El portal de la papa en Argentina
In the country there are only 15 crops with certified seeds and more than 1,000 species classified as selected seeds, including vegetables, flowers, aromatic plants, forestry, among other crops.
According to Hernando Restrepo, a producer from northern Tolima, the situation has led them to go out onto the roads of some municipalities to sell potatoes directly by the sack or pound.
Northern Ireland’s maincrop potato harvest is now 80% complete, though the recent heavy rainfall has slowed up progress.
The oldest residents recall that they used to harvest nearly 50 varieties of native potatoes. Now they barely manage three.
Farmers are having a hard time selling potatoes this year. There is a surplus on the market and prices have dropped significantly.
Fred Searle speaks to Greens of Soham MD William Shakeshaft to hear about the main challenges and opportunities for the Cambridgeshire-based potato producer, from water security to sustainable technologies
Despite, or perhaps because of, a record harvest, the potato crisis has arrived. Potatoes are rotting in Lower Saxony’s fields – and the problem is largely self-inflicted.
In Carmen de Patagones and Luis Beltrán, Martín Pasman farms land that was once arid. As in other provinces, he rotates crops, placing potatoes at the heart of his business.