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Low temperatures have negatively impacted crops in the provinces of Córdoba and San Luis. According to producers, losses in some plantations could reach up to 80%.
EDIUNC, the publishing house of the National University of Cuyo, presents Andean Potatoes and Quinoa: Origin, current status and recipes of ancestral South American crops, a book coordinated by Carlos Marfil, which focuses on agrobiodiversity.
Carlos Marfil, a researcher at INTA, is the coordinator of a publication that reviews the origin, current status and recipes of Andean potatoes and quinoa.
The Tenerife Island Council has allocated 272,300 euros to an aid program aimed at promoting agroecological practices that reduce the effects of the Guatemalan potato moth plague and contribute to improving soil quality.
The Minister of Agriculture announced that the fertilizer subsidy will be extended due to market instability, with the aim of promoting more sustainable and profitable agricultural production for the country’s farmers.
Potato farmers in northern Sinaloa are considering reducing the area dedicated to crops once again next season, due to the impact of high temperatures and the spread of diseases.
The recent regulations aim to simplify access to varieties that are more competitive, resistant and better adapted to modern growing conditions.
Los Lagos is the only region in the country that exports this type of certified plant material, a condition that positions it as a strategic benchmark for Chilean agriculture.