Bolivia: " Ahora solo cultivamos tres variedades de papa nativa: copacabana, waycha y sacambaya”.
Antes, recuerdan las personas con más años, cosechaban cerca de 50 variedades de papas nativas. Ahora apenas llegan a tres.
Argentina 04/11/2025
Bolivia: "Now we only cultivate three varieties of native potatoes: copacabana, waycha and sacambaya."
The oldest residents recall that they used to harvest nearly 50 varieties of native potatoes. Now they barely manage three.
Latam 04/11/2025
Czech Republic: The price of potatoes has fallen below seven crowns.
Farmers are having a hard time selling potatoes this year. There is a surplus on the market and prices have dropped significantly.
Europa 03/11/2025
U.K.: High irrigation costs are causing potato growers to question the future.
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
Europa 03/11/2025
Germany: Potatoes rot in the fields of Lower Saxony
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.
Europa 03/11/2025
Argentina (Patagonia): Avanza el cultivo de papa con riego por pivot en regiones áridas
En Carmen de Patagones y Luis Beltrán, Martín Pasman hace agricultura donde antes reinaba la aridez. Como en otras provincias, rota varios cultivos para poner a la papa en el centro de su negocio.
Argentina 02/11/2025
Argentina (Patagonia): Potato cultivation with pivot irrigation is advancing in arid regions
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.
Argentina 02/11/2025
Belgium: Potato harvests are exceptional… but the price is not falling in stores: how can this be explained?
This year’s potato harvest is exceptional. Potatoes are plentiful… causing prices to plummet on the open market, but not in supermarkets. How can this difference be explained?
Europa 02/11/2025