Perú (Pachitea): Paperos son afectados por mal estado de las carreteras
El tramo Ushun-Ricajagra, del trayecto Huarichaca, está en pésimo, lo cual impide el paso tanto de vehículos livianos como pesados.
Latam 22/02/2016
Perú: Sequía y heladas dañan 60% de cultivos de papa en Mañazo
Según el alcalde Pablo Hernán Chambi Quispe, la sequía y heladas que trajo el fenómeno de El Niño, ha provocado una pérdida de 60% de los cultivos de papa en el distrito de Mañazo, provincia de Puno.
Latam 21/02/2016
España (Burgos): El 40% de la patata que llega a Pepsico se cultiva en la región
El presidente vincula la rentabilidad de la explotación agraria con la relación con la empresa.
Europa 21/02/2016
Venezuela: Potato growers scammed
According to Emmanuel Escalona, director of Fenaphort in Trujillo state, Venezuela’s National Federation of Potato and Vegetable Producers (Fenaphort) denounced on Tuesday the partial breach of the contract to import potato seeds from Canada
Latam 19/02/2016
Australia: Papua New Guinea temporarily lifts ban on AU potatoes
Due to drought restricting the supply of fruit and vegetables in Papua New Guinea, the country has temporarily lifted the ban on the import of selected Australian fruits and vegetables for three months.
Oceania 19/02/2016
Europa: Potato market got through ABC virus well
In recent weeks enough potatoes have left for export and there is a good demand for potatoes from the industry. "The market got through the ABC virus well," observes Adrie Kleinjan, of the eponymous potato trader, referencing the drop out of Africa,
Europa 19/02/2016
China: Convincing the Chinese to eat potatoes
China will make potatoes their staple food within four years, in a big shift that aims to stop land, water and food shortages. It also aims to ensure basic food supply is available as the country’s population balloons to 1.3 billion by 2020.
Asia 19/02/2016
Canada: Releases new pink potato
This year, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has released 16 new kinds of potatoes, with bright pink and purple being touted as the hot new fashion colours for potatoes in Spring 2016.
Norte Am. 19/02/2016