News: Goodbye cotton, potato yarn is going to revolutionize the fashion world
A British startup has invented a new, more eco-friendly, economical, and sustainable textile fiber based on the noble potato.
Europa 13/04/2025
Senegal: 240,000 tonnes of potatoes expected in 2025
The announcement was made on April 8 by the Minister of Industry and Trade , Serigne Guèye Diop, who hailed this expected performance as a major turning point for the sector.
Europa 13/04/2025
France: Bait plants, one of the interesting means of control for wireworm in potatoes
Sowing wheat and peas in August has produced interesting results: they protect the potatoes against wireworms, which prefer to go to these bait plants.
Europa 13/04/2025
Argentina: NOHA, a potato variety that meets the needs of Argentine producers
NOHA isn’t just a variety; it’s a strategy for cultivating a different future.
Argentina 12/04/2025
Argentina (Tucumán): Technicians discussed the impact of nematodes on potato crops in Tafí del Valle.
During the Potato, Lima Bean, Quinoa and Queñua Field Day organized by the Obispo Colombres Agroindustrial Experimental Station (Eeaoc) in Tafí del Valle.
Argentina 12/04/2025
Bangladesh: Potato farmers in Rajshahi lament as prices plummet amid lack of storage
Mamun Or Rashid, a farmer in Amsho village of Tanore upazila in Rajshahi, planted potatoes on 130 bighas of leased land this year, and took home a high yield as well.
Asia 12/04/2025
India: Uttar Pradesh to boost potato farming with new research centres
The Uttar Pradesh government is advancing potato crop development with an International Potato Research Centre in Agra and Centres of Excellence in Saharanpur and Kushinagar.
Asia 12/04/2025
Europe: Potato acreage in Belgium increases by 6 percent
The area under potato consumption in Belgium will grow by 6,000 hectares this year, reaching a total of 106,000 hectares.
Europa 11/04/2025