Holanda: Aardappelras Divaa gaat Kennebec mogelijk vervangen
Tholen - Het aardappelras Kennebec is in Zuidelijke landen een bekend middenvroeg tot middenlaat ras.
Europa 23/05/2017
España: Medio Rural da por controlada la plaga de la patata en la zona coruñesa
En un año se ha reducido casi en un 90 % la polilla detectada, y algo menos en Lugo
Europa 23/05/2017
Bélgica: Colruyt tests new collaboration directly with potato producers
Colruyt is the first distributor in Belgium to initiate a cooperation with potato producers. Nine producers, working directly with Colruyt, have just planted 5,000 tons of potato plants.
Europa 23/05/2017
EEUU: US officially begins process to renegotiate NAFTA, Potato Council applauds
The United States has officially indicated its desire to renegotiate the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement, triggering a 90-day consultation window before formal talks begin.
Norte Am. 23/05/2017
España: Urcacyl cree que Interprofesional de patata puede ser una realidad en 2017
"Una interprofesional vertebraría y daría estructura al sector ante las presiones de la gran distribución y serviría de plataforma para la promoción de la patata castellanoleonesa", ha mencionado Carrion.
Europa 23/05/2017
Inglaterra: UK approves GM blight resistant potato field trial
In the United Kingdom, farming minister George Eustice (DEFRA) has approved a four-year trial of genetically modified (GM) potatoes at The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich between 2017 and 2021.
Europa 23/05/2017
Europa: NW Europe potato planting area grows to 10 year high
The first estimate of acreage planted to potatoes in the North-Western European Potato Growers (NEPG) region is projected to have reached a 10-year high.
Europa 23/05/2017
África: Zimbabwe to lift South African ban on potato chips
The Zimbabwean government says it will lift a ban on some imported products from South Africa, a year after it was first imposed.
Africa 23/05/2017