Kenia: Fresh hope for potato producers
David Kimotho has been a potato farmer in Nyandarua County for the past 12 years, but has always counted losses because of poor yields blamed on bad agronomic practices.
Africa 17/03/2017
Bangladesh: Spring rain puts curse on potato, bricks
Incessant rain for the last three days has brought woes to the potato farmers in Munshiganj while about 60 brickfields in Thakurgaon have suffered a blow due to sudden shower on Friday night.
Asia 17/03/2017
India: Potato farmers in distress in Odisha Bargarh
BARGARH ; The farmers of Bargarh feel cursed. Yet to recover from the crop loss of 2015-16 kharif season, they were forced to go for distress sale of cabbage, tomato and chilli and now it is the turn of potato.
Asia 17/03/2017
Canadá: 3.800 Jahre alter Kartoffelgarten wurde in Kanada freigelegt
Eine neue Entdeckung, die während Straßenarbeiten in Kanada gemacht wurde, zeigt, dass Bauern früher weiter entwickelt waren, als bisher geglaubt.
Norte Am. 17/03/2017
Bélgica: Louisa, une nouvelle variété de pommes de terre à frites
Après dix ans d’étude, une nouvelle variété de pommes de terre à chips est dorénavant répertoriée en Belgique. EllAppelée "Louisa"
Europa 17/03/2017
Europatat:
De data voor het jaarlijkse congres van Europatat zijn bevestigd door Belgapom en Europatat : het Europatat Congress zal dit jaar van 15 tot 17 juni worden gehouden in het Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel in het centrum van Antwerpen.
Europa 17/03/2017
India: Agro corpn ties up with ITC for potato supply
The Punjab Agro Industries Corporation (PAIC) has tied up with ITC to supply it 3 lakh bags of processing grade potato from them. Potato will be procured for Rs 500 per quintal besides the cost of the gunny bags and loading.
Asia 17/03/2017
Italia: Patate francesi Made in Italy, ci risiamo
Michele Filippini, presidente di Assopa (l’Organizzazione dei produttori pataticoli emiliano-romagnoli), è un fedele ascoltatore di Pascal, il programma notturno di Radio2, che lo accompagna nei suoi viaggi in auto.
Europa 17/03/2017