Bélgica: The country famous for its fries records the lowest potato yield per hectare in 5 years
Belgium is one of the leaders in the potato sector. However, its farmers, like Polish producers and processors, face many challenges.
Europa 12/01/2025
Canada’s potato harvest thrives as U.S. faces production decline and import reliance
In Canada, potato harvests are flourishing, yet the United States anticipates a 5% decline in potato production for 2023, with projections showing 417.8 million hundredweight and an average yield of 453 hundredweight per acre.
Norte Am. 12/01/2025
India explores potato-based bioethanol for sustainable energy and waste reduction
A comprehensive review article published in Heliyon, titled "Bioethanol production from potatoes in India: A SWOT analysis," evaluates the feasibility of converting surplus and non-marketable potatoes into bioethanol.
Asia 12/01/2025
Kenya’s potato industry struggles with seed quality and funding challenges
In Kenya, the potato industry is grappling with an inadequate supply of quality potato seed for preferred varieties, leading to a reliance on multiplying low-quality ordinary potato seed.
Africa 12/01/2025
Smart farming: AI predicts potato growth potential, marking the beginning of ‘a new era in farming’
A cutting-edge AI tool can now predict how well seed potatoes will grow into healthy potato plants.
Europa 12/01/2025
Ucrania: "Ban on Ukrainian potatoes in EU remains in place due to misleading statistics"
The ban on Ukrainian potatoes in Europe will remain in force for a long time due to the dissemination of false figures about the production.
Europa 12/01/2025
Bélgica: "Strongly growing potato area offers opportunities, but growers remain concerned"
During Interpom 2024 in Kortrijk it became clear that the Belgian potato sector is full of ambitions, but also faces major challenges.
Europa 12/01/2025
Onion portal closes down
For over a decade, OnionBusiness.com has served the onion industry. When it launched, the intent was to take the story of onions beyond the fields.
Norte Am. 12/01/2025