Rusia: McCain Foods scraps plans for Russian plant, donates to Red Cross in Ukraine
McCain Foods has scrapped its plan to open a potato processing plant in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Europa 16/03/2022
Argelia: Déstockage de 15.000 tonnes de pommes de terre: le gouvernement veut casser les prix
Après des semaines, le gouvernement a enfin décidé d’intervenir pour mettre fin à la montée vertigineuse des prix de la pomme de terre. À 130 DA le kilogramme, ce produit de large consommation a mis à genoux les budgets des ménages.
Africa 16/03/2022
Canada: Î.-P.-É.: la gale verruqueuse détectée dans un troisième champ de pommes de terre
CHARLOTTETOWN — L’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments a détecté la présence de gale verruqueuse dans un troisième champ à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard.
Norte Am. 16/03/2022
India: Despite good market rates, low potato yield prevents farmers from harvesting profits
The rates have increased from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,200 per quintal for seed potato last week to Rs 1,700-1,800 to Rs 2,000 per quintal currently.
Asia 08/03/2022
EEUU: Maine potato industry has moved to ‘smarter’ farming
Even though Maine had a bumper crop of potatoes in 2021, it still only amounted to a quarter of the yield Aroostook farmers experienced at their peak in the 1940s and 1950s.
Norte Am. 08/03/2022
Africa Oriental: Protecting East African potatoes using banana waste matter
As potato production in East Africa is increasingly threatened by the invasive and highly destructive potato cyst nematode (PCN) pest, an organic technology developed from banana plant waste material may well be the solution.
Africa 08/03/2022
Alemania: Komplette Sequenzierung des Erbguts erleichtert die Züchtung neuer Sorten
Mehr als 20 Jahre nach der Entschlüsselung des menschlichen Genoms haben Forschende der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München und des Max-Planck-Instituts für Pflanzenzüchtungsforschung in Köln zum ersten Mal das hochkomplexe Genom der Kartoffel kom
Europa 08/03/2022
España: Mallorca: Sa Pobla new potato exports about to get underway
As the first harvest of Lady Christl new potatoes was undertaken on Wednesday, Mateu Export in Sa Pobla is about to start potato exports. In the next few days, potatoes will be shipped to export markets, such as the UK.
Europa 08/03/2022