El portal de la papa en Argentina
De aardappel wordt in Algerije beschouwd als een strategisch gewas voor economische ontwikkeling en er zijn de laatste jaren veel maatregelen genomen om de oogst te verhogen die bij 5 mln ton is verviervoudigd.
Die Ernte der Frühkartoffeln kommt in Gang. Wie gut das Jahr für die Anbauer noch wird, hängt davon ab, ob und wann es regnet. Es bleibt eine Zitterpartie;
Farmers have rejected a second price offer made by food manufacturer Simplot for their potato crop this season.
Despite the rise in production of various other horticultural crops, onion, potato and tomato farmers suffered drop in prices last year.
Farm manager Simon Day is taking big strides in growing potatoes more sustainably and cutting their carbon footprint by widening his rotation, reducing costly cultivations and introducing cover crops to add organic matter.
The potato sector in Algeria is considered to be a strategic crop for the economic development, many levers have been put in place in recent years to increase yield levels, which have been quadrupled to 5 million tons.
The potato is not well suited to the extreme temperatures or flooding brought on by climate change.
An early season and the threat of secondary growth means potato growers should check crops now for tuber sizing and be prepared to apply maleic hydrazide two weeks earlier than normal.