Belarus president presents Putin with four bags of potatoes
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, reportedly presented the head of Russia, Vladimir Putin, with four bags of potatoes to honor the New year.
Europa 01/01/2019
Gran Bretaña: Hundreds of British farmers pulling out of potato production, industry organization says
The fall in planted area the past season in Britain has been paired with a long-term rationalisation in the number of registered growers, AHDB Potatoes says in its annual Market Intelligence report for 2018/19.
Europa 01/01/2019
‘French fries across Canada will look and taste completely different in 2019’
We all know climate change is a problem — and if you’re still denying it, it’s time to get your head out of the sand. In most Canadian communities, we are exempt from feeling the real effects on a day-to-day basis.
Norte Am. 01/01/2019
India: Third glut in row, Indian potato farmers reap heavy losses
Sacks of potatoes line both sides of the road at Alwalpur village in Jandu Singha. Distressed by a glut for the third consecutive season, farmers are unable to find buyers for the produce.
Asia 01/01/2019
Farmers in India try liquor sprays to boost potato crop yield; replace pesticides
Driven by popular belief that it is a practice that works, farmers in Uttar Pradesh state in India are reportedly spraying their crops with liquor – mainly potatoes and sugarcane.
Asia 01/01/2019
Canadá: Climate change could hit potato industry hard, researchers find
Potato crops do not perform well in high temperatures, according to a new research paper, and that could be a problem as the weather warms with climate change.
Norte Am. 01/01/2019
EEUU: How US govt shutdown could affect the potato industry
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently detailed which functions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will remain available in the event of a lapse in government funding.
Norte Am. 01/01/2019
Chinese university canteens get “poverty relief potatoes”
Apart from book donations and volunteer teachers, Chinese college students now have a new option of supporting China’s poorer regions — by gobbling down their potatoes.
Asia 01/01/2019