El portal de la papa en Argentina
La patata, también conocida como papa en Sudamérica y en el Sur de España, es una planta perteneciente a la familia de las solánaceas y cultivada en todo el mundo por sus tubérculos comestibles.
La cosecha de papa puede ser significativa en el período 2015-2016 si se logra aumentar la producción a 15 millones de kilogramos para satisfacer la demanda nacional, prevé hoy el Ministerio de Agricultura de Jamaica.
Unseasonal rain and a hailstorm hit parts of Nashik district on Tuesday evening, pushing farmers to the edge of worry.
Almost 100% of the frozen chips used in Irish catering and fast food outlets are made from imported potato chips, according to Teagasc tillage advisor Shay Phelan.
For the coming months, however, a potato shortage is looming.
Potato farmers are told they must look at planting other varieties.
As its industry dealt with cases of tampering, the P.E.I. Potato Board hired a consultant to look at technology farmers could use to find foreign materials.
The potato-chips industry in Germany was established approximately 50 years ago. The idea of mass production came from two separate trips to the US.