Australia is facing a potato shortage after wild east coast weather ravaged farms and delayed growers’ sowing crops — which means hot chippies are becoming scarce — but don’t worry, there’s a man with a plan, as Rebecca Le May and Elisia Seeber
There are two things we know for sure, writes Ian Petrie in a news story published by Island Farmer.
Farmers in Meru County have reaped big results in an ongoing partnership between the county government and the South Korean government to help some 1,200 households rear poultry and improve the production of Irish potatoes.
PUNO, Peru – A drought in the Peruvian Andes has ravaged alpaca flocks and withered potato crops, forcing the government to declare a state of emergency on Saturday for 60 days in more than 100 districts.
As fertilizer costs escalate, green crops could provide a viable alternative to capture and supply nitrogen for vegetable production.
Canada’s Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) potato farmers do not have life easy after dealing with the potato wart disease and now they face higher input costs and shipping delays.
According to the State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan imported 404 100 tonnes of potatoes worth $65.9 million from 16 countries in January-October 2022.
Floods and the derailment of a cargo train between Perth and Sydney, Australia will likely see a shortage of potatoes and fresh food over Christmas.
