
Respaldan en FAO al Perú para establecer el “Día internacional de la papa”
Para celebrarlo cada 30 de mayo, Comité de Agricultura de FAO buscará elevar propuesta a la ONU
Para celebrarlo cada 30 de mayo, Comité de Agricultura de FAO buscará elevar propuesta a la ONU
Este evento busca poner en valor «la papa como preciado elemento de cultivo y delicia de la gastronomía canaria»
Farmers have rejected a second price offer made by food manufacturer Simplot for their potato crop this season.
Despite the rise in production of various other horticultural crops, onion, potato and tomato farmers suffered drop in prices last year.
Farm manager Simon Day is taking big strides in growing potatoes more sustainably and cutting their carbon footprint by widening his rotation, reducing costly cultivations and introducing cover crops to add organic matter.
An early season and the threat of secondary growth means potato growers should check crops now for tuber sizing and be prepared to apply maleic hydrazide two weeks earlier than normal.
The definite agricultural figures for 2021 show a concerning decline in the production of the nation’s favorite root vegetable: potatoes.
The potato is not well suited to the extreme temperatures or flooding brought on by climate change.