Con motivo del Día Departamental de la Papa en Boyacá; institucionalizado por el gobierno de Ramiro Barragán Adame para el segundo viernes de septiembre; la Federación que agremia a los papicultores recibe con beneplácito estas iniciativas.
Las lluvias abundantes de mayo y junio y la fuerte incidencia de mildiu implicarán una bajada del 20%-30% de la producción especialmente en zonas como Xinzo de Limia o La Mariña.
In a groundbreaking initiative to combat climate change, Branston, the UK’s largest potato supplier, is leading a project to reduce the carbon footprint of potato farming, as reported by Farmers Guide in a recent news story.
Scientists have created a super pangenome that captures the complete genetic diversity across multiple potato species to identify genetic traits that can help improve its resilience and nutritional quality.
At a recent “field day,” about 100 Northwest farmers and scientists from across Washington and Oregon scuffed through the sand, walking between piles of potatoes in the Black Sands area near Quincy, Washington.
A five-year, $50 million grant project aims to reduce the carbon footprint of potato farming across the Pacific Northwest.
A new potato sector body which aims to tackle the impact of a costly crop pest - potato cyst nematode - has been welcomed.
In a remarkable turn of events, the global potato market is showing promising signs of robust growth, according to recent reports.
