Cuba: Camagüey resumes potato cultivation
In the productive hub of the municipality of Sierra de Cubitas, in the province, traditional potato cultivation is resumed with 57 hectares distributed among three irrigation machines.
Latam 20/02/2025
Spain: A study indicates that the potato arrived on the peninsula ten years earlier than previously thought
Researchers David J. Caramazana and Manuel Romero Berjerano have found six documents in the Municipal Archives of Jerez that, they claim, confirm that the potato arrived from America to the peninsula in 1563.
Europa 19/02/2025
Colombia: ’Boyacá Siembra’ shows results in potato harvests
Potato harvests have already begun in nine municipalities supported by the Boyacá Sowing program. Harvests will continue until May, benefiting 300 families.
Latam 18/02/2025
Peru: MIDAGRI promotes project of biofortified potatoes with iron to overcome anemia
An agreement was also signed for innovations to combat the Fusarium plague that affects plantain and banana crops in Peru.
Latam 18/02/2025
Germany: The traditional German staple is experiencing a new boom
Potato consumption in Germany is experiencing a new boom after this traditional product of German cuisine lost popularity in recent decades, accused of being fattening and part of old-fashioned dishes.
Europa 17/02/2025
Peru: Expert denies overproduction of potatoes and assures that their price is stabilizing after temporary drop
At the beginning of the year, the price of potatoes dropped to S/ 0.60 per kilo and so far in February its price has recovered and tends to stabilize within normal ranges for the season, explained Fovida specialist Ángel Villavicencio.
Latam 17/02/2025
Cuba: Zapata Swamp Confirmed as Paper Territory
The current potato campaign confirms the Ciénaga de Zapata as an ideal territory for the cultivation of this much-demanded tuber, with several hectares surviving for the second consecutive year.
Latam 17/02/2025
Rusia: Potato imports surge as Russian production declines
According to the Agribusiness Analytical Center and China’s General Administration of Customs, potato imports from China to Russia increased fivefold in 2024, reaching 46,700 tons, 37,400 tons more than in 2023.
Europa 17/02/2025