Africa: Just like tomatoes, potatoes can flourish in Kenya’s dry north
Bute is a fertile yet arid region about 200 km from Wajir, the capital of Wajir County, towards the mountainous border area with Ethiopia.
Africa 22/01/2019
Canada: Canadian judge orders shipper to pay in dispute
A legal dispute over P.E.I. potatoes shipped to Argentina in 2007 has ended with a judge ordering the shipper to pay more than $118,000 to one of its suppliers.
Norte Am. 22/01/2019
España (Málaga): Horticultores El Torcal, en plena campaña de patata tardía
Horticultores El Torcal ha conseguido este año una cosecha de patata tardía de una calidad superior respecto a la de otros períodos.
Europa 22/01/2019
Europa: La produzione francese di patate sfiora i sei milioni di tonnellate nel 2018
La produzione francese di patate corrisponde a 5.850.000 tonnellate quest’anno, contro le 6.473.700 del 2017, con una netta diminuzione del 10% circa in un anno.
Europa 22/01/2019
Europa: Scientists unravel genetics of potato skin and flesh colour
Potato tuber skin and flesh colours are attractive traits for consumers and frequently influence purchase choices.
Europa 22/01/2019
Pakistan: Government urged to help export of potatoes to China
Now China has agreed to initiate the process of importing potatoes from Pakistan after the latter fulfilled the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements, exporters of horticulture products have urged the Ministry of Commerce to facilitate them
Asia 22/01/2019
Europa: Un lievito per ridurre l’acrilammide nelle patatine fritte
L’acrilammide è una potenziale molecola cancerogena che si forma durante la cottura ad alta temperatura di determinati alimenti (reazione di Maillard).
Europa 22/01/2019
Francia: Les prix de la pomme de terre belge s’envolent: la canicule de 2018 en cause
La sécheresse de 2018 a causé une production de pommes de terre en très net recul : -35%. Le constat est dressé par l’ensemble des producteurs belges.
Europa 22/01/2019