In the African country of Cameroon, the Delegate Minister of the Minister of Economy, Yaouba Abdoulaye, officially launched on 5th and 6th August 2015 two new agricultural plants or agropoles for the production, processing and sale of potatoes.
One week in advance compared to last season, when sales started on 25 August, potatoes have hit the Market of Salamanca with prices that confirm the moderate optimism in the sector, result of a reduction in the acreage in Castile-Leon, from 20,687
Gand University, the Institute of Agricultural Research and the Flemish Biotechnology Institute have announced that the first field tests of mildew resistant Bintje potatoes will take place in 2017 or 2018.
Experts at the Ural Institute of Agriculture have introduced three new varieties of potatoes intended for mechanical harvesting. The deputy director of the Institute Alexander Shanin reported this to a TASS reporter on Monday 17 August.
When it comes to the potato, Feng Xiaoyan gets rhapsodic. “Potatoes are tasty, the flavor is fresh. The more you eat them, the more they’re on your mind,” Ms. Feng has crooned on Chinese television. She has commissioned several songs extolling.
The State produced a total of 2.68 lakh metric tonnes of potato in 2014-15 which would meet only 20 per cent need of the State.
El consumo de alimentos en Bolivia varía sustancialmente entre los diferentes productos; donde la papa se sitúa en primer lugar con un promedio de consumo de 92 kilogramos (Kg) al año por persona, frente a solo un kilo de quinua per cápita.
A produção de batatas em Santa Maria de Jetibá tem recebido incentivo do Instituto Capixaba de Pesquisa, Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (Incaper), com apoio da Prefeitura Municipal. Novas variedades têm sido introduzidas no município.
