As I’ve got no skin (set or otherwise) in the game, I’m always a bit wary about talking tatties in this column – but a visit to last week’s Potatoes in Practice event certainly highlighted the fact that there’s a lot going on in the relatively
India’s ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) has introduced the first-ever purple-fleshed potato variety, Kufri Jamunia, suitable for cultivation in Indian soil and climatic conditions.
In Minnesota potatoes are typically grown under irrigated conditions on sandy soils with little organic matter.
Potatoes are grown throughout the United States, but the proportion of distinct potato varieties varies in the top 13 potato-producing States.
ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) in India has developed ’Kufri Jamunia’, the first purple-fleshed potato variety tailored for Indian agricultural conditions.
En Bolivia existen más de 2.432 variedades de papas nativas, pero de esa cantidad sólo 30 se cultivan regularmente porque el resto no tiene demanda en el mercado, a pesar de su alto contenido antioxidante y de propiedades anticancerígenas.
El precio de la papa subió de S/ 1.70 a S/ 3 aproximadamente, incremento que seguiría hasta fin de año.
Los precios bajan en parte del mes.
