatoes should take precedence over the age-old dispute between Chile and Peru about where potatoes originated, experts from both countries s...From the archive

八月 01, 2008
Potato growers accept McCain contract
P.E.I. farmers who sell potatoes for processing to McCain Foods voted in favour of a new contract at a meeting Thursday night. Unlike those growing for Cavendish Farms, who rejected three contracts before signing, the McCain growers accepted the first...From the archive

八月 01, 2008
Low returns threaten potato supplies
Food manufacturers will have to start paying more for potatoes in the US to maintain future supplies, according to industry experts. Potato prices will have to increase due to high production costs or US potato growers will go out of business, Alvin ...From the archive

七月 31, 2008
Potato vodka hitting the shelves in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's first and only vodka distillery sits unassumingly inside one of the former Glenshaw Glass buildings along Route 8 in Shaler. Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries, the brainchild of Prentiss Orr and Barry Young, is just about ready to release...From the archive

七月 30, 2008
Albert T. Wada, new World Potato Congress Inc. Director
Allan Parker, President &CEO, World Potato Congress Inc. today announced the appointment of Albert T. Wada as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Wada is the Chairman and CEO of Wada Farms Inc., an irrigated farming enterprise in eastern Idaho ...From the archive