Nepal: Chitwan farmers are happy after switching to potatoes
They used to plant mustard or wheat which pay less and require more effort, they say.
Asia 05/01/2021
Bengala: Higher acreage, better yield to lift potato production in Bengal, UP
Potato production across the key growing States of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and West Bengal is likely to be higher this year on the back of an increase in the area under cultivation and a better yield.
Africa 05/01/2021
Francia: Emballages , la filière plant de pomme de terre s’engage pour le recyclage
La filière du plant de pomme de terre s’est engagée à recycler plus de 90 % des emballages plastiques utilisés d’ici 2025. C’est ce qu’annoncent Adivalor, Ares et le Gnis, dans un communiqué commun du 16 décembre 2020.
Europa 05/01/2021
Argelia: Près de 20 000 tonnes de semences de pomme de terre importées
L’utilisation des semences de pomme de terre importées lors de la saison 2020-2021 a baissé de 80% dans la wilaya de Mostaganem, a-t-on appris des services de la direction des services agricoles (DSA) de wilaya.
Africa 05/01/2021
Asia: Nearly 3 million farmers in Asia embrace CIP-bred potatoes, raising revenues and resilience
Rising investment in infrastructure, people and research across Asia over the last 20 years has produced dramatic improvements in living standards.
Asia 05/01/2021
Polonia: Dziki ziemniak kontra czarna nóżka i miękka zgnilizna
Ziemniak, czwarta roślina żywieniowa świata, wykazuje wysoką podatność na różne patogeny, co wymaga intensywnej i kosztownej ochrony jego upraw. Jednym z nich są bakterie z rodzaju Pectobacterium, które powodują m.in. mokrą zgniliznę i czarną nóżkę
Europa 05/01/2021
España: Sa Pobla potato exporters facing Brexit bureaucracy
The cooperatives are gearing up for an early export campaign.
Europa 05/01/2021
Irlanda del Norte: ‘Time to support local potato growers’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) potato committee say they are ‘outraged’ to learn that several local packers and dealers have been lobbying for potatoes that have been produced outside of Northern Ireland (NI) to be imported from January 1.
Europa 05/01/2021