Canadá: Pilot project could make growing potatoes cheaper, more accessible in the North
Northern Farm Training Institute to test seed varieties to see which do best in the North
Norte Am. 22/09/2020
Irán: Iran authorizes duty-free potato exports
The export of potatoes from Iran has been exempted from tax and customs duties by the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade.
Asia 22/09/2020
Rusia: PepsiCo has laid the ’first stone’ for the future plant for the production of savory snacks in the Industrial and Logistics Park of the Novosib
The ceremony was attended by the Governor of the Novosibirsk Region Andrei Travnikov and the President of PepsiCo Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia, Neil Sturrock unveil the first stone of Pepsico’s Novosibirsk plant.
Europa 22/09/2020
Canadá: Canada’s Prince Edward Island potato farmers still feeling summer drought into September
Many potato fields across Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) are not in the condition they are usually at this time of year due to the hot and dry conditions for much of July and August, reports John Robertson for CBC News.
Norte Am. 22/09/2020
Letonia: Latvijā šogad būs vidēja kartupeļu raža
Latvijā kavējas kartupeļu novākšana un raža solās būt vidēja, kaut arī saimniecībās visā valsts teritorijā situācija būs atšķirīga – vienam būs klājies labāk nekā pērn, citam sliktāk, pastāstīja biedrības „
Europa 22/09/2020
India: Skyrocketing prices of potatoes, onions: Mamata blames Centre’s massive export drive
Kolkata: Protesting against the massive export of potatoes and onions despite its need in the country, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday held the Centre responsible for the abnormal hike in the prices of these two kitchen staples.
Asia 22/09/2020
Islandia: Improved late summer weather saves potato crop
Potato farmers in Iceland’s Þykkvabær are thankful for the warmth and rain at the end of summer.
Europa 22/09/2020
China: A new potato disease in China
Potatoes are an important crop throughout the world but a new and, so far, undescribed disease has been observed on potato plants during the growing season, and in tubers during the storage period, from Nileke County, Qitai County and other locations
Asia 22/09/2020