El portal de la papa en Argentina
The current cost of potatoes and onions have left South African consumers reeling, with a 7kg pocket of potatoes costing at least 100% more now than it did a year ago, while a 10kg bag of onions was 63% higher year-on-year (y/y).
A poor potato harvest in Switzerland has prompted many growers to consider quitting potato cultivation.
Scientists gathered in Kigali for a global climate research conference are proposing solutions to fight against ’Late Blight Disease’ that is highly affecting Irish potato production in Rwanda and other countries.
About 5,000 loaded-down semi-trucks of really nice Northwest french-fry-making potatoes are set to plop into cattle troughs or be destroyed.
Alfonso Sáenz de Cámara, directeur de la coopérative UDAPA et président du Club Ibérique des Professionnels de la Pomme de terre :
Fresh potatoes are a year-round sales powerhouse in the produce department, and recent data and analysis found they provide retailers with significant opportunities to drive additional customer engagement, according to Potatoes USA.
Staff Correspondent: Potato price may go up to Tk 100 per kilogram in a week, as forecasted by the market experts.
The world may have found a new ally in the fight against anemia: the humble potato. As highlighted by Hugo Campos – roots, tubers and banana breeding lead at CGIAR – anemia is “the most rampant yet preventable childhood diseases around the world,