Ban on Ukrainian potatoes in Europe persists due to misleading statistics
The ban on Ukrainian potatoes in Europe will remain in place for a long time due to the dissemination of inaccurate production figures.
Europa 07/01/2025
Suiza: "Domestic potato harvest will not be enough to supply the domestic market"
The potato year was once again very challenging for producers. In the spring, it was difficult to obtain enough seed potatoes because the seed potato harvest in 2023 was low.
Europa 07/01/2025
India: Dr Gosal, potato seed growers discuss speed breeding methods
Members of the Khatra Potato Seed Group met Dr SS Gosal, Vice-Chancellor, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), to extend an invitation for their upcoming farmer training programme and inauguration of Gill Potato Seed Manuke Tissue Culture Laboratory
Asia 06/01/2025
Francia: Potato, soon to be queen of the courses
According to the UNPT, if the results of the 2024 potato campaign are not exceptional, the future of the tuber for 2025 seems bright. But we should not confuse speed with haste.
Europa 04/01/2025
Alemania: ’Impending potato crop failures due to the lack of use of pesticides’
The President of the German Farmers’ Association, Joachim Rukwied, warns of serious crop failures in potatoes due to the lack of use of pesticides.
Europa 04/01/2025
Tunisia: Potatoes, more than 13,000 tonnes harvested this season in Gafsa
The Regional Commission for Agricultural Development (CRDA) of Gafsa announced an end-of-season potato harvest estimated at 13,664 tonnes, grown on a total area of 854 hectares.
Africa 04/01/2025
Fewer potatoes in Poland. And we were a European-scale powerhouse
Poland used to be a potato powerhouse. Today, fewer potatoes are produced in the EU as a whole than in Poland alone.
Europa 01/01/2025
EEUU: Agreement settles water rift in nation’s top potato-producing state
New deal gives groundwater users water allotment in four-year increments
Norte Am. 31/12/2024