EEUU: Potato marketing must embrace digital consumers
LAS VEGAS — Connecting with the digital consumers across many media channels will be a key part of the future marketing successes of potato suppliers and retailers.
Norte Am. 15/01/2016
China: Large storage for crisp potatoes in the cold north of China
The firm Hengwei was founded in 1998 in Zhenjiang, China. They are one of the biggest suppliers with a modern logistic concept in the east of China.
Asia 15/01/2016
Pakistán: Bumper potato crop expected to bring in record foreign exchange
The country is expected to have a bumper potato crop this season, which can fetch a record foreign exchange, said an official of Ministry of National Food Security and Research (NFSR).
Asia 15/01/2016
Europa: AHDB project on potato nematology
A three year project, seeking to secure critical potato nematology expertise for the future and aiming to ensure continuity of scientific skills for the industry, is being led by Dr Jon Pickup, Head of Virology & Zoology at Science & Advice for Scott
Europa 15/01/2016
India: Odisha to become self-sufficient in potato production
In Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, the state government is aiming to produce 350,000 tonnes of potato this rabi season, under the potato mission launched last year to make Odisha self-sufficient in tuber production.
Asia 15/01/2016
China: Chinese university opens potato college
The Yunnan Normal University in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, announced on Wednesday 13 January that it would establish a department dedicated to potato studies.
Asia 15/01/2016
EEUU: Red potato marketing could enjoy uptick in 2016
The overall mood of several Red River Valley red potato shippers reflected substantial disappointment with low prices as 2015 shipping drew to a close. However, streaks of optimism simmered based on several points.
Norte Am. 15/01/2016
Australia: Late blight warning for Aussie potato growers
Dr David Cooke, an expert on late blight at the James Hutton Institute in Scotland, tested nearly 100 Australian samples provided by Dr Dorf de Boer of the Victorian Government Sector for AgribioSciences and found no new aggressive strains of late.
Oceania 15/01/2016