EEUU: This Modern Farmer Wants You to Grow a New Potato Strain
Also known as Johnny Potato Seed, this small farmer turned a plot of land in Wisconsin into the epicenter of an international potato breeding movement.
Norte Am. 25/01/2023
EEUU: New public-private partnership to improve seed potato production in Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has a new partner to improve the efficiency of seed potato production at the Starks Early Generation Seed Potato Farm in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
Norte Am. 25/01/2023
India: Frost causes heavy damage to potato, vegetable crops in north India
rost-like conditions occur every year, but an episode like this happens once in three or four years.
Asia 25/01/2023
FAO: Global potato statistics: Latest FAO data published
The latest global potato statistics provided by the FAO via its FAOSTAT database were updated in December, 2022.
Africa 25/01/2023
Australia: Potato shortage now impacting potato chips as well as frozen fries
Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has confirmed a major shortage has caused the price of potato-based snacks to soar – with one retailer charging an insane price for a single bag of chips.
Oceania 25/01/2023
Ecuador: Preserving ancestral potato varieties through local chip brands
The Ecuadorian growers hope to maintain the native potato cultivars yana shungo (black heart) and puca shungo (red heart) through chip production.
Latam 25/01/2023
Gran Bretaña: Rising costs hitting Cambridgeshire chip shops and potato farms
Chip shops and the local farms who supply potatoes said rising costs were hitting their businesses.
Europa 25/01/2023
Sudáfrica: There is no potato shortage in SA’ but load shedding is making food production harder
Cape Town - The local potato industry has assured South Africans that it would be able to meet local demand for French fries after heavy “anti-dumping” duties were imposed ...
Africa 25/01/2023