Algunas comunidades de San Andrés de Machaca, perdieron hasta el 100% de la producción del tubérculo, principalmente en los sectores con poca vegetación y planicies.
Some communities in San Andrés de Machaca lost up to 100% of their tuber production, mainly in areas with little vegetation and plains.
Frosts impact potato production, generating demand for imported products
A study by the Canary Islands Institute for Agricultural Research has evaluated and selected potential biological control agents for the Guatemalan potato moth, Tecia solanivora, the most important pest of potato crops in the Canary Islands.
Un trabajo del Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias ha evaluado y seleccionado potenciales agentes de control biológico de la polilla guatemalteca de la papa, Tecia solanivora, la plaga más importante del cultivo de patata en Canarias.
India has emerged as a major exporter of French Fries, which owes much to companies procuring potato directly from growers and deepening farmer engagement.
El INIAF realiza el trabajo en el marco del Programa Nacional de Tubérculos y Raíces como parte de las actividades realizadas por los técnicos de investigación del Proyecto Papa Yuca.
INIAF carries out the work within the framework of the National Program for Tubers and Roots as part of the activities carried out by the research technicians of the Papa Yuca Project.
