Bangladesh: Indonesia benefit from US potato grant
Potato production in Bangladesh and Indonesia is set to receive a boost from a $5.8 million US federal grant for Michigan State University researchers.
Asia 28/10/2015
Suiza: Una quantità consistente del tubero non arriva sulla tavola dei consumatori
Prima di arrivare sul piatto dei consumatori, metà della produzione di patate si perde per strada. La particolare situazione viene illustrata da uno studio di Agroscope e del Politecnico federale di Zurigo presentato venerdì.
Europa 28/10/2015
India: Indian gov. to liquidate potato buffer stock
The State Government has directed the Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation (OSCSC) to clear out the buffer stock of potato before the arrival of the new potato crops in the market.
Asia 24/10/2015
Alemania: German potatoes left out to dry
Israel and Egypt provide potatoes for the German market on a large scale. For cultivation of potatoes in these desert countries, they need the scarcest resource there is: water.
Europa 24/10/2015
Alemania: In Thüringen wurden weniger Kartoffeln geerntet
In der Versuchsstation Burkersdorf treffen sich heute Experten zum Kartoffeltag. Experte Bernd Prüfer erläutert im OTZ-Interview, warum dieses Jahr der Ertrag schwächer als in den Vorjahren ausfällt und welche Folgen das hat.
Europa 24/10/2015
EEUU: Idaho grower experimenting with mineral oil in potato seed
An Eastern Idaho seed potato grower is experimenting with mineral oil as a cheap but potentially effective way to limit the transmission of aphid-vectored crop diseases.
Norte Am. 24/10/2015
Rusia: Russian Ministry of Agriculture expects same potato yield as last year
The Russian Ministry of Agriculture expects 31.5 million tons of potatoes to be collected in Russia in 2015, as well as 15.8 million tons of vegetables.
Europa 24/10/2015
EEUU: Potato producers will be eligible for subsidy if losses as result of long, hot summer exceed 30 percent
Summer may be long gone but it will be a while since this year’s – with a heatwave that lasted forever – is forgotten, not least by potato farmers. Taters wilted under the heat and pickles curled up like a dead witch’s feet.
Norte Am. 24/10/2015