África: Enormous potato production potential in Africa
Since 1990, the acreage used for potato production worldwide has increased by 40%. The delivered volume has also doubled. Over the same period, the trade value of potatoes has shot up by 400%.
Since 1990, the acreage used for potato production worldwide has increased by 40%. The delivered volume has also doubled. Over the same period, the trade value of potatoes has shot up by 400%.
Oggi la competizione nel settore agroalimentare è sempre maggiore. La sfida è quella di riuscire a produrre qualità a un prezzo equo per una vasta platea di consumatori.
The French fry that has been delivered to your home is often the opposite: cold, soggy and limp. Lamb Weston, the country’s biggest manufacturer of those potato delicacies, wants better fast food.
Industrial varieties: firm market with rising prices. Supply remains reluctant, and the demand is variable: none for some buyers, strong for others! The market could still move, depending on the weather!
In the remote Venezuelan state of Mérida, an interesting experience is taking place: the rescue of the native potato and other native foodstuffs. This is actually quite fundamental in terms of food sovereignty.
Over de prijsstijging van aardappelen en uien zei de Turkse minister van financiën Nihat Zeybekci: "We hebben bij deze producten veel prijsfluctuaties gezien de afgelopen tijd en daarom zijn we begonnen met actief ingrijpen om dit een halt.
Potato traders from Tanzania are set to export their produce to Comoro after the VIBINDO society initiative to find the right market in the archipelago off Africa’s east coast.
According to a joint press release from the Union of Potato Producers and the sector’s Interprofessional organization, the potato acreage in France has reached 142,710 hectares, which is 3.6% more than in 2017, when there were 137,720 hectares.