
Bélgica: Fewer potatoes produced by Belgian farmers in 2021
The definite agricultural figures for 2021 show a concerning decline in the production of the nation’s favorite root vegetable: potatoes.
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.
The potato sector in Algeria is considered to be a strategic crop for the economic development, many levers have been put in place in recent years to increase yield levels, which have been quadrupled to 5 million tons.
The total area of potatoes in the four North-West European countries (Germany, Belgium, France and the Netherlands) is expected to increase on average by 2% in 2022 to reach 507,300 hectares (+10,100 hectares).
For a long time now, potato farmers in the country have been facing a couple of challenges such as poor quality seeds, lack of information on crop nutrition programs, restricted access to finance and unreliable markets.
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