El portal de la papa en Argentina
According to potato industry officials 2015 was a slower year for sales of fresh Maine potatoes: sales volume were down 2.2 percent overall and the largest-selling russet burbank was down 3.2 percent, reports Nielsen FreshFacts data.
Sources say the 2016 Southern Idaho Potato Cooperative contract will include new language mandating a minimum of two years of alternate crops between potatoes.
Recent research in the US revealed that children are not consuming enough vegetables, resulting in an inadequate intake of key nutrients.
Andrew Brown, claims to have lost 30 pounds in just over 40 days, while still eating as much as he likes; albeit only potatoes.
This year, the Bolivian Government expects a 47,039 tonne deficit in the potato harvest due to the rains and droughts caused by El Niño, which will reduce the production volume by 66,550 tonnes.
In a recent survey conducted by the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC), it was revealed that consumers aren’t aware that potatoes are a potassium-rich food.
According to Provincial Agriculture Minister Dr Farukh Javed the ceiling rate of agriculture income tax should be enhanced from Rs 80,000 to Rs 400,000, equal to the traders’ community.
Elizabeth Truss, segretario all’Ambiente del Regno Unito, la definisce una "rivoluzione alimentare"; e infatti nei dati relativi al periodo 1974-2014 rilasciati di recente dal National Food Survey - ente statistico del Dipartimento per l’Ambiente .