El portal de la papa en Argentina
Scientists have created a super pangenome that captures the complete genetic diversity across multiple potato species to identify genetic traits that can help improve its resilience and nutritional quality.
At a recent “field day,” about 100 Northwest farmers and scientists from across Washington and Oregon scuffed through the sand, walking between piles of potatoes in the Black Sands area near Quincy, Washington.
A five-year, $50 million grant project aims to reduce the carbon footprint of potato farming across the Pacific Northwest.
In a remarkable turn of events, the global potato market is showing promising signs of robust growth, according to recent reports.
A new potato sector body which aims to tackle the impact of a costly crop pest - potato cyst nematode - has been welcomed.
The majority of potatoes in the United States are now sold in processed forms such as frozen, chipped, dehydrated, or canned, according to new data from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS).
According to Pamba Na Viazi consultant and Palladium Kenya country manager Eddy Chibu, potato trials have proved successful in the region.
Most European countries are experiencing a shortage of potatoes due to the cool spring and dry summer, the consequences of the increase in the price of nitrogen fertilizers last year, and the low profitability of potato growing in previous years, acc