Farmers in South Sootea are grappling with a rapidly spreading and unidentified disease that has devastated their potato crops, leaving fields barren and their livelihoods at risk.
Researchers at the University of Idaho have conducted a detailed investigation into the effects of seedborne Potato Virus Y (PVY) infections on yield and quality in potatoes, using large-scale field trials.
La France devrait récolter 7,6 millions de tonnes de pommes de terre de consommation en 2024, en hausse de plus de 16% par rapport à la moyenne des cinq années précédentes.
La campagna greca delle patate sta per concludersi in forte anticipo.
Non si può dire che non ci sia richiesta di patate e cipolle, anche se le vendite non sono eccezionali. Inoltre, in linea di massima i prezzi sono stazionari".
The adverse ground conditions that the Irish potato sector faced last autumn are still fresh in the memory of Francie Gorman, the president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA).
Potato farmers in Europe are facing tough times because of the impacts of bad weather and rising costs, as Timothy McGill reports in a news story published by TCD.
People would have received the news with total disbelief had it not been in a country that has ceased to surprise them, shock them, overwhelm them so far as the market volatility is concerned. Yet the soaring of price to Tk80 a kilogram of potato
