Canadá: University aims to strengthen Canadian potato industry
It’s an industry that professionals say injects more than $1 billion into Canada’s Alberta province’s economy each year.
Norte Am. 20/08/2018
France: Historically low yields for potatoes
As the early potato season comes to an end in France, early potatoes and the new crops are now taking over.
Europa 20/08/2018
Bélgica: Contracts of potato growers will not be renegotiated
Belgapom and VAVI respond to commotion in potato sector
Europa 20/08/2018
Canadá: Farmers caught up in fight over chemicals
The herbicide Roundup contains gylphosate, which a California jury ruled has contributed to a dying man’s cancer.
Norte Am. 20/08/2018
Australia: WA spuds set for all-clear to head east again
WA potato growers could regain access to Eastern States markets by the end of the year, after a big biosecurity effort demonstrated a rare bug found in WA does not carry a damaging bacteria.
Oceania 20/08/2018
Francia : France and Belgium lock horns over who invented French fries
Proud Belgians have hit back after a leading French newspaper claimed that frites – the world-famous chips served with Belgium’s national dish of mussels – were invented in France.
Europa 14/08/2018
Colombia: Expanding adoption of nutritious, disease, resistant potatoes in Colombia
A marriage of scientific knowledge and traditional practice has led to the development of three highly nutritious, robust, and productive yellow potato varieties.
Latam 14/08/2018
Lituania: Lietus trūkums var kaitēt kartupeļu ražai
Lietus trūkums varētu radīt problēmas ar kartupeļu ražas novākšanu, jo sausumā tos grūtāk dabūt laukā no zemes, kartupeļi pastiprināti traumējas un tādējādi var pasliktināties to kvalitāte, sacīja Kartupeļu audzētāju un pārstrādātāju savienības valde
Europa 14/08/2018