Camboya: Fair potato price makes farmers happy
Potato farmers have expressed happiness as they are getting higher prices of their produce this season amid its growing demand in the country.
Asia 27/03/2024
Polonia: ‘Drip by drip’: Engel Louwes’s innovative approach to sustainable potato farming with drip irrigation
In the ever-evolving landscape of agriculture, the push towards more sustainable and efficient farming practices has never been more critical.
Europa 27/03/2024
EEUU: Technology provides new weapons in battling blight
Late blight, a potentially devastating disease caused by the fungal-like oomycete pathogen Phytophtora infestans, can strike potato foliage and tubers at any stage of crop development.
Norte Am. 27/03/2024
EEUU: Idaho grower’s success starts with soil
Brant Darrington farms near Declo, Idaho, in the southern part of the state. Nutrient management and fertilization are important components at Marsh Creek Farms, which plants around 2,000 acres of potatoes annually.
Norte Am. 27/03/2024
Canada: Setting up fertigation in potato crops for success
Manitoba farmers show how they’ve made the irrigation-fertilization marriage work.
Norte Am. 27/03/2024
Irlanda: Potato growers call for protest action outside supermarkets
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president, Francie Gorman, has been given a clear mandate by potato growers to organise protests outside supermarkets in response to continuing frustration at the perceived complexity of Bord Bia quality assurance
Europa 27/03/2024
Europa: Refining the understanding of the mechanisms of potato tuberisation
As part of ADAPT’s work to develop multiple-stress tolerant potatoes, the project’s consortium has been conducting a research to understand the signaling mechanisms of potato tuber formation and how they are impacted by environmental stresses.
Europa 27/03/2024
Nueva Zelanda: New Zealand planting and harvesting is done in such a way that there is year-round domestic supply
New Zealand will typically start planting potatoes in July to December with harvest running through 120 to 150 days after planting depending on the variety. This fluctuates depending on region and conditions. These days the country has a year-round
Europa 27/03/2024