Francia: La France au quatrième rang international
En termes de compétitivité, la France se place au quatrième rang international dans le secteur de la pomme de terre. Elle peut notamment compter sur l’organisation de la filière.
Europa 30/12/2015
Irlanda: Campus researchers uncover origin of Irish potato famine pathogen
A study led by a UC Berkeley post-doctoral researcher has helped uncover the origin of the pathogen responsible for the Irish potato famine.
Europa 30/12/2015
Pakistán: BUMPER POTATO CROP EXPECTED MINISTER
LAHORE: Provincial Agriculture Minister Dr. Farrukh Javed on Sunday said a bumper potato crop was expected and potato had been cultivated over 400,000 acres of land this year.
Asia 30/12/2015
India: Farmers plough potato crop under virus attack
BATHINDA: After weather vagaries on wheat and whitefly attacks destroying over 3 lakh hectare of cotton, farmers in Punjab are dealing with virus trouble in potato crop. Such is the situation that a group of farmers of a Bathinda village has decided
Asia 22/12/2015
Etiopia: Rebels destroy 50 tons of Dutch seed potatoes
Last week violent protesters in Ethiopia targeted three Dutch agricultural companies. Jan van de Haar from Solagrow received a call on Friday December 11th from the farm manager who oversees 247 acres in Wenchi.
Africa 22/12/2015
Nepal: High returns buoy potato farmers.
Easy market access and high returns have encouraged potato farmers to go into commercial potato farming. Terhathum district produced 34,255 tonnes of potatoes worth Rs685 million this year, based on the average farm gate price of Rs20 per kg.
Asia 22/12/2015
Europa: Welthandel in Süßkartoffel deckt 1% der Produktion
Süßkartoffeln werden weltweit angebaut und verzehrt. Der Weltmarktanteil jedoch ist relativ klein, da viele Länder für den Eigenbedarf züchten. Europa (vor allem England und die Niederlande) ist ein großer Importeur von Süßkartoffeln.
Europa 22/12/2015
Israel: Estimated loss for farmers due to cold spell amounts to NIS 15 million
The extreme cold that prevailed last week caused about NIS 15 million damage to farmers, according to a preliminary estimate of the insurance Fund for Natural Risks in Agriculture.
Asia 22/12/2015