El portal de la papa en Argentina
There has been a silent revolution in potato growth of Bangladesh as the country has been able to increase the production of the crop to 26 times in 60 years, says a joint report of International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Asian Devel
Nel film “Sopravissuto – The Martian”, il personaggio principale Mark Watney, che è per sua fortuna un botanico, viene abbandonato su Marte e deve contare solo sulla propria conoscenza per sopravvivere.
The farmers of Bogra district are passing busy time sowing early variety potato on having harvested short duration T-Aman BINA-7 Dhan, apparently in a bid to recoup the losses they incurred last year.
Harvest: The plummeting potato prices by almost seven times at the auction yard in Phuentsholing this year has come as a big blow to farmers, with some varieties even failing to meet the transportation costs.
I’ve seen a lot of potato varieties come and go during my years as a potato scientist. Many of them never made it to the big time, in spite of the fact they survived the lengthy and rigorous battery of tests that need to be passed before a new variet
Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are a significant threat to the UK fresh and processing potato markets, with an annual estimated cost of £50 million to the potato industry.
Agriculture: Potato growers in Tashi Gatshel village of Bjachho gewog in Chukha are unhappy about this year’s poor harvest. Their stand is that the Tashi Agriculture Sales and Services (TASS) distributed poor quality seedlings this year.
The Irish and UK sugar beet and potato yield for 2015 is to be above the five-year average, according to the European Commission’s latest MARS Bulletin.