Irlanda: IERSE AARDAPPELAREAAL MET 12% GEDAALD IN 2015
Het aardappelareaal van Ierland is met 12% gedaald, vertelt John Pettit van Teagasc. "We weten ook dat de opbrengst voor 2015 tot op heden is afgenomen met 15 tot 20%.
Europa 24/08/2015
Francia: New potato in France, the Belle de Vendée
Activity in the Plants du Bocage, which was set up in 1961, is in full swing. By next Spring some 5,500 tons of potatoes will have been sorted, dried, calibrated and sent all over France and abroad.
Europa 21/08/2015
EEUU: Reveille Russet makes name for itself
Fields of the new variety could be seen adjacent to the potato plots featured in the 2015 annual Potato Field Day held recently near Springlake on the Barrett Farm and hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M department of horticultura
Europa 21/08/2015
África: Cameroon to triple potato production in 2016
In the African country of Cameroon, the Delegate Minister of the Minister of Economy, Yaouba Abdoulaye, officially launched on 5th and 6th August 2015 two new agricultural plants or agropoles for the production, processing and sale of potatoes.
Africa 21/08/2015
España : Start of potato sales in Castile-Leon
One week in advance compared to last season, when sales started on 25 August, potatoes have hit the Market of Salamanca with prices that confirm the moderate optimism in the sector, result of a reduction in the acreage in Castile-Leon, from 20,687
Europa 21/08/2015
Bélgica: Mildew resistant potato to be tested in fields in 2017
Gand University, the Institute of Agricultural Research and the Flemish Biotechnology Institute have announced that the first field tests of mildew resistant Bintje potatoes will take place in 2017 or 2018.
Europa 21/08/2015
Russia: 3 new potato varieties invented for mechanical harvest
Experts at the Ural Institute of Agriculture have introduced three new varieties of potatoes intended for mechanical harvesting. The deputy director of the Institute Alexander Shanin reported this to a TASS reporter on Monday 17 August.
Europa 21/08/2015
China : Puts spuds in the spotlight
When it comes to the potato, Feng Xiaoyan gets rhapsodic. “Potatoes are tasty, the flavor is fresh. The more you eat them, the more they’re on your mind,” Ms. Feng has crooned on Chinese television. She has commissioned several songs extolling.
Asia 21/08/2015