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Developed by Agrico’s subsidiary Desmazieres (France) in partnership with SIPRE, the French Bretteville selection station, the cloneDB 09 100 2 new potato variety has a name from now on, suggestively called “Bubble ...

The genetic potential of high yielding varieties can be achieved only if quality seed is used together with good agricultural practices (GAP). Research in several SSA countries has developed agronomic packages that ...

Schaap Holland has been working with potatoes for more than 50 years, starting as a small retailer andslowly developing into an internationally operating player. Schaap Holland is active in the developmentof new ...

With the cost of doing business skyrocketing, producers need a seed regulatory system that delivers faster access to innovative varieties that are also affordable. If there’s one word that defines a modern ...

Farmers in the central county of Nyandarua, which produces 32% of potatoes consumed in Kenya, recently declared to Xinhua that they have benefited from China-built infrastructure projects, including the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge ...

Reminder - World Potato Congress Inc. February 25, 2022 Webinar - "Potato Variety Development in Ireland, Historical Perspectives and Future Challenges" presented by Dr. Denis Griffin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (USA/Canada) The World Potato Congress is ...

How does it work? PEF application causes electroporation, or as we like to call it "eleaporation", forming pores in cell membranes with low energy input and heat load. The mechanism of action ...

A ground frost that struck the southern Israeli fields in January is the latest in a series of challenging events impacting potato export supply coming up to the 2022 season. Mivtachim, Israel ...

Coming off of a hard growing season and with increasing production costs, European potato acreage may fall in 2022. It’s been a challenging few years for potato growers in Europe. Between the ...

New DLG innovation award scheme recognizes visionary concepts– five winners honored at digital award ceremony @ www.DLG-Connect.com – Part of “Agritechnica digital” program (DLG). The DLG (German Agricultural Society) today announced the five winners ...

Critical shortage of quality seed of productive and adaptive varieties is probably the major constraint to potato production in SSA countries. The yield and quality of potato produced is dependent on the ...

The Spanish countryside has been fighting for many months in search of the recognition and respect it deserves. A fight that aims to value their work and enforce their rights. Fair potatoes prices and ...

Precision agriculture practices involve more precise seeding, irrigation, fertilization, and pesticide use in order to optimize crop production for the purpose of increasing grower revenue and reducing the impact of agriculture on ...

All inputs have shown rising prices in the last months, going from energy to fertilizers, plant protection products and construction prices but also machines and spare parts, the North-Western European Potato Growers ...

SNOW VALLEY Food is the owner of a leading frozen French Fries processing industry group of companies in Asia. The parent company, SNOW VALLEY AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., is a large organization ...

Press release The potato is the third largest food crop in the world and therefore an important part of our diet. Meijer Potatobelieves that everybody deserves to enjoy food. Robust potato varieties ...

Potato pink eye is a disorder that often starts with pink, water-soaked areas around the eyes of the tuber — that’s why it’s called “pink eye.”

The National Potato Council and KFC in Kenya have identified the Markies potato variety as a suitable variety that farmers in that country can now grow to supply the US-based fast-food chain with locally ...

Shortlisted: 10 exhibitor concepts for pioneering agricultural technology achievements and visions for the future - Experts from DLG’s technical committees and other international representatives will select the five winners - Digital awards ...

In each Sub-Saharan African (SSA) country, there is a potato research and development that involves many actors (partners) ranging from input suppliers to consumers. There is, however, a disconnect between these partners, ...

In order to be less dependent on Scottish seed potatoes, the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is asking the Irish government to give a boost to the development of its own seed potato ...

With approximately 19% of the global population and just 9% of the world’s arable land, China has long sought to improve food production and, in recent decades, potato has played an increasingly ...

Potato growers should calculate their cultivation costs before signing contracts. The NEPG, the association of North-West European potato growers from Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and France, stated in a statement at the ...

Many practitioners consider using irrigation to protect their crops from drought. Getting started with irrigation is not worth it for every farm. In dry summers, sprinkling can save yields. However, getting started is not for every ...

Two advisors and a researcher recently discussed the most important issues about green manures in an online meeting during the Bioknowledge Week. When is the best time to sow green manure crops and ...