Europa: Niente di particolare sul mercato delle patate
Sebbene il mercato delle cipolle al momento stia andando bene, quello delle patate è in crisi.
Sebbene il mercato delle cipolle al momento stia andando bene, quello delle patate è in crisi.
Scientists are trying to revolutionise potatoes and, in the process, cure the tubers’ depression, the result of generations of inbreeding.
A court fight over P.E.I. potatoes shipped to Argentina in 2007 has ended with a judge ordering the shipper to pay more than $118,000 to one of its suppliers.
Why aren’t we producing more GMO potatoes? Mostly because public demand just isn’t there yet. The industry needs to educate the consumer.
French fries did not, in fact, originate in France. Just ask the Belgians. They’ll tell you.
Owners of cold storages in major potato-producing States in India, including Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Gujarat are worried a lot these days.
No matter how healthy the plants look in a potato field, the power is in the ground and the proof is in the digging. That’s why potato growers list root protection as a top priority.
Scientists at The James Hutton Institute say discovery could help breed new colourful and improved potato varieties