Brasil: Preços de batata caem com oferta elevada no Paraná
Safra de batatas avança com colheita e plantio
Latam 14/01/2025
FAOSTAT 2024: Global potato production rises despite shrinking harvested area
The global potato industry witnessed significant contributions from diverse regions in 2023, with new data from FAOSTAT shedding light on production trends across continents and countries.
Europa 12/01/2025
Senegal: "Local Senegalese onion cultivation will not yet pose a threat to Dutch exports"
At the Onion Theme Day in Dronten, Marco Groenewold discussed onion cultivation and trade in Senegal. Born in Portugal but raised in the Netherlands, he set up a cultivation company here in 2011 for Van Oers (now Primeale United)
Africa 12/01/2025
Bélgica: The country famous for its fries records the lowest potato yield per hectare in 5 years
Belgium is one of the leaders in the potato sector. However, its farmers, like Polish producers and processors, face many challenges.
Europa 12/01/2025
Canada’s potato harvest thrives as U.S. faces production decline and import reliance
In Canada, potato harvests are flourishing, yet the United States anticipates a 5% decline in potato production for 2023, with projections showing 417.8 million hundredweight and an average yield of 453 hundredweight per acre.
Norte Am. 12/01/2025
India explores potato-based bioethanol for sustainable energy and waste reduction
A comprehensive review article published in Heliyon, titled "Bioethanol production from potatoes in India: A SWOT analysis," evaluates the feasibility of converting surplus and non-marketable potatoes into bioethanol.
Asia 12/01/2025
Kenya’s potato industry struggles with seed quality and funding challenges
In Kenya, the potato industry is grappling with an inadequate supply of quality potato seed for preferred varieties, leading to a reliance on multiplying low-quality ordinary potato seed.
Africa 12/01/2025
Smart farming: AI predicts potato growth potential, marking the beginning of ‘a new era in farming’
A cutting-edge AI tool can now predict how well seed potatoes will grow into healthy potato plants.
Europa 12/01/2025