El portal de la papa en Argentina
El Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural y la Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria, UPRA, avanzan en proyectos para mejorar la competitividad de los cultivadores de papa en el país.
Hot chip vending machines could be a potential new market for West Australia potato growers, who are currently facing the loss of the only chip manufacturer in the state
An unidentified agricultural company from the Netherlands will support farmers in large scale potato production in the irrigated area of Matala, in Angola’s Huila province.
The prices currently being negotiated for potato contracts in the 2016 campaign are stable or even higher in Europe’s major producing countries, as reported by the Lonja de León in a press release.
The Belgian potato market is picking up and this is partly to do with a boost from the industry. According to Bart Nemegheer, of Aardappelhoeve, the growing trend concerns mostly the waxy varieties and the potatoes for fries.
The Kleffmann Group recently conducted a survey of 202 British potato farmers, which revealed that 39% of the potato crop is grown on rented land and that 25% of farmers total arable land area (not just potato land note) is infested with Potato Cyst
China will further promote the production of potato so that it becomes one of their staple foods, said the Ministry of Agriculture.
Have you ever cut into a potato to find a dark spot or hollow part? Early research shows that these defects are likely the result of calcium deficiencies in the potato -- and that tuber calcium is genetically linked to tuber quality.