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Belarusian children will eat right and healthy in schools and kindergartens, the participants of the press conference devoted to the issues of child nutrition in educational institutions said. There are no plans ...

When businesses behave with sustainability, it’s not only society that benefits – this can also help bring in new business. Stefaan Kennis, Director of Strategy, Market Intelligence and Sustainability at TOMRA Food, ...

The Governor of the Moscow Region Andrey Vorobyov got acquainted with the new achievements in the work of the breeding and seed-growing enterprise Doka-Gennye Tekhnologii LLC, located in the Dmitrovsky city of ...

The Lima-based International Potato Center’s (CIP) work to reduce hunger and malnutrition, boost farmer resilience, and catalyze income improvements generated benefits for men and women in more than 30 countries last year. ...

When businesses behave with sustainability, it’s not only society that benefits – this can also help bring in new business. Stefaan Kennis, Director of Strategy, Market Intelligence and Sustainability at TOMRA Food, explains ...

The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) is an important parameter to reflect relative chlorophyll content and nitrogen level of crops, but NDVI’s ability to estimate nitrogen nutrition is affected by varieties and ...

The brain controls our body’s lysophospholipids, which in turn control a programme that activates nutritional intake / specific inhibitors of lipid synthesis could serve as new obesity therapies / publication in 'Nature ...

Author: Dr. Eugenia Banks, Potato Specialist with the Ontario Potato Board. Article reviewed by Dr. Jiwan Palta.Published here with permission. Dr Jiwan Palta, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, is a recognized ...

Gustavo Teixeira knows the best way to supply more food to a growing population is by wasting less of it. As a new assistant professor and potato postharvest physiologist with University of Idaho’s ...

Columbus, Oh. (AgPR) – “Biologicals: Farmer Value, Perception and Potential,” a comprehensive market research effort focused on understanding farmer opinions on the current use, issues and potential for biologicals at field-level was launched today ...

Despite all the changes the nation has experienced during this pandemic, the U.S. potato industry remains as committed as ever to fighting for federal policies that protect our businesses, our families, and ...

This op-ed article is by Dave Douches (PhD), professor and Director of the Potato Breeding and Genetics Program and Director of the Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Graduate Program at Michigan State University, and ...

The African Potato Association’s 12th triennial conference will be held in Lilongwe, Malawi, under the theme of “Harnessing potato and sweet potato innovations for resilient and healthier agri-food systems.”  The hybrid conference is ...

Plant protein derived from certain foods can be as efficient as animal milk for muscle synthesis, suggests a new study. According to research published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, potatoes can be ...

While many plant proteins are deficient in one or more essential amino acids necessary for optimal muscle growth and repair, a new randomized controlled study published in shows that plant-derived proteins can ...

The global agri-food system has been struggling with a series of disruptions caused by various events, including drastic climate variabilities, the global pandemic of Covid-19 outburst, and the recent among them is ...

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers are looking to learn how to change the ratio of the two starch molecules found in potatoes – amylose and amylopectin – to increase culinary and industrial applications. ...

Plant-derived proteins have received a lot of attention as an alternative to animal proteins, and they are now widely used in both plant-based diets and sports nutrition products. Nevertheless, few are known about ...

Delegates at this World Potato Congress in Dublin should commit to expanding support to under-serviced countries. Consumed by more than a billion people worldwide, including many of the world’s poorest, potato has long been ...

Humble potatoes are a rich source not only of dietary carbohydrates for humans, but also of starches for numerous industrial applications. Texas A&M AgriLife scientists are learning how to alter the ratio ...

According to a Global Market Insights Inc research report, the potato protein market has grown in popularity over the years and is projected to exceed USD150m by 2027. Potato-based protein is a type of sustainable ...

Revolutionising the potato production supply chain, root crop R&D agri-tech firm B-hive Innovations has developed Root Extracts Ltd. The venture will extract plant-based protein from outgrade potatoes and peeling waste, as part of a first-of-its-kind ...

Porbatata, Portugal’s Potato Association, has initiated a strategy to encourage Portuguese potato consumption. Porbatata plans to increase consumption of this dish during the season of higher production, which runs from May to ...

On the last day of the 11th World Potato Congress (WPC) in Dublin, Ireland, WPC President Romain Cools, called in the WPC Declaration of Dublin upon the global potato value chain to invest in ‘potato solutions’ to advance ...

In Peru, the national holiday, the Day of the Potato, was merrily and noisily celebrated. It is generally accepted that the homeland of the potato is Latin America. But the Peruvians believe ...