Reino Unido: Potentially poor potato harvest
The new potatoes season is getting off to a slow start, mainly down to unfavourable growing conditions and the cold wet summer weather.
Europa 14/08/2016
Nigeria: Stakeholders meet to find solutions to potato blight
Stakeholders, including over 300 farmers from Plateau’s eight local government areas producing potato in commercial quantity yesterday met in Jos the State capital to find solution to the dreaded potato blight disease currently ravaging farmlands
Africa 14/08/2016
EEUU: Potato Scab is Only an Aesthetic Problem
Scab-like lesions on potatoes, beets, carrots and other root crops is a common problem worldwide. Fortunately, it is an aesthetic problem and does not affect the plant’s productivity or flavor and best of all they are safe
Norte Am. 14/08/2016
Irlanda: The signs of starvation: Victims of the Irish potato famine are identified nearly 200 years later using their TEETH
It caused the death of one million Irish people and was responsible for another million leaving Ireland in the mid 19th century.
Europa 14/08/2016
Francia: Hausse du prix de la pomme de terre. En Normandie, les explications de producteurs
La pomme de terre est l’un des légumes les plus consommés. Son prix a augmenté en 2016 dans les supermarchés. Explications avec des producteurs de Normandie.
Europa 14/08/2016
EEUU: Potato psyllid alert in North Dakota and Minnesota
North Dakota State University Extension Service has declared a potato psyllid alert in North Dakota and Minnesota potato fields. The pests have been spotted in western and central North Dakota, though the populations have not yet become widespread.
Norte Am. 14/08/2016
Kenia: 15,000 famers get new potato seeds
Meru County Government has launched an initiative seeking to empower 15,000 potato farmers to shift from subsistence to commercial farming by using good seeds for planting.
Africa 14/08/2016
Reino Unido : Tight potato supplies increase price
The AHDB Weekly Average Price Survey (WAPS) reveals that the overall weekly average price for potatoes, which includes free-buy and contract trade, was £188.72 for the week to August 5.
Europa 14/08/2016