Innovaciones: New technique for finding carcinogens in french fries
Everybody loves french fried, but overcooked french fries can be bad, and not only in flavor.
Europa 20/12/2016
Gran Bretaña: Potato roundtable: 6 challenges facing the potato industry
Potato growers face many challenges in the coming years including uncertainty over the changes in water abstraction rules from the early 2020s and the potential loss of valuable pesticide actives like diquat.
Europa 20/12/2016
Francia: Pourquoi les plants de pomme de terre sont-ils traités
Ces traitements à base de fongicides visent à protéger les jeunes pommes de terre des attaques dévastatrices de plusieurs champignons parasitaires.
Europa 20/12/2016
India: Experts link potato price crash to stock clearance from cold storages
While the Congress and ruling BJP have been engaging in a war of words over a steep fall in potato prices in Madhya Pradesh, experts say a sudden release of the vegetable by cold storages and expectations of a bumper crop have led to the drop.
Asia 20/12/2016
Suecia: Want to buy the world’s most important potato
The humble potato, a historically important foodstuff that once fed entire populations, no longer gets the credit it deserves. But how to restore it to its former glory? A group of Swedes has launched a campaign to create The World’s Most Important
Europa 20/12/2016
Kenia: Fresh hope for pastoralists as residents adopt potato farming
An increasing number of Maasais are dropping cattle in favour of crop farming.
Africa 20/12/2016
Canadá: Potato yields on the rise
Manitoba is experiencing an unexpectedly large yield of potatoes this year. Storage sheds are full, according to some in Manitoba.
Norte Am. 20/12/2016
EEUU: NATIONAL POTATO STOCKS UP 2 PERCENT FROM DECEMBER 2015
The 13 major potato States held 269 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2016, up 2 percent from December 1, 2015. Potatoes in storage accounted for 66 percent of the fall storage States’ 2016 production, the same as last year.
Norte Am. 20/12/2016