El portal de la papa en Argentina
Bajo el lema La papa, símbolo de identidad ramblera, el Consistorio de San Juan de la Rambla quiere dar más visibilidad y aceptación social a un producto del campo que ha jugado un papel clave en la historia local.
Para celebrarlo cada 30 de mayo, Comité de Agricultura de FAO buscará elevar propuesta a la ONU
Este evento busca poner en valor «la papa como preciado elemento de cultivo y delicia de la gastronomía canaria»
Farmers have rejected a second price offer made by food manufacturer Simplot for their potato crop this season.
Farm manager Simon Day is taking big strides in growing potatoes more sustainably and cutting their carbon footprint by widening his rotation, reducing costly cultivations and introducing cover crops to add organic matter.
Despite the rise in production of various other horticultural crops, onion, potato and tomato farmers suffered drop in prices last year.
An early season and the threat of secondary growth means potato growers should check crops now for tuber sizing and be prepared to apply maleic hydrazide two weeks earlier than normal.
The potato sector in Algeria is considered to be a strategic crop for the economic development, many levers have been put in place in recent years to increase yield levels, which have been quadrupled to 5 million tons.